First residence permits — education

In 2024, Finland's first residence permits decreased by 5.2% compared to 2023, reaching 12,240.

Finland accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 549,458.

Finland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 130.1% (from 5,319 in 2019).

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