Reception centers

Moving to Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain granted temporary protection to 5,800 Ukrainian refugees

The Nomad Today 3/18/22

All temporary protection concessions entail a residence permit and, for those of legal age, a work permit

Finland

ASYLUM

Migri cuts 700 beds in reception centers due to lack of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 3/30/21

The immigration agency only received 96 new asylum applications between January and February.

Finland

ESPOO, VANTAA

Migri cuts 525 places for asylum seekers in Helsinki region

The Nomad Today 1/6/21

An Espoo reception center will close and another in Vantaa will see its capacity reduced in 2021.

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Spain plans reception centres for 7,000 migrants on Canary Islands

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/21/20

More than 18,000 people have arrived in the Canary Islands from Africa so far this year.

Finland

ASYLUM SEEKERS

Finland to close 7 reception centers by the end of the year

The Nomad Today 6/24/20

Migri says the sharp decline in the arrival of asylum seekers left an "unsustainable" amount of unused beds in public founded facilities.

Coronavirus

30 coronavirus infections detected in refugee reception centers

The Nomad Today 4/28/20

Migri complains about "a shortage of protective equipment" at the reception centers.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Celebrating Ramadan is also affected by coronavirus

Ali Abaday 4/24/20

Migri asks to keep a distance with other people even during Ramadan, especially during suhur , iftar and tarawih .

Finland

Refugee reception center in Rauma will close

The Nomad Today 12/4/19

This is the second closing announcement made by Migri in six days.

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

Finland prepares for a decrease in the arrival of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 6/27/19

Migri announced the closure of four reception centres and cuts in the capacity of other five. The agency expects to reduce the total capacity of these establishments by 800 beds this year.

Finland

7,900 rejected asylum seekers remain in Finnish reception centers

The Nomad Today 2/1/19

In 2018 there were a total of 646 people who chose to return voluntarily to their countries of origin, most of them to Iraq

Finland

Migri announces the closure of 5 refugee reception facilities

The Nomad Today 1/3/19

"Maintaining unnecessary accommodation capacity is expensive", said the institution to justify the decision.