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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Finland · J2

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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Finland · February 2026
1

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (7) — ▼ -85.7%.

J2 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-85.7% vs January 2026 (7)▼-66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 826

Finland · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202552
  • 20268
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January37▲ +133.3%
February31▼ -66.7%
March3––
April0––
May7––
June3––
July0––
August13––
September3––
October6––
November4––
December7––

When is it busy? Finland · J2

Busiest month: August (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.5%
6.8%
6.1%
3.6%
9.6%
11.7%
7.8%
14.0%
6.3%
8.8%
6.2%
9.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Finland · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1712
Apr '1713
May '175
Jun '1731
Jul '1713
Aug '1741
Sep '177
Oct '1712
Nov '1714
Dec '177
Jan '188
Feb '181
Mar '1810
Apr '1818
May '1830
Jun '1827
Jul '1820
Aug '1826
Sep '189
Oct '184
Nov '186
Dec '1816
Jan '199
Feb '1912
Mar '191
Apr '193
May '1917
Jun '1915
Jul '1916
Aug '1912
Sep '1913
Oct '1912
Nov '196
Dec '1915
Jan '207
Feb '202
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '212
Feb '212
Mar '210
Apr '215
May '215
Jun '210
Jul '214
Aug '2111
Sep '213
Oct '2112
Nov '2114
Dec '215
Jan '225
Feb '223
Mar '228
Apr '223
May '2214
Jun '2226
Jul '228
Aug '2217
Sep '225
Oct '2216
Nov '227
Dec '222
Jan '237
Feb '236
Mar '236
Apr '233
May '232
Jun '238
Jul '236
Aug '238
Sep '234
Oct '232
Nov '231
Dec '233
Jan '240
Feb '246
Mar '244
Apr '240
May '245
Jun '2413
Jul '248
Aug '243
Sep '244
Oct '243
Nov '242
Dec '246
Jan '253
Feb '253
Mar '253
Apr '250
May '257
Jun '253
Jul '250
Aug '2513
Sep '253
Oct '256
Nov '254
Dec '257
Jan '267
Feb '261

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Total visas issued
3
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Finland · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
747% of selected
Jan 2026
747% of selected
Feb 2026
17% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (85.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 771
Total771