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- ↑ Statistics Finland
- ↑ HELSINGIN SANOMAT - INTERNATIONAL EDITION - METRO - South Asian population grows sharply in Helsinki region
- ↑ Statistics Finland
- ↑ Nordic Labour Journal - Finland's welfare system appeals to Indian IT engineers
- ↑ Helsinki in on top in Technology and Research - Finland and India
- ↑ "PX-Web - Valitse muuttuja ja arvot". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
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