FI · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Finland, 2019
In 2019, Finland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 16.8% compared to 2018, reaching 2,460.
Finland accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.
Finland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 29.5% (from 3,490 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.