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 edit
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 edit
Roughly 200 Romanians and Bulgarians are in the police force in Helsinki.[4]
Demographics edit
1.64% speak Finnish, 0.47% speak Swedish and the rest 97.89% speak other languages.[5]
Distribution edit
The 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 edit
References 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.
- ^ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_013.px/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4 [dead link]
- ^ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_032.px/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4 [dead link]