First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Finland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 49.2% compared to 2023, reaching 2,270.

Finland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Finland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.7% (from 2,460 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.