With new Finnish legislation, international students can obtain residence permits for the entire duration of their academics in Finland.

Finland grants the highest number of residence permits to foreign students which is up by 55 percent in 2022

Between January to October 2022, the Finnish Government issued highest ever residence permits for 7,060 students.

The issuance of residence permits to foreign students is up by 55%, mostly from Russia, China, Bangladesh, India & Vietnam

The average time to get the decision on the residence permits is 20 days.