Finland received 12,000+ work permit applications in 2024

Highlights: 12,000+ Finnish work permit applications registered in 2024

• Over 12,000 foreigners have applied for Finnish work-based residence permits in 2024.
• Indians, Filipinos, Thais, Vietnamese, and Chinese are the top nationalities of work permit applicants.
• Around 11,700+ international students have applied for a Finnish residence permit from January to September 2024.
• Most Finnish student applications were from India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

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Finland has received 12,000+ work permit applications in 2024 so far.

Finland registered 12,498 work permit applications from foreigners in the first nine months of the year. The overall number of work-based residence permit applications has remained high in 2024. The number of applications recorded this year has also been high compared to the preceding years. Around 978 foreign specialists also applied for a residence permit in Finland during this timeframe.

The top Finnish work permit applicants belonged to the following nationalities:

• Thais
• Filipinos
• Indians
• Chinese
• Vietnamese

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Finland registers 9% increase in work permit applications from International students

The country also saw a 9% increase in international students applying for a Finnish residence permit. Around 11,749 students submitted applications from January to September 2024. Study-related residence permit applications are now streamlined with a faster processing time of within 9 days.

A large number of students who applied for a residence permit to study in Finland belonged to the following countries:

• India
• Nepal
• Bangladesh

 

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