Western Europe
Making aliyah from Finland
158 people moved from Finland to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 23 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Finland specifically.
Olim in 2025
23
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
158
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2024
29 arrivals
Most chosen town
Jerusalem
17 people
Settlement concentration
Not ranked: Finland has fewer than 1,000 olim on the detailed record, so its top three towns say more about one absorption programme than about a pattern.
The record
Aliyah from Finland, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Finland by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Jerusalem17
- 2Tel Aviv-Yafo16
- 3Ashdod14
- 4Bat Yam12
- 5Haifa9
- 6Netanya9
- 7Herzliya5
- 8Karmiel5
- 9Ramat Gan4
- 10Hod HaSharon4
Age on arrival
21% arrived as children, 7% at 65 or over.
- 10-1733
- 218-2424
- 325-3426
- 435-4937
- 550-6427
- 665+11
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1School pupil29
- 2Not stated16
- 3Student11
- 4Retired5
- 5Musician5
- 6Economist5
- 7Unskilled4
- 8Self-employed4
Destination
More went to Jerusalem than anywhere else
17 of the 158 arrivals from Finland registered in Jerusalem, ahead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ashdod, Bat Yam.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Finland
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights, with group flights organised around the summer and holiday periods in the larger communities.
Western European olim concentrate on the coastal centre: Netanya, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ra'anana.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Finland compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Western Europe
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Finland each year?+
23 in 2025, and 158 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2024, with 29 arrivals.
Where do olim from Finland settle?+
Jerusalem takes the largest share, followed by Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ashdod, Bat Yam.
Who handles an aliyah application from Finland?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Finland mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 158 arrivals recorded, 21% were children under 18 and 7% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.