The EMN study on family reunification in Finland provides an overview practices and legislation, encompassing recent changes adopted in 2024, and 2025. The number of applications increased by 10% in 2023 with a record of 23,071 family member applications for residence permit in 2024. The report finds that national framework is in line with the EU Family Reunification Directive in many aspects.
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- European Migration Network (10 October, 2025), Kolmansien maiden kansalaisten perheenyhdistäminen: katsaus lainsäädäntöön ja käytäntöihin – Suomen kansallinen raportti [Family reunification of third-country nationals: a review of legislation and practices – Finnish national report],