What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Finland by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- About flat, 2.8%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
618
16% of the total, last 12 months
618 visas in the last 12 months, 636 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
NATO-2
617
16% of the total, last 12 months
617 visas in the last 12 months, 777 in the 12 months before - Down 8.6%
J-1
Exchange visitors
531
13% of the total, last 12 months
531 visas in the last 12 months, 581 in the 12 months before - Down 55%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
339
8.5% of the total, last 12 months
339 visas in the last 12 months, 746 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
301
7.6% of the total, last 12 months
301 visas in the last 12 months, 298 in the 12 months before - Down 6.4%
F-1
Academic students
292
7.4% of the total, last 12 months
292 visas in the last 12 months, 312 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-24.8% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
192Down 4.5%192 visas in the last 12 months, 201 in the 12 months before - A-24.7% of total
Foreign government officials
188Up 5%188 visas in the last 12 months, 179 in the 12 months before - P-13.7% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
145About flat, 1.4%145 visas in the last 12 months, 143 in the 12 months before - G-22.7% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
108Down 15%108 visas in the last 12 months, 127 in the 12 months before - B-21.5% of total
Tourists and medical visitors
61Up 42%61 visas in the last 12 months, 43 in the 12 months before - NATO-61.5% of total6161 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 16% of the visas issued to nationals of Finland in the last 12 months. C-1/D fell 55% and NATO-2 fell 21% on the 12 months before.