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Romanians in Finland

Not to be confused with the Romani people in Finland or their subgroup, the Finnish Kale.
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.

Migration

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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

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

Demographics

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

Distribution

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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. Municipality Romanians %
1. Helsinki 737 0.11
2. Turku 513 0.27
3. Espoo 507 0.18
4. Vantaa 396 0.17
5. Mariehamn 220 1.87
6. Pori 177 0.21

Notable Finnish people of Romanian descent

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See also: Category:Finnish people of Romanian descent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population 31.12. By Origin, Background country, Language, Year, Age, Sex and Information".
  2. ^ "Moni Helsingissä kerjäävistä romaneista tulee tästä romanialaiskylästä – katso kuvat karuista oloista". 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Kerjäämisen ja rikollisuuden suhde on puhuttanut jo vuosia: "Ei riitä, että naapurimaissa on selvinnyt vastaavanlaista toimintaa"". 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ ""Kerjäläisiä on selvästi aiempaa vähemmän" – Helsingin poliisi sai vahvistusta Bulgariasta ja Romaniasta". 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2019-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)