Romanians in Finland

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Romanians in Finland
Total population
5,628 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Turku, Espoo, Vantaa, Mariehamn
Languages
Finnish  · Romanian  · Swedish
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Romanians in Germany

Romanians in Finland (Finnish : Suomen romanialaiset) are immigrants from Romania residing in Finland.

Contents

Migration

Eastern European Roma started arriving in Finland in 2007, when Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU. Many of the Romanian Roma in the Helsinki region are from Valea Seacă. [2] Most of them beg and sell the Iso Numero magazine. [3]

Employment

Roughly 200 Romanians and Bulgarians are in the police force in Helsinki. [4]

Demographics

1.64% speak Finnish, 0.47% speak Swedish and the rest 97.89% speak other languages. [5]

Distribution

The regions with the most Romanians are Uusimaa (2,019, 0.12%), Southwest Finland (784, 0.16%) and Åland (478, 1.60%).

Romanians by Municipality in 2018 [6]
No.MunicipalityRomanians %
1. Helsinki 7370.11
2. Turku 5130.27
3. Espoo 5070.18
4. Vantaa 3960.17
5. Mariehamn 2201.87
6. Pori 1770.21

Notable Finnish people of Romanian descent

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