Estonians in Finland

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Estonians in Finland
Eestlased Soomes / Soome eestlased
Virolaiset Suomessa / Suomenvirolaiset
Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Finland.svg
Total population
52,593 Estonian-background population (2023) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, Turku, Kerava
Languages
Estonian, Finnish
Religion
Lutheranism, Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
Finns, Estonians, Baltic Finns, Finnic people

Estonians in Finland or Finnish Estonians (Estonian : Eestlased Soomes; Finnish : Suomen virolaiset) are people with an Estonian background residing in Finland. In 2023, according to Statistics Finland, there were 52,593 Estonian-background residents in Finland. [2] In 2023, Estonian was the native tongue for 0.9% of Finland's population. [3]

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Finland has the largest community of Estonians outside of Estonia. [4]

In 2023, the greatest share of the population in Finland who was born in Estonia lived in Uusimaa (33 078), followed by Southwest Finland (3 771), Pirkanmaa (2 228) and Päijät-Häme (1 585). [5]

History

Immigration from Estonia to Finland was low before 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Estonia's EU membership in 2004, emigration from Estonia to Finland increased rapidly. [6]

The peak migration of Estonians was in 2012, when over 6,000 Estonians emigrated to Finland. In 2017 however the net migration from Estonia was negative, as Estonians are returning to their country. Reasons for this are the rise of salaries in Estonia and family ties. In spite of this, the Estonian population is still growing, although at a much slower rate than previously. [7]

Employment

The employment rate of Estonians is 76%, higher than Finns. [8]

As of 2023, from the population with an Estonian citizenship, 22 626 were employees and 4375 were entrepreneurs. [9]

Population

Estonians by Municipality in 2017 [1]
MunicipalityEstonians %
1. Helsinki 12,9702.02
2. Vantaa 8,7813.99
3. Espoo 6,5662.36
4. Turku 1,8911.00
6. Kerava 1,1633.25
7. Kirkkonummi 1,0862.76
8. Tampere 1,0740.47
9. Lahti 8870.74
10. Salo 7411.40

Notable Estonians in Finland

See also

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