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Finland · J1

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

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J1 visas issued to people from Finland · February 2026
13

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (24) — -45.8%.

J1 visas made up 5.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 8.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-45.8% vs January 2026 (24)-18.8% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 3,881

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Finland · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202535
  • Jan 202624
  • Feb 202613
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (31.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 22 (62.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 352413
Total352413
Total visas issued
91
Latest 12 months · Finland · J1 · June

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  1. J191
  2. NATO281
  3. F147
  4. C1/D46
  5. B1/B233
  6. L218

Finland · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025535
  • 202637
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Month20252026Change
January2524 -4.0%
February1613 -18.8%
March25––
April36––
May100––
June91––
July87––
August52––
September19––
October18––
November31––
December35––

When is it busy? Finland · J1

Busiest month: June (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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Average of 7 full years (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 · J1: all published months

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MonthIssuances
Oct '1830
Nov '1850
Dec '1884
Jan '1942
Feb '1921
Mar '1926
Apr '1931
May '1996
Jun '19212
Jul '19177
Aug '1948
Sep '1918
Oct '1922
Nov '1937
Dec '19111
Jan '2033
Feb '2024
Mar '2010
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '206
Aug '2045
Sep '205
Oct '204
Nov '203
Dec '2011
Jan '2116
Feb '218
Mar '213
Apr '212
May '2112
Jun '216
Jul '2122
Aug '21100
Sep '2160
Oct '2133
Nov '2182
Dec '2146
Jan '2237
Feb '2218
Mar '2217
Apr '2226
May '2265
Jun '22130
Jul '22149
Aug '2249
Sep '2222
Oct '2214
Nov '2239
Dec '2262
Jan '2320
Feb '2319
Mar '2319
Apr '2325
May '23104
Jun '23162
Jul '2375
Aug '2326
Sep '2314
Oct '2314
Nov '2350
Dec '2343
Jan '2412
Feb '2421
Mar '2420
Apr '2439
May '2462
Jun '24146
Jul '24113
Aug '2432
Sep '2424
Oct '2412
Nov '2448
Dec '2444
Jan '2525
Feb '2516
Mar '2525
Apr '2536
May '25100
Jun '2591
Jul '2587
Aug '2552
Sep '2519
Oct '2518
Nov '2531
Dec '2535
Jan '2624
Feb '2613