A passerby saw a smouldering airplane with clothing and suitcases strewn around it in a field, prompting the Vantaa fire department to send five units to the scene.
The latest changes mean that an applicant will be denied a Finnish passport if they have relied on social welfare benefits for more than three months over a two-year period.
The most common reason for an eviction is still financial difficulties, but there has also been a sharp rise in disorderly behaviour linked to substance abuse.
Hunger strikes are not all that uncommon at detention units, with food often a source of friction, a spokesperson for the Finnish Immigration Service Migri told Yle.