Residence period · Language · Lawful means

Can you apply for Finnish citizenship yet?

Citizenship is not one threshold. Residence, days abroad, language, lawful means, identity and integrity all have to be satisfied together. This checks all six separately.

This is a pre-check, not a decision. Each line says which rule it applies; Migri decides the case.

Your situation

Which group are you in?

Years of lawful residence in FinlandOnly lawful or permitted residence counts.

Total days outside Finland in that periodUnder the 1 October 2024 rules up to 365 days can be accepted.

Days outside Finland in the last yearNo more than 90 of those days may fall in the year before the decision.

Months of unemployment benefit + social assistance in the last 2 yearsYou and your spouse together. Earnings-related unemployment benefit counts too. Housing, parental and child benefits do not.

I already have proof of Finnish or SwedishYKI intermediate level 3 or equivalent. The proof must exist when you file; planning to sit YKI later does not meet it.I have a statutory language exemption (age 65+ or health)Exemptions exist in defined situations and must be documented.You are applying on or after 17 December 2025The 17 December 2025 reform tightened the financial-resources, identity and integrity tests. Earlier applications are assessed under the previous rules.I hold a valid national passportIdentity must be reliably established. The 17 December 2025 reform tightened the evidence required from holders of an alien's passport issued to obtain a national passport.I have no criminal record, restraining order or waiting periodOffences and restraining orders can create a waiting period.

Result

Answer the questions and the result builds here.

Read the citizenship guide

This tool applies published rules and does not make a decision. Rules change and the two-year window moves with the decision date. Verify your own situation on the day you file.

Source: ENB citizenship guides; every figure links to its Migri page.