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08.01.2010
In 2009, all of Finland's diplomatic missions processed a total of 795,936 visa applications, which is one per cent less than the year before. The number of applications filed in 2008 was greater than ever before.
Finland's Consulate General in St. Petersburg received a record high number of visa applications – 546,520 in total – in 2009. This represents growth of four per cent.
Finland's other diplomatic missions in Russia, located in Moscow, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk, received fewer visa applications than the year before. In total, Finland received 735,926 visa applications in Russia, which is less than one per cent less than in the previous year.
In addition to Finland's diplomatic missions in Russia, more than 5,000 visa applications were processed by the Embassy of Finland in Kiev, Bangkok, New Delhi and Beijing.
Last year, in all 11,850 visa applications were turned down by Finland's diplomatic missions; this is 1.4 per cent of all applications.
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