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Romanians in Finland

Not to be confused with the Romani people in Finland or their subgroup, the Finnish Kale.
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

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

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

Demographics

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

Distribution

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

See also: Category:Finnish people of Romanian descent

See also

References

  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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2019-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanians_in_Finland