Record number of UK nationals granted Finnish citizenship since Brexit
The UK is set to leave the EU on 31 December. Joel Willans, creator of the 'Very Finnish Problems' and 'Very Brexit Problems' social media accounts. Image: Esa Syväkuru / Yle Since the Brexit vote in June 2016, about 800 British citizens have acquired Finnish citizenship and a further 2,800 have registered as residents in Finland, according to the latest data from Statistics Finland. In total, about 5,000 British citizens currently live in Finland. Their status will change at the turn of the year when the transition period for the UK to leave the EU expires. Since the beginning of October,...
Source: yle.fi