First residence permits — work

In 2023, Finland's first residence permits decreased by 1.1% compared to 2022, reaching 15,410.

Finland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,275,215.

Finland ranks 18th 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 136.5% (from 6,516 in 2018).

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