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Finland → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Finland
To
Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,556
Change since 2018
-22.0%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023
0.09%
Inflow 20231,556OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Finland to Germany

Inflows of nationals of Finland recorded by Germany; stock of nationals of Finland living there; and acquisitions of Germany's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,4482,895200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,4482,8952000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20002,895
20012,623
20022,085
20032,117
20042,081
20051,981
20061,792
20072,060
20081,836
20091,847
20101,901
20112,158
20122,190
20132,212
20142,268
20152,241
20162,195
20172,136
20181,996
20191,764
20201,183
20211,200
20221,517
20231,556
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—14,725—
20231,55614,76095
20221,51714,77090
20211,20014,945135
20201,18315,34085
20191,76415,655115
20181,99617,465110
20172,13615,045159
20162,19514,580117
20152,24114,019102
20142,26813,915114
20132,21213,35997
20122,19013,18294
20112,15812,96077
20101,90112,90166
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Germany's consulates in Finland

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Germany's consulates located in Finland.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2019100—
2018330—
2016740—
2015110—
201131266.7%
201096333.3%
200954120.0%

Applications by year

592009201020112015201620182019
592009201120162019
Data table
20095
20109
20113
20151
20167
20183
20191
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Germany in Finland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyHelsinkihelsinki.diplo.de
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Finland ranks 88.

Inflows to Germany, 2023
  1. Ukraine283,631
  2. Romania202,039
  3. Syria128,742
  4. Türkiye115,937
  5. Poland97,945
  6. Bulgaria65,871
  7. Afghanistan58,482
  8. India54,123
  9. Italy38,460
  10. Hungary34,003
  11. Russia26,720
  12. Serbia24,155
Other destinations for people from Finland, 2023
  1. Sweden1,623
  2. Spain1,403
  3. Netherlands971
  4. Japan586
  5. Estonia542
  6. Switzerland462
  7. Austria439
  8. Denmark429
  9. Norway428
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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