Iranians in Finland / Finnish Iranians Iranilaiset Suomessa / Suomen iranilaiset | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 12,287 born in Iran; 22,154 Persian speakers (2024)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki,Tampere andTurku regions & Jyväskylä andOulu | |
| Languages | |
| Finnish,Persian,Armenian,Azerbaijani,Kurdish,Luri (Seelanguages of Iran) | |
| Religion | |
| 97%Islam 2%Christianity (59%Orthodoxy)[2] 1% others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Norwegian Iranians,Swedish Iranians,Overseas Iranians |
Iranians in Finland orFinnish Iranians (Persian:ایرانیان فنلاند) are people who originate fromIran and who live inFinland. People can be born in Iran, have Iranian ancestry and/or be citizens of Iran. As of 2024[update], there were 12,287 people born in Iran living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Iraniancitizenship was 6,251. The number of people who spokePersian as theirmother tongue was 22,154.[1]
A crime organization tried to sneak illegal Iranian immigrants through theRussian border. According to the Southeast Finland Border Guard District, if they succeeded, they would be smuggling 3-6 Iranians nearly every day.[3]1979 Iranian Revolution also led to several Iranians moving to Finland.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 291 | — |
| 1995 | 803 | +22.51% |
| 2000 | 1,205 | +8.46% |
| 2005 | 3,165 | +21.30% |
| 2010 | 5,020 | +9.66% |
| 2015 | 8,745 | +11.74% |
| 2020 | 15,105 | +11.55% |
| 2024 | 22,154 | +10.05% |
| Persian speakers. Source:Statistics Finland | ||
People born in Iran and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.
| Municipality | Population |
|---|---|
| Whole country | 12,287 |
| Helsinki | 2,401 |
| Espoo | 2,395 |
| Turku | 1,343 |
| Tampere | 1,071 |
| Vantaa | 1,070 |
| Jyväskylä | 470 |
| Oulu | 463 |
| Vaasa | 352 |
| Lappeenranta | 292 |
| Lahti | 228 |
| Kuopio | 142 |
| Hämeenlinna | 135 |
| Raisio | 100 |
| Kerava | 76 |
| Joensuu | 69 |
| Järvenpää | 68 |
| Lieto | 68 |
| Mariehamn | 68 |
| Jakobstad | 68 |
| Mikkeli | 66 |
| Salo | 65 |
| Kaarina | 63 |
| Forssa | 54 |
| Kauniainen | 53 |
| Kirkkonummi | 46 |
| Hyvinkää | 42 |
| Kajaani | 41 |
| Kouvola | 40 |
| Rovaniemi | 38 |
| Sipoo | 38 |
| Pori | 36 |
| Valkeakoski | 36 |
| Pirkkala | 35 |
| Kotka | 32 |
| Porvoo | 30 |
| Nurmijärvi | 28 |
| Seinäjoki | 26 |
| Kokkola | 25 |
| Ylöjärvi | 24 |
| Kangasala | 23 |
| Tuusula | 23 |
| Korsholm | 21 |
| Mäntsälä | 20 |
| Lohja | 19 |
| Savonlinna | 18 |
| Kemi | 17 |
| Tornio | 16 |
| Hollola | 15 |
| Jomala | 15 |
| Karkkila | 15 |
| Heinola | 14 |
| Naantali | 14 |
| Iisalmi | 13 |
| Kurikka | 13 |
| Riihimäki | 13 |
| Uusikaupunki | 13 |
| Loimaa | 11 |
| Vihti | 11 |
People with Iranian citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.
| Municipality | Population |
|---|---|
| Whole country | 6,251 |
| Espoo | 1,311 |
| Helsinki | 1,158 |
| Turku | 715 |
| Tampere | 578 |
| Vantaa | 380 |
| Oulu | 374 |
| Lappeenranta | 273 |
| Vaasa | 197 |
| Jyväskylä | 188 |
| Lahti | 127 |
| Kuopio | 126 |
| Hämeenlinna | 81 |
| Forssa | 55 |
| Joensuu | 51 |
| Salo | 36 |
| Valkeakoski | 35 |
| Lieto | 31 |
| Raisio | 28 |
| Mariehamn | 25 |
| Kouvola | 23 |
| Kauniainen | 22 |
| Kirkkonummi | 21 |
| Rovaniemi | 21 |
| Kajaani | 20 |
| Pori | 18 |
| Seinäjoki | 17 |
| Hyvinkää | 16 |
| Kerava | 16 |
| Sipoo | 16 |
| Järvenpää | 15 |
| Kurikka | 13 |
| Kangasala | 12 |
| Mikkeli | 12 |
| Porvoo | 12 |
| Kotka | 11 |
| Lohja | 11 |
| Nurmijärvi | 10 |
People with Persian as mother tongue living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.
| Municipality | Population |
|---|---|
| Whole country | 22,154 |
| Helsinki | 4,615 |
| Espoo | 3,897 |
| Vantaa | 2,545 |
| Tampere | 2,467 |
| Turku | 1,356 |
| Jyväskylä | 794 |
| Oulu | 651 |
| Vaasa | 461 |
| Hämeenlinna | 377 |
| Lahti | 369 |
| Lappeenranta | 300 |
| Kerava | 240 |
| Kuopio | 228 |
| Järvenpää | 211 |
| Mikkeli | 170 |
| Hyvinkää | 162 |
| Jakobstad | 156 |
| Pori | 148 |
| Rovaniemi | 148 |
| Kirkkonummi | 114 |
| Raisio | 112 |
| Joensuu | 104 |
| Kotka | 98 |
| Ylöjärvi | 95 |
| Kaarina | 94 |
| Tuusula | 89 |
| Pirkkala | 86 |
| Kauniainen | 83 |
| Nokia | 82 |
| Salo | 72 |
| Kouvola | 70 |
| Lohja | 68 |
| Iisalmi | 67 |
| Kajaani | 66 |
| Seinäjoki | 65 |
| Forssa | 63 |
| Nurmijärvi | 63 |
| Sipoo | 61 |
| Uusikaupunki | 59 |
| Kangasala | 53 |
| Mariehamn | 52 |
| Savonlinna | 51 |
| Valkeakoski | 50 |
| Kokkola | 47 |
| Mäntsälä | 46 |
| Porvoo | 46 |
| Kemi | 42 |
| Pieksämäki | 36 |
| Karkkila | 32 |
| Lieto | 30 |
| Tornio | 30 |
| Jämsä | 28 |
| Lempäälä | 27 |
| Raahe | 27 |
| Rauma | 26 |
| Riihimäki | 26 |
| Loimaa | 25 |
| Heinola | 23 |
| Äänekoski | 20 |
| Korsholm | 19 |
| Naantali | 19 |
| Kurikka | 18 |
| Hollola | 16 |
| Imatra | 16 |
| Pudasjärvi | 16 |
| Raseborg | 14 |
| Hirvensalmi | 13 |
| Huittinen | 13 |
| Kiuruvesi | 13 |
| Kristinestad | 13 |
| Siilinjärvi | 13 |
| Vihti | 13 |
| Kuusamo | 12 |
| Orimattila | 12 |
| Kalajoki | 11 |
| Lapinlahti | 10 |
| Siuntio | 10 |
In January 2018, there was a protest held in Central Helsinki, in which 50 Iranians participated in. They wantedIran to kick out the presidentHassan Rouhani and the supreme leaderAli Khamenei.[4]
28% of Iranians are employed, 18% are unemployed and 53% are outside the labour force. Of those inside the labour force, 61% are employed and 39% are unemployed. There are nearly 100 Iranian entrepreneurs.[5] 342 Iranian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman, and 126 Iranian women are in a registered relationship with a Finnish man.[6][7]
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