First-time asylum applications

In 2025, Finland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 13.2% compared to 2024, reaching 1,970.

Finland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 669,820.

Finland ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 34.9% (from 1,460 in 2020).

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