Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Record number of asylum-seekers entered Finland last year / Helsingin Sanomat, 25 Jan 2005

http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/article/1101978347168
"A record number of foreign nationals, 3,651 in all, sought asylum in Finland last year. Over 3,400 applications were turned down
According to Directorate of Immigration (UVI) preliminary figures, the number of applications exceeded the previous year's figure by 13 percent, or 430 cases.
Finland's overall number of asylum-seekers is still relatively small compared to many other western countries. "