Since the beginning of September, Finnish border control authorities have been able to direct asylum seekers from the country's external border to a border procedure. In this process, the border control authority registers the asylum seeker’s application and records their fingerprints, signature, and photograph.
Afterward, the applicant is directed to a reception center or a detention facility, and they are not allowed to leave the premises until a decision on the asylum application has been made. If the grounds for the application indicate that there is no need for further processing, the application may be rejected or processed in an expedited procedure, after which the applicant must leave the country.
The Finnish government is currently preparing also a legislative amendment concerning the reception of those seeking international protection, as well as the identification and assistance of victims of human trafficking. Once it comes into effect, the reception allowance will be reduced to the minimum allowed by the Constitution and the Reception Directive.
With these decisions, Finland is aligning its humanitarian immigration policy to better fulfill its purpose—ensuring the rights of those in genuine need while preventing the settlement of people who arrive due to economic or social security reasons, or as a result of hybrid influence by foreign powers.
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