Data / First-time asylum applicants / Finland

First-time asylum applicants in Finland

First-time asylum applicants in Finland was 150 in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 31.8% from August 2025. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in June 2026.

August 2026, persons150
Change on August 2025-31.8%
Rank15th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high10,805September 2015
Series low30May 2020

First-time asylum applicants in Finland, January 2012 to August 2026

02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K2012-012014-032016-052018-072020-092022-112026-082012-01: 205 persons2012-02: 170 persons2012-03: 200 persons2012-04: 165 persons2012-05: 200 persons2012-06: 245 persons2012-07: 255 persons2012-08: 300 persons2012-09: 325 persons2012-10: 300 persons2012-11: 320 persons2012-12: 220 persons2013-01: 250 persons2013-02: 200 persons2013-03: 225 persons2013-04: 225 persons2013-05: 210 persons2013-06: 215 persons2013-07: 250 persons2013-08: 315 persons2013-09: 325 persons2013-10: 265 persons2013-11: 260 persons2013-12: 240 persons2014-01: 250 persons2014-02: 215 persons2014-03: 220 persons2014-04: 240 persons2014-05: 215 persons2014-06: 250 persons2014-07: 260 persons2014-08: 345 persons2014-09: 390 persons2014-10: 405 persons2014-11: 310 persons2014-12: 385 persons2015-01: 305 persons2015-02: 310 persons2015-03: 345 persons2015-04: 335 persons2015-05: 510 persons2015-06: 760 persons2015-07: 1,455 persons2015-08: 2,865 persons2015-09: 10,805 persons2015-10: 6,985 persons2015-11: 5,690 persons2015-12: 1,785 persons2016-01: 980 persons2016-02: 825 persons2016-03: 340 persons2016-04: 365 persons2016-05: 315 persons2016-06: 335 persons2016-07: 335 persons2016-08: 460 persons2016-09: 470 persons2016-10: 310 persons2016-11: 275 persons2016-12: 270 persons2017-01: 235 persons2017-02: 355 persons2017-03: 425 persons2017-04: 400 persons2017-05: 425 persons2017-06: 420 persons2017-07: 440 persons2017-08: 430 persons2017-09: 270 persons2017-10: 315 persons2017-11: 310 persons2017-12: 300 persons2018-01: 295 persons2018-02: 225 persons2018-03: 240 persons2018-04: 235 persons2018-05: 240 persons2018-06: 235 persons2018-07: 225 persons2018-08: 270 persons2018-09: 280 persons2018-10: 255 persons2018-11: 200 persons2018-12: 245 persons2019-01: 205 persons2019-02: 170 persons2019-03: 190 persons2019-04: 155 persons2019-05: 205 persons2019-06: 200 persons2019-07: 260 persons2019-08: 205 persons2019-09: 235 persons2019-10: 205 persons2019-11: 195 persons2019-12: 215 persons2020-01: 215 persons2020-02: 205 persons2020-03: 130 persons2020-04: 50 persons2020-05: 30 persons2020-06: 45 persons2020-07: 105 persons2020-08: 170 persons2020-09: 135 persons2020-10: 200 persons2020-11: 85 persons2020-12: 80 persons2021-01: 50 persons2021-02: 40 persons2021-03: 60 persons2021-04: 35 persons2021-05: 45 persons2021-06: 115 persons2021-07: 125 persons2021-08: 230 persons2021-09: 145 persons2021-10: 125 persons2021-11: 200 persons2021-12: 185 persons2022-01: 130 persons2022-02: 225 persons2022-03: 1,825 persons2022-04: 255 persons2022-05: 165 persons2022-06: 195 persons2022-07: 190 persons2022-08: 225 persons2022-09: 490 persons2022-10: 600 persons2022-11: 300 persons2022-12: 220 persons2023-01: 295 persons2023-02: 235 persons2023-03: 240 persons2023-04: 230 persons2023-05: 295 persons2023-06: 305 persons2023-07: 250 persons2023-08: 300 persons2023-09: 330 persons2023-10: 315 persons2023-11: 1,115 persons2023-12: 545 persons2024-01: 305 persons2024-02: 190 persons2024-03: 155 persons2024-04: 150 persons2024-05: 200 persons2024-06: 150 persons2024-07: 170 persons2024-08: 190 persons2024-09: 185 persons2024-10: 205 persons2024-11: 165 persons2024-12: 190 persons2025-01: 135 persons2025-02: 125 persons2025-03: 105 persons2025-04: 175 persons2025-05: 175 persons2025-06: 140 persons2025-07: 165 persons2025-08: 220 persons2025-09: 195 persons2025-10: 195 persons2025-11: 125 persons2025-12: 205 persons2026-01: 140 persons2026-02: 185 persons2026-03: 130 persons2026-04: 105 persons2026-05: 115 persons2026-06: 125 persons2026-07: 140 persons2026-08: 150 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 176 values
Periodpersons
2026-08150
2026-07140
2026-06125
2026-05115
2026-04105
2026-03130
2026-02185
2026-01140
2025-12205
2025-11125
2025-10195
2025-09195
2025-08220
2025-07165
2025-06140
2025-05175
2025-04175
2025-03105
2025-02125
2025-01135
2024-12190
2024-11165
2024-10205
2024-09185
2024-08190
2024-07170
2024-06150
2024-05200
2024-04150
2024-03155
2024-02190
2024-01305
2023-12545
2023-111,115
2023-10315
2023-09330
2023-08300
2023-07250
2023-06305
2023-05295
2023-04230
2023-03240
2023-02235
2023-01295
2022-12220
2022-11300
2022-10600
2022-09490
2022-08225
2022-07190
2022-06195
2022-05165
2022-04255
2022-031,825
2022-02225
2022-01130
2021-12185
2021-11200
2021-10125
2021-09145
2021-08230
2021-07125
2021-06115
2021-0545
2021-0435
2021-0360
2021-0240
2021-0150
2020-1280
2020-1185
2020-10200
2020-09135
2020-08170
2020-07105
2020-0645
2020-0530
2020-0450
2020-03130
2020-02205
2020-01215
2019-12215
2019-11195
2019-10205
2019-09235
2019-08205
2019-07260
2019-06200
2019-05205
2019-04155
2019-03190
2019-02170
2019-01205
2018-12245
2018-11200
2018-10255
2018-09280
2018-08270
2018-07225
2018-06235
2018-05240
2018-04235
2018-03240
2018-02225
2018-01295
2017-12300
2017-11310
2017-10315
2017-09270
2017-08430
2017-07440
2017-06420
2017-05425
2017-04400
2017-03425
2017-02355
2017-01235
2016-12270
2016-11275
2016-10310
2016-09470
2016-08460
2016-07335
2016-06335
2016-05315
2016-04365
2016-03340
2016-02825
2016-01980
2015-121,785
2015-115,690
2015-106,985
2015-0910,805
2015-082,865
2015-071,455
2015-06760
2015-05510
2015-04335
2015-03345
2015-02310
2015-01305
2014-12385
2014-11310
2014-10405
2014-09390
2014-08345
2014-07260
2014-06250
2014-05215
2014-04240
2014-03220
2014-02215
2014-01250
2013-12240
2013-11260
2013-10265
2013-09325
2013-08315
2013-07250
2013-06215
2013-05210
2013-04225
2013-03225
2013-02200
2013-01250
2012-12220
2012-11320
2012-10300
2012-09325
2012-08300
2012-07255
2012-06245
2012-05200
2012-04165
2012-03200
2012-02170
2012-01205

Rankings

Definition

People who are not citizens of an EU country and lodged an application for international protection for the first time in the reporting country during the month (Eurostat migr_asyappctzm).

Eurostat rounds the figures to the nearest 5. Repeat applications by the same person are excluded. The EU figure is the headline Eurostat publishes each month.

How to cite

Eurostat. Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctzm/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest first-time asylum applicants in Finland? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"asylum_first_time_applicants","place":"fi"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=asylum_first_time_applicants&place=fi

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the first-time asylum applicants in Finland?

First-time asylum applicants in Finland was 150 in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 31.8% from August 2025. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in June 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest first-time asylum applicants in Finland?

10,805 in September 2015, the highest value since January 2012 in this series.

First-time asylum applicants elsewhere in European Union (27)

Related statistics for Finland

All statistics for Finland