| Total population | |
|---|---|
| est. 10,000 (2010 academic estimate)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki,Vantaa,Espoo,Tampere,Turku | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish andFinnish | |
| Religion | |
| PredominantlySunni Islam MinorityAlevism,Christianity, Other religions andIrreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turks in Denmark, Turks in Norway, Turks in Sweden |
Turks in Finland, also referred to asTurkish Finns orFinnish Turks, (Turkish:Finlandiya Türkleri; orFinlandiya'da yaşayan TürklerFinnish:Suomen turkkilaiset orSuomessa asuvat turkkilaiset) are the ethnicTurkish people living inFinland, including Finnish-born persons who have Turkish parents or a Turkish ancestral background. The majority of Finnish Turks descend from theRepublic of Turkey; however there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnicTurkish communities which have come to Finland from theBalkans (e.g.Bulgaria,Greece,Kosovo,North Macedonia andRomania), the island ofCyprus, and more recentlyIraq andSyria.
Turkish migration to Finland is a relatively new phenomenon in the country; the majority have predominantly arrived since the late 1980s and are made up of largely male immigrants.[2] Thus, many Turkish adolescents have a Finnish mother.[3] Between 1987 and 2012 there have been 8,904 Turkish citizens who have migrated to Finland.[4] In 2019, Turkish asylum seekers are the second largest group afterIraqis. From January to August, 283 Turkish citizens have sought asylum, while for the whole of 2018 it was 293. Their number by the end of the year is projected to be 45% more than the last year. According to Finnish Immigration Service, many Turks are seeking asylum due to theGülen movement.[5]
| Number of Turkish immigrants entering Finland by year[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number | Year | Number | Year | Number | ||
| 1987 | 25 | 2000 | 316 | 2013 | 603 | ||
| 1988 | 50 | 2001 | 341 | 2014 | 510 | ||
| 1989 | 83 | 2002 | 514 | 2015 | 427 | ||
| 1990 | 417 | 2003 | 354 | 2016 | 764 | ||
| 1991 | 394 | 2004 | 401 | 2017 | 925 | ||
| 1992 | 455 | 2005 | 504 | 2018 | 951 | ||
| 1993 | 238 | 2006 | 515 | ||||
| 1994 | 364 | 2007 | 446 | ||||
| 1995 | 167 | 2008 | 570 | ||||
| 1996 | 235 | 2009 | 528 | ||||
| 1997 | 375 | 2010 | 306 | ||||
| 1998 | 196 | 2011 | 370 | ||||
| 1999 | 297 | 2012 | 443 | ||||
According toStatistics Finland, the majority of Turks live in theUusimaa region with smaller communities inPirkanmaa,Varsinais-Suomi,North Ostrobothnia, andKymenlaakso.[6]
8,127 speakTurkish, making Turkish the 14th most spoken language in Finland. There are 4,794 Turkish citizens, while 7,472 are born inTurkey. There are 7,221 first generation Turkish immigrants in Finland and 2,135 second generation immigrants for a total of 9,356.
| No. | Municipality | Turks | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Helsinki | 2,300 | 0.35 |
| 2. | Vantaa | 1,119 | 0.49 |
| 3. | Espoo | 726 | 0.26 |
| 4. | Tampere | 456 | 0.19 |
| 5. | Turku | 291 | 0.15 |
| 6. | Kerava | 237 | 0.65 |
| 7. | Oulu | 222 | 0.11 |
| 8. | Lahti | 212 | 0.18 |
| 9. | Jyväskylä | 201 | 0.14 |
| 10. | Lappeenranta | 174 | 0.25 |
65.5% of them are male while 34.5% are female. 22.2% are less than 14 years old, 76.7% are between 15 and 64 years old and only 1.1% are over the age 65.
The majority of Turkish immigrants are self-employed and are predominantly active in the restaurant and fast food sector.[7]
Turkey demanded that Finland ends its alleged support for theGülen movement.[9]
Toplam sayılarının 10 000 civarında olduğu tahmin edilen Türklerin...
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