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FinlandHumanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

Temporary protection is a mechanism intended to provide swift help to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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  • The capture describes the purpose but eligibility and validity are handled in separate sections of the source.

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Temporary protection can only be granted to: Ukrainian citizens unable to return because of Russia's war of aggression (from 5 August 2026 only those authorised to leave Ukraine); family members of Ukrainian citizens and of international-protection holders in Ukraine, if the ties were established in Ukraine before 24 February 2022 and the family member is not an EU, Nordic, Liechtenstein or Swiss citizen; non-EU/non-Schengen citizens and stateless persons who held a residence permit in Ukraine on the basis of international protection; and non-EU/non-Schengen citizens and stateless persons who held a permanent residence permit in Ukraine and cannot return home in safe and durable conditions.

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  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Temporary protection can only be granted to
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Ukrainian citizens unable to return to Ukraine due to the Russian attack. Ukrainian citizens unable to return to Ukraine because of Russia’s war of aggression. As of 5 August 2026, only Ukrainian citizens who are authorised to leave Ukraine can be granted a residence permit on the basis of temporary protection.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    The family members of Ukrainian citizens and of those granted international protection or equivalent national protection in Ukraine, if the family ties were established in Ukraine before 24 February 2022 and the family member is not a citizen of a European Union Member State, a Nordic country, Liechtenstein, or Switzerland.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Citizens of countries that have not joined the European Union or the Schengen Agreement and stateless persons who have had a residence permit in Ukraine on the basis of international protection.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Citizens of countries that have not joined the European Union or the Schengen Agreement and stateless persons who have had a permanent residence permit in Ukraine and who cannot return to their home country in safe and durable conditions.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

After arriving in Finland, the person visits the police or a border control authority, states the intention to apply and shows an identity document; applying is free of charge, and the Finnish Immigration Service decides after registration.

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  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Once you have arrived in Finland, visit the police (poliisi.fi) or a border control authority and inform them of your intention to apply for temporary protection. Applying is free of charge.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Show the police or the border control authority your identity document, such as a biometric passport issued by your country of nationality, or a Ukrainian internal passport. Show also the birth certificates of your children if you have any.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Following registration, the Finnish Immigration Service makes a decision on your application.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

The police or border authority registers personal details, place of residence, arrival route and family members' details, and takes a photo, fingerprints and signature; family members may apply later; processing is estimated at about one week (decision received in about 2 weeks); any pending asylum application is suspended while the temporary-protection permit is valid. The official source does not state reception services, financial support or work and study rights.

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  • Reception services, financial support and work/study rights appear only as link titles on the captured page, without content.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    The police or border control authority registers your application for temporary protection and makes a record of
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    your personal details and place of residence
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    details related to your arrival in Finland and the route you took to travel here
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    your family members’ details. You will also need to provide a photo, fingerprints and a signature.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    Family members do not need to apply at the same time. They can, for example, come to Finland later and apply for temporary protection then.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    For the time being, the estimated processing time for an application for temporary protection is one week, if no additional information is needed for the application.
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    This means that you will receive the decision within approximately 2 weeks from the date on which you submitted your application
  • Recorded source · migri.fi
    If you have also applied for asylum, the Finnish Immigration Service will suspend the processing of your asylum application for as long as your residence permit issued on the basis of temporary protection is valid.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the competent authority or official help channel.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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