Romanians in Finland

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Not to be confused with Finnish Kale, a group of the Romani people who live primarily in Finland and Sweden.
Romanians in Finland
Total population
5,628[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Turku, Espoo, Vantaa, Mariehamn
Languages
Finnish · Romanian · Swedish
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Romanians in Germany

Romanians in Finland (Finnish: Suomen romanialaiset) are immigrants from Romania residing in Finland.

Migration[edit]

Eastern European Roma started arriving in Finland in 2007, when Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU. Many of the Romanian Roma in the Helsinki region are from Valea Seacă.[2] Most of them beg and sell the Iso Numero magazine.[3]

Employment[edit]

Roughly 200 Romanians and Bulgarians are in the police force in Helsinki.[4]

Demographics[edit]

1.64% speak Finnish, 0.47% speak Swedish and the rest 97.89% speak other languages.[5]

Distribution[edit]

The regions with the most Romanians are Uusimaa (2,019, 0.12%), Southwest Finland (784, 0.16%) and Åland (478, 1.60%).

Romanians by Municipality in 2018[6]
No. Municipality Romanians %
1. Helsinki 737 0.11
2. Turku 513 0.27
3. Espoo 507 0.18
4. Vantaa 396 0.17
5. Mariehamn 220 1.87
6. Pori 177 0.21

Notable Finnish people of Romanian descent[edit]

See also: Category:Finnish people of Romanian descent

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population 31.12. By Origin, Background country, Language, Year, Age, Sex and Information".
  2. ^ "Moni Helsingissä kerjäävistä romaneista tulee tästä romanialaiskylästä – katso kuvat karuista oloista". 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Kerjäämisen ja rikollisuuden suhde on puhuttanut jo vuosia: "Ei riitä, että naapurimaissa on selvinnyt vastaavanlaista toimintaa"". 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ ""Kerjäläisiä on selvästi aiempaa vähemmän" – Helsingin poliisi sai vahvistusta Bulgariasta ja Romaniasta". 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_013.px/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4 [dead link]
  6. ^ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_032.px/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4 [dead link]
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