Finland issued 1 million Residence Permits to non-EU immigrants.

Highlights: Finland Residence Permits issued to 1 million non-EU immigrants

• Finland issued around 1 million residence permits to non-EU immigrants from 2015 to 2023. 
• Ukrainians, Russians, and Iraqis received the highest number of residence permits. 
• Reports show that Estonia accounted for most of the applications. 
• 8,762 overseas students in Finland were granted permits for study-related purposes. 

 

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Ukrainians received the majority of Residence permits

Between 2015 and 2023, the Finnish Government granted almost one million residence permits to immigrants, as reported by PT-Media. Ukrainians took the lead out of the 16.1% of all permits issued. An average of 978,506 residence permits were issued to non-EU immigrants. 

Applicants from China, Bangladesh, India, Russia and Sri Lanka accounted for 86% of residence permit applications.

The table below lists the nationalities with the highest issuance rates of Finland Residence Permits in the last six years: 

Nationality	Number of residence permits issued
Ukrainians	1,58,358
Russian	1,25,435
Iraqis	1,09,629
Palestinians	83,681

 

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International Students accounted for 7,039 residence permits!

Recent reports from the Finnish Immigration Service show that degree students formed a clear majority of residence permit applicants. 8,762 international students applied for a residence permit, of which 7,039 were issued permits. Nearly 80.3% of the third-country students received permits to study in Finland for research purposes. 

 

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