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Visas issued at Helsinki by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 22%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
1.7k
34% of the total, last 12 months
1,716 visas in the last 12 months, 2,196 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
NATO-2
612
12% of the total, last 12 months
612 visas in the last 12 months, 766 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
J-1
Exchange visitors
581
11% of the total, last 12 months
581 visas in the last 12 months, 711 in the 12 months before - Down 57%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
315
6.2% of the total, last 12 months
315 visas in the last 12 months, 738 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
F-1
Academic students
301
5.9% of the total, last 12 months
301 visas in the last 12 months, 340 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.7%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
299
5.9% of the total, last 12 months
299 visas in the last 12 months, 301 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-23.9% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
197About flat, 0.5%197 visas in the last 12 months, 198 in the 12 months before - A-23.3% of total
Foreign government officials
169Up 3.7%169 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before - P-12.4% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
122Up 6.1%122 visas in the last 12 months, 115 in the 12 months before - G-22% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
102Down 16%102 visas in the last 12 months, 121 in the 12 months before - B-11.4% of total
Business visitors
69Down 25%69 visas in the last 12 months, 92 in the 12 months before - J-21.3% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
65Up 4.8%65 visas in the last 12 months, 62 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 34% of the visas issued at Helsinki in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 22% and C-1/D fell 57% on the 12 months before.