Immigration in Finland -- Asylum seekersImmigration in Finland -- Asylum seekers
Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers have voluntarily left Finland, YLE News, 28 January 2016
Finland expects to receive 30,000 family reunification applications by Aleksi Teivainen, Helsinki Times, 28 January 2016
EU pays most asylum seekers' reception costs in northern Finland, YLE News, 27 January 2016
Orpo: Russia and Finland to step up border cooperation, YLE News, 27 January 2016
NGOs: Russia should not prevent asylum seekers from entering Finland, YLE News, 26 January 2016
Iraqi asylum seeker lends a hand: The story of Ali and Linnéa, YLE News, 25 January 2016
Russian, Finnish interior ministers meet amid rising border worries, YLE News, 25 January 2016
Russian border guard to STT: Russian security service behind northeast asylum traffic, YLE News, 24 January 2016
‘Refugees are warm, emotional people. There’s a lot we can learn’ by Giles Duley, The Observer, 23 January 2016
Two Loldiers of Odin clowns arrested in Tampere during anti-immigrant parade, YLE News, 23 January 2016
Iraqis continue to withdraw asylum applications by Aleksi Teivainen, Helsinki Times, 23 January 2016
Immigration service refuses nearly half of 2015 asylum applications, YLE News, 22 January 2016
Over 70% of Finns are concerned about influx of asylum seekers by Aleksi Teivainen, Helsinki Times, 22 January 2016
Teaching migrants how to behave by Emma Jane Kirby, BBC News, 22 January 2016
Finnish interior minister warns EU against scrapping Dublin rule, YLE News, 20 January 2016
Helsinki Police: Extent and nature of sexual harassment on New Year's Eve was exceptional by Aleksi Teivainen, Helsinki Times, 20 January 2016
Volunteers welcome at asylum seeker reception centres, YLE News, 20 January 2016
President concerned about asylum seekers' possible links with people smugglers, YLE News, 20 January 2016
People in Finland have found a brilliant way to disrupt 'anti-immigrant patrols' by Bethan McKernan, Independent, 19 January 2016
Finland's teachers: Concentrating immigrants in the same areas creates problems, YLE News, 18 January 2016
Loldiers of Odin: Clowns spoof street patrols in Tampere, YLE News, 17 January 2016
Coalition govt's views on street patrols differ, YLE News, 13 January 2016
Political youth wings launch campaign against anti-immigrant websites, 12 January 2016
Gender equality ombudsman: Sexual harrassment not a new phenomenon, YLE News, 11 January 2016
Refugees Welcome charity facilitates rooms for asylum seekers in Finnish homes, YLE News, 10 January 2016
Sexual harassment topic ignites social media debate, YLE News, 9 January 2016
Helsinki police chief: Civilian street patrols unnecessary, YLE News, 9 January 2016
Asylum seekers in the north claim threats and swindles by smugglers, YLE News, 9 January 2016
Police chief: Different perspectives behind mixed messages on New Year's Eve crime, YLE News, 8 January 2016
Orpo: Street patrols are associated with features that don't promote public safety by Aleksi Teivainen, Helsinki Times, 6 January 2016
Orpo disappointed by police chief's street patrol comments, YLE News, 6 January 2016
Identity checks in Denmark and Sweden to stem flow of migrants to Finland by Aleksi Teivainen, Helsinki Times, 5 January 2016
Finland: No impact from Nordic border controls; eyes on Russian frontier, YLE News, 4 January 2016
Niinistö: “Immigration can never mean that our core values are questioned” by Aleksi Teivainen, Helsinki Times, 4 January 2016
Interior Ministry: Undocumented asylum seekers face 'extremely difficult' journey to Finland, YLE News, 2 January 2016
Total of 32,478 asylum-seekers in 2015, YLE News, 1 January 2016
President Niinistö addresses migrant crisis in New Year's speech, YLE News, 1 January 2016
Volunteer clinic concerned about expected sharp rise in undocumented migrants needing health care, YLE News, 29 December 2015
OAJ: Finland needs more teachers due to rise in asylum applications by Maria Manner – Helsingin Sanomat, Aleksi Teivainen - Helsinki Times, 29 December 2015
Asylum-seekers educated, trained in forestry work in Lapland, YLE News, 28 December 2015
Police: Drunken racists target refugee centres, YLE News, 28 December 2015
Ban on bicycle border crossings at eastern Lapland border, YLE News, 27 December 2015
Pause in asylum seeker traffic at Russian border in Lapland, YLE News, 25 December 2015
Attempted arson at Turku school slated for asylum seeker housing, YLE News, 25 December 2015
Iraqis' Arrest in Finland Highlights Difficulties in Prosecuting Distant Crimes by Alison Smale, International New York Times, 24 December 2015
EU grants Finland 8 million euros of emergency funds for migrant crisis, YLE News, 23 December 2015
Lutheran Archbishop slams govt over stricter asylum seeker policies, YLE News, 23 December 2015
Many migrants cancel asylum requests, queue to return to Iraq, YLE News, 22 December 2015
One million euros for asylum seeker integration programmes, YLE News, 21 December 2015
Finland and Russia discuss refugee crisis, YLE News, 17 December 2015
Thousands of asylum applications already withdrawn, YLE News, 17 December 2015
Ministry for Foreign Affairs to continue its communication campaign for asylum seekers by Olli Pohjanpalo, Juho-Pekka Pekonen– Helsingin Sanomat, Aleksi Teivainen - Helsinki Times, 17 December 2015
Finland to step up supervision of reception centres by Laura Halminen – Helsingin Sanomat, Aleksi Teivainen - Helsinki Times, 14 December 2015
Soini: Finland should follow Denmark's tough stance on asylum seekers, YLE News, 14 December 2015
Another rise in asylum seekers on eastern border, YLE News, 14 December 2015
Professor: Rural areas good for refugees, relations with Finns, YLE News, 13 December 2015
Government to put asylum seekers to work by Juhani Saarinen, Juho-Pekka Pekonen – Helsingin Sanomat, Aleksi Teivainen - Helsinki Times, 9 December 2015
Many Iraqis already want out of Finland – “I'm dying on the inside here” by Jukka Harju, Maija Aalto – Helsingin Sanomat, Aleksi Teivainen - Helsinki Times, 9 December 2015
Interior Ministry rep urges “objective, big picture” rape case perspective, YLE News, 28 November 2015
Justice Minister: Asylum seekers a security threat to Finland, YLE News, 27 November 2015
End of the line: End of the line Nearing the Arctic Circle, refugees ask: “What is this place?” by Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post, 25 November 2015
ednesday's papers: Sipilä crisis meeting, and concern over inactive kids, YLE News, 25 November 2015
Asylum applications drop in Finland after Sweden launches border checks by Lasse Kerkelä – Helsingin Sanomat, Aleksi Teivainen - Helsinki Times, 23 November 2015
Disappointed Iraqis cancel asylum applications, YLE News, 24 November 2015
President Niinistö: EU countries may race to tougher asylum rules, YLE News, 19 November 2015