A/HRC/4/105 Page 11 Finland 40. In its letter dated 31 January 2006, the Government indicated that human rights are high on its foreign and security policy agenda and that Finland takes an active part in their promotion. In particular, the country is active in questions related to human rights and mass exoduses. Financial support from Finland to UNHCR increased to 16.1 million euros in 2006. 41. At the suggestion of UNHCR, Finland has been taking in refugees since 1979. Since 2001, the annual quota for refugees has been 750. The Finnish Aliens Act of 2004 lays down the definition of the refugee quota and the requirements and procedures for admitting aliens to Finland under the quota. The conditions are as follows: - The need for international protection of the alien with respect to his or her home country; - The need for resettlement of the alien with respect to the country where he/she is residing; - The conditions for reception and integration in Finland have been assessed; - There are no grounds relating to public order and security, public health, or international relations for not issuing a residence permit. 42. In an emergency and in urgent cases, foreigners are admitted to Finland without a personal interview on the basis of a written document provided by UNHCR. 43. In addition, the Finnish authorities also reported that temporary protection may be given to aliens who need international protection and who cannot return safely to their home country or country of permanent residence, because there has been a massive displacement of people in the country or its neighboring areas, as a result of armed conflict, some other violent situation or an environmental disaster. Temporary protection lasts for a maximum of three years in total. Georgia 44. In its response dated 1 February 2007, the Government of Georgia reported on legislative developments as well as major challenges obstructing or hindering the full protection of IDPs and refugees in Georgia. For several years, the problem of internally displaced persons has been one of the major challenges for the Government of Georgia. In addition, internal conflicts in neighbouring countries have generated large numbers of asylum-seekers seeking refuge on its territory. 45. The Government also reported that Georgia is party to all the major instruments, including the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Optional Protocol. 46. The 1998 law on refugees determines the legal status of refugees and persons seeking refugee status; the grounds and procedures for granting, termination and deprivation of refugee status; and legal, social and economic guarantees for refugees. An individual who enters the country due to persecution on the grounds of race, religion, ethnic affiliation, membership of any social group, or political opinion is obliged to personally apply to the Ministry of Refugees and