Official US State Department data
How many L-1 visas are issued at Helsinki, and its share of everything issued in Finland.
Visas issued at Helsinki, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
299299
About the same as the previous 12 months (−0.7%). But the last 3 months ran 10% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 301
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 299
Visas issued at Helsinki each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: February 2023: 38 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and May the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
273
Jan – Dec 2023
282
Jan – Dec 2024
304
Jan – Dec 2025
49
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 was the highest year shown, with 304 visas (+7.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 9.3% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 23 | 21 | Up 9.5% |
| January 2026 | 26 | 33 | Down 21% |
| December 2025 | 28 | 32 | Down 13% |
| November 2025 | 22 | 25 | Down 12% |
| October 2025 | 26 | 33 | Down 21% |
| September 2025 | 30 | 27 | Up 11% |
| August 2025 | 28 | 27 | Up 3.7% |
| July 2025 | 25 | 24 | Up 4.2% |
| June 2025 | 20 | 23 | Down 13% |
| May 2025 | 16 | 22 | Down 27% |
| April 2025 | 26 | 20 | Up 30% |
| March 2025 | 29 | 14 | Up 107% |
| February 2025 | 21 | 14 | Up 50% |
| January 2025 | 33 | 21 | Up 57% |
| December 2024 | 32 | 18 | Up 78% |
| November 2024 | 25 | 21 | Up 19% |
| October 2024 | 33 | 26 | Up 27% |
| September 2024 | 27 | 16 | Up 69% |
| August 2024 | 27 | 24 | Up 13% |
| July 2024 | 24 | 16 | Up 50% |
| June 2024 | 23 | 21 | Up 9.5% |
| May 2024 | 22 | 23 | Down 4.3% |
| April 2024 | 20 | 18 | Up 11% |
| March 2024 | 14 | 20 | Down 30% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Finland
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