How long do I need to reside in Finland before I can acquire citizenship? When may the required period of residence be shorter?
You will have needed to have resided in Finland: for the past six years without interruption or for eight years after reaching the age of 15 years, with the last two years without interruption (so-called accumulated period of residence) The required period of residence is four years, or six years as accumulated period of residence, with the last two years without interruption after reaching the age of 15, if: you have a Finnish spouse, with whom you continue to live and have lived for at least three years you have refugee status or you have been granted a residence permit on the basis of the need for protection, in which case your period of residence will be calculated from the date of the asylum application you are involuntarily stateless Your required period of residence in Finland is two continuous years, if: you are a former Finnish citizen or a Nordic citizen The period of residence requirements for children are: under age 15: child resides in Finland when the application is decid
