FI · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Finland, 2021
In 2021, Finland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 6.2% compared to 2020, reaching 1,370.
Finland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
Finland ranks 20th 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 74.1% (from 5,290 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.