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1.9.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting views on a government proposal under which the euro amounts required to demonstrate sufficient financial resources for family members of persons residing in Finland on a residence permit would in future be laid down by government decree. The consultation round closes on 2 October 2026.

Family members of Finnish citizens or foreign nationals eligible for family reunification Family reunification refers to a residence permit granted to a foreign national on the basis of family ties. Family members of Finnish citizens or foreign na...

29.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to prepare the necessary amendments to the provision of the Aliens Act on sufficient financial resources for family reunification. In future, a government decree would lay down provisions on the euro amounts required to demonstrate sufficient financial resources. This requirement would apply to family members of people who live in Finland with a residence permit.

12.6.2025 | The Government will tighten conditions for family reunification, in other words residence permits issued to foreign nationals on the basis of family ties. In its session on 12 June, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the relevant amendments to the Aliens Act on 13 June. The amendments will enter into force on 16 June.

6.3.2025 | The Government is tightening the conditions for family reunification. In line with the Government Programme, the Government proposes that Finland should introduce the additional conditions permitted by the EU Family Reunification Directive concerning the spouses' minimum age, ability to provide for their own needs and the time they have stayed in the country. The Government submitted a proposal on the matter to Parliament on 6 March.

12.9.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal on tightening the conditions for family reunification. The conditions would be made more stringent in cases where a third-country national applies for a residence permit based on family ties. The legislative project aims to introduce the additional conditions for family reunification enabled by the EU Family Reunification Directive, and to draft the required amendments to the Aliens Act.

7.2.2024 | The Finnish Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to implement the entries in the Government Programme concerning tighter conditions for family reunification. The aim is to introduce additional conditions for family reunification, as permitted by the EU Family Reunification Directive. 

Government Programme measures to reform migration policy The Government Programme’s objective is to reform Finland’s migration policy so that it offers assistance to the most vulnerable people and prevents abuse of the system. Finland’s asylum pol...

Areas of expertise The Ministry of the Interior is the ministry for internal security and migration. The Ministry’s aim is for Finland to be the safest country in the world. The Ministry of the Interior prepares legislation concerning the police, ...

20.12.2022 | When a family member of a minor who has been granted international protection applies for family reunification, the family member may be granted a residence permit without the requirement for sufficient financial resources of sponsors who are minors. This will promote the protection of family life and the realisation of the best interests of the child. The President of the Republic approved the amendment to the Aliens Act on 20 December.

Property and traffic offences the most common types of crime The crime rate has mainly shown a downward trend in Finland in recent decades. Property and traffic offences remain the most common types of crime. Property offences account for just und...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finnish Government proposes extending validity of Border Security Act Type: Press release Publication date: 3.9.2026 13.52 Views requested on proposal to set income thresholds for family reunification...

13.8.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal on amending the Aliens Act. The aim of the proposal is to ensure that people who receive international protection can exercise their right to family life as fully as possible. A further aim is to make sure that the best interests of the child are upheld in family reunification cases involving minor children who receive international protection.

Archive: Press releases and news Finnish Government proposes extending validity of Border Security Act Organization: Ministry of the Interior Type: Press release Categories: Publication date: 3.9.2026 Views requested on proposal to set income thre...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finnish Government proposes extending validity of Border Security Act Type: Press release Publication date: 3.9.2026 13.52 Orpo Government: Finnish economy growing and Government taking targeted measu...

15.7.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior is preparing an amendment to the Aliens Act with the aim of ending the application of the requirement for sufficient financial resources for minor sponsors, who have been granted a residence permit based on international protection. In this context, the idea is to clarify what are the effects of the requirement for sufficient financial resources on the protection of fam...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finnish Government proposes extending validity of Border Security Act Type: Press release Publication date: 3.9.2026 13.52 Orpo Government: Finnish economy growing and Government taking targeted measu...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finnish Government proposes extending validity of Border Security Act Type: Press release Publication date: 3.9.2026 13.52 Orpo Government: Finnish economy growing and Government taking targeted measu...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finnish Government proposes extending validity of Border Security Act Type: Press release Publication date: 3.9.2026 13.52 Orpo Government: Finnish economy growing and Government taking targeted measu...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finnish Government proposes extending validity of Border Security Act Type: Press release Publication date: 3.9.2026 13.52 Orpo Government: Finnish economy growing and Government taking targeted measu...