Asylum

Finland

Migri will close refugee reception centre in North Karelia

The Nomad Today 11/26/19

At the moment, there are 38 reception centres, 6 units for minors and 2 detention units active in Finland.

Finland

Migri will review expulsion orders of 500 asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

The announcement comes a week after the ECHR decision, which ruled that Finland violated the human rights of an Iraqi citizen who was killed in Baghdad weeks after being deported.

Finland

Police suspend deportations to Iraq after Human Rights Court sanction

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo  said on Twitter that the ECHR decision is "shameful for Finland." She has asked senior officials to assess how to ensure that such a thing does not…

Finland

Finland sanctioned for violating human rights of asylum seeker killed in Iraq

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Finland violated Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on Human Rights. The state will have to pay 20,000 euros to the victim's daughter for damages…

World

EU seeks volunteer member states to receive asylum seekers rescued from the Mediterranean

The Nomad Today 10/6/19

EU home affairs Ministers will discuss this week in Luxembourg a joint proposal by Germany, France, Italy and Malta concerning a temporary mechanism for relocating immigrants rescued from the…

Finland

Government considering granting residence permits to asylum seekers who have jobs

The Nomad Today 9/29/19

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo thinks it is appropriate to consider whether those who have found a work place, become taxpayers and created a network of social relationships while waiting…

Video

Video

Which country hosts the most refugees?

The Nomad Today 9/17/19

In this video you can learn which are the 6 most generous countries with those who lost everything. Only one EU Member State is on the list. Video by UNHCR Northern Europe.

Finland

"My father endangered his family to save Dutch soldiers; now we ask the Netherlands for protection"

The Nomad Today 9/6/19

Bashar Haydar escaped from Iraq in 2015 with the aim of reaching the Netherlands, whose troops were deployed in 2004 in his home province. He claims his father collaborated with the soldiers and even…

Finland

Minister of the Interior urges to reform European asylum system

The Nomad Today 9/4/19

The Finnish Presidency is also advancing debate on the prevention of violent radicalisation and the fight against terrorism as well as on the countering of cybercrime and cyber threats.

Finland

Migri will charge 20€ for the certificates of right to work of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

Employers are required by law to check the right to work of their employees. Until now, they could do it with a simple telephone call, but as of 1 September they must request a certificate and pay a…

Moving to Spain

10 important facts about refugees for a fact-based discussion

The Nomad Today 8/20/19

Misinformation and myths around the situation of refugees and asylum seekers are often used by populist groups to promote rejection and xenophobia among the population of the host countries. The…

Finland

Asylum seekers’ money transferred from Moni cards to PFS cards

The Nomad Today 7/26/19

Customers who had asked their funds to be transferred had altogether around 200,000 euros. Withholding such funds for months forced some asylum seekers to ask for loans from friends or relatives…

World

Worldwide displacement tops 70 million, according to UNHCR

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

This is the highest level that the UN Refugee Agency has seen in its almost 70 years.

Finland

Migri rectifies: "The right to work has not expired for any asylum seeker with the legal change"

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

"We sincerely apologize that we have not been able to communicate this in a clear and timely manner", says Migri, who previously said that all asylum seekers would lose the right to work if received…

Finland

"My daughter was kidnapped and killed in Iraq while we waited for family reunification"

The Nomad Today 5/31/19

Firas Jalil claims nobody informed him at the reception center or at the police station that asylum seekers only had three months to request permission for family reunification from the…

Finland

Migri now says the money from Moni cards will not be transferred in May to the new PFS cards

The Nomad Today 5/29/19

The Finnish Immigration Service admits that "there have been problems" and is trying to find a solution "as soon as possible".

Finland

Finland further limits the right to work of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 5/23/19

Due to amendments to the Aliens Act entering into force on 1 June 2019, asylum seekers’ right to work will end after receiving an enforceable negative decision. But this is not all, those who…

Finland

New migratory trends: great increase of labor immigrants and decline of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 5/8/19

The number of first residence permit applications on the grounds of employment grew by 25% in 2018, while the arrival of asylum seekers fell to the levels previous to 2015. A total of 646…

Finland

Asylum seekers must wait 2 weeks for the money remaining on their Moni cards after 30 April

The Nomad Today 4/12/19

Moni prepaid cards used for the payment of reception allowances and wages will stop working on 30 April, but the transfer of the remaining amounts to the new PFS cards will take "at least two…

Finland

Moni payment cards used by asylum seekers will stop working on 30 April

The Nomad Today 3/28/19

Migri announced that all Moni cards will be replaced with PFS cards linked to bank accounts in Ireland