Due to security concerns, Finland has revoked the refugee status of 14 people
Since the beginning of 2025, 14 people in Finland have lost their refugee status for reasons related to national security.
This was reported by the MTV news service.
According to data from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri), all individuals who lost their protection status are citizens of Iraq and Russia. Nine of them had refugee status, and five had subsidiary protection status.
Currently, none of them have been deported from the country, as the appeals process for the decisions is ongoing.
In addition to Iraq and Russia, the cases under review include citizens of three other countries.
Termination of protection status on the grounds of a security threat became possible in Finland only as of January 2025 following amendments to the legislation. The amendments to the law concerning the revocation of permanent residence permits took effect in May of the same year.
If the decision is final, the individual will be deported from the country and barred from re-entry. An exception applies to foreign nationals subject to a return ban under international law.
Finland is strengthening its air defense along the border with Russia due to Ukrainian drones.
Two drones, likely belonging to Ukraine, crashed on Finnish territory.
Finnish police reported the crash of another unidentified drone on Sunday, March 29. The incident occurred on sea ice near Mellsteninranta in the city of Espoo, in the Western Uusimaa region.
Ukrainian drones were in no way directed toward Finland, the Foreign Ministry stated. Kyiv has already provided the Finnish side with all necessary information to clarify the circumstances of the UAV crash and apologized for the incident. This was reported by Georgiy Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
