Turks in Finland / Finnish Turks Turkkilaiset Suomessa / Suomen turkkilaiset | |
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| Total population | |
| 12,202 born in Turkey; 12,964 Turkish speakers (2024)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki,Tampere andTurku regions &Oulu | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish andFinnish | |
| Religion | |
| PredominantlySunni Islam MinorityAlevism,Christianity, Other religions andIrreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turks in Denmark, Turks in Norway, Turks in Sweden |
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Turks in Finland orFinnish Turks (Turkish:Finlandiya Türkleri; orFinlandiya'da yaşayan TürklerFinnish:Suomen turkkilaiset) are the ethnicTurkish people. 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, the island ofCyprus, and more recentlyIraq andSyria.
As of 2024[update], there were 12,202 people born in Turkey living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Turkishcitizenship was 8,290. The number of people who spokeTurkish as theirmother tongue was 12,964.[1]
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]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1990 | 848 | — |
| 1995 | 1,809 | +16.36% |
| 2000 | 2,435 | +6.12% |
| 2005 | 3,595 | +8.10% |
| 2010 | 5,374 | +8.37% |
| 2015 | 7,082 | +5.67% |
| 2020 | 9,492 | +6.03% |
| 2024 | 12,964 | +8.10% |
| Turkish speakers. Source:Statistics Finland | ||
People born in Turkey and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.
People with Turkish citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.
| Municipality | Population |
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| Whole country | 8,290 |
| Helsinki | 1,555 |
| Espoo | 1,012 |
| Vantaa | 910 |
| Tampere | 536 |
| Turku | 320 |
| Oulu | 285 |
| Jyväskylä | 205 |
| Hämeenlinna | 168 |
| Lahti | 166 |
| Kerava | 154 |
| Lappeenranta | 150 |
| Pori | 135 |
| Kouvola | 132 |
| Kuopio | 111 |
| Seinäjoki | 97 |
| Lohja | 93 |
| Porvoo | 88 |
| Joensuu | 84 |
| Rauma | 73 |
| Riihimäki | 63 |
| Kotka | 62 |
| Vihti | 61 |
| Järvenpää | 57 |
| Vaasa | 54 |
| Ilmajoki | 53 |
| Nurmijärvi | 52 |
| Imatra | 50 |
| Hyvinkää | 49 |
| Salo | 49 |
| Kirkkonummi | 44 |
| Kokkola | 41 |
| Nokia | 41 |
| Tuusula | 38 |
| Mikkeli | 36 |
| Mäntsälä | 35 |
| Uusikaupunki | 32 |
| Sipoo | 30 |
| Rovaniemi | 29 |
| Loimaa | 27 |
| Varkaus | 27 |
| Heinola | 26 |
| Kankaanpää | 26 |
| Savonlinna | 26 |
| Ylivieska | 26 |
| Hamina | 25 |
| Raisio | 25 |
| Forssa | 23 |
| Kangasala | 23 |
| Tornio | 23 |
| Akaa | 22 |
| Eura | 21 |
| Huittinen | 21 |
| Janakkala | 21 |
| Pietarsaari | 20 |
| Raahe | 20 |
| Laitila | 19 |
| Orimattila | 19 |
| Äänekoski | 19 |
| Karkkila | 18 |
| Kuusamo | 16 |
| Haapajärvi | 14 |
| Kemi | 14 |
| Lieksa | 14 |
| Kajaani | 13 |
| Kempele | 13 |
| Mariehamn | 13 |
| Parkano | 13 |
| Ylöjärvi | 13 |
| Alajärvi | 12 |
| Outokumpu | 12 |
| Pieksämäki | 12 |
| Sastamala | 12 |
| Hämeenkyrö | 11 |
| Iisalmi | 11 |
| Jämsä | 11 |
| Kitee | 11 |
| Lempäälä | 11 |
| Pirkkala | 11 |
| Raseborg | 11 |
| Säkylä | 11 |
| Valkeakoski | 11 |
| Harjavalta | 10 |
| Kaarina | 10 |
| Utajärvi | 10 |
People with Turkish as mother tongue living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.
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.[6]
As in May 2022 Finland made an accession bidto join NATO, Turkey demanded that Finland ends its alleged support for theGülen movement.[8]
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