10,062 granted Finnish citizenship last year

A total of 10,062 people were granted Finnish citizenship in 2019, says the Finnish Immigration Services (Migri) in a press release. The number was 9,610 in the previous year.

A total of 10,051 EU citizens applied for registration of their right of residence last year (2018: 10,291). Of the applicants, 1,158 were citizens of Great Britain (2018: 660).

Registrations of British citizens have almost doubled in one year. They were the second largest applicant group in EU registrations.

“British citizens were advised to register throughout the year. The separate law that entered into force last spring allows British citizens to stay in Finland with EU citizens’ rights until the end of 2020,” said Tiina Suominen, director, Migri Immigration Unit.

A total of 8,533 EU citizens were registered last year (2018: 8,749). A clear majority of the EU citizens who moved to Finland were again Estonians (2019: 1,649; 2018: 2,070), and most of the registrations were based on work (3,865).