Assistance abroad – The demand for consular services provided by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is increasing

NordenBladet — The second year of the pandemic was busy for the consular assistance services provided by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Finland’s missions abroad, and the number of customers continued to increase. In 2021, the Ministry and the missions abroad provided consular services to a total of 255,000 customers.The number of customers continued to grow, increasing by almost a quarter from the previous year. In particular, the demand for advisory services increased. As in previous years, most of the assistance was needed in the countries to which Finns prefer to travel, i.e., Spain, Germany, Estonia, Sweden and Thailand.