Romanians in Finland (Finnish: Suomen romanialaiset) are immigrants from Romania residing 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 |
Migration
editEastern 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
editRoughly 200 Romanians and Bulgarians are in the police force in Helsinki.[4]
Demographics
edit1.64% speak Finnish, 0.47% speak Swedish and the rest 97.89% speak other languages.[5]
Distribution
editThe regions with the most Romanians are Uusimaa (2,019, 0.12%), Southwest Finland (784, 0.16%) and Åland (478, 1.60%).
| 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
edit- Tomi Petrescu, football player
- George de Godzinsky, composer and conductor
- Maria Lund, actress and singer-songwriter
- Veera Florica Rajala, lawyer and candidate in Helsinki municipal elections 2021
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Population 31.12. By Origin, Background country, Language, Year, Age, Sex and Information".
- ^ "Moni Helsingissä kerjäävistä romaneista tulee tästä romanialaiskylästä – katso kuvat karuista oloista". 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Kerjäämisen ja rikollisuuden suhde on puhuttanut jo vuosia: "Ei riitä, että naapurimaissa on selvinnyt vastaavanlaista toimintaa"". 18 April 2019.
- ^ ""Kerjäläisiä on selvästi aiempaa vähemmän" – Helsingin poliisi sai vahvistusta Bulgariasta ja Romaniasta". 30 June 2018.
- ^ "PX-Web - Valitse muuttuja ja arvot". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "PX-Web - Valitse muuttuja ja arvot". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-05-25.