FI · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Finland, 2016
In 2016, Finland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 83.5% compared to 2015, reaching 5,290.
Finland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Finland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.