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Finnish Iranians

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Iranians in Finland
Iranians in Finland / Finnish Iranians
Iranilaiset Suomessa / Suomen iranilaiset
Iran Finland
Total population
12,287 born in Iran;
22,154 Persian speakers (2024)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Tampere and Turku regions &
Jyväskylä and Oulu
Languages
Finnish, Persian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Luri (See languages of Iran)
Religion
97% Islam
2% Christianity (59% Orthodoxy)[2]
1% others
Related ethnic groups
Norwegian Iranians, Swedish Iranians, Overseas Iranians

Iranians in Finland or Finnish Iranians (Persian: ایرانیان فنلاند) are people who originate from Iran and who live in Finland. People can be born in Iran, have Iranian ancestry and/or be citizens of Iran. As of 2024, there were 12,287 people born in Iran living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Iranian citizenship was 6,251. The number of people who spoke Persian as their mother tongue was 22,154.[1]

Migration

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A crime organization tried to sneak illegal Iranian immigrants through the Russian border. According to the Southeast Finland Border Guard District, if they succeeded, they would be smuggling 3-6 Iranians nearly every day.[3] 1979 Iranian Revolution also led to several Iranians moving to Finland.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990291—    
1995803+22.51%
20001,205+8.46%
20053,165+21.30%
20105,020+9.66%
20158,745+11.74%
202015,105+11.55%
202422,154+10.05%
Persian speakers. Source: Statistics Finland

People born in Iran and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.

People with Iranian citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.

People with Persian as mother tongue living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.

Society

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In January 2018, there was a protest held in Central Helsinki, in which 50 Iranians participated in. They wanted Iran to kick out the president Hassan Rouhani and the supreme leader Ali Khamenei.[4]

28% of Iranians are employed, 18% are unemployed and 53% are outside the labour force. Of those inside the labour force, 61% are employed and 39% are unemployed. There are nearly 100 Iranian entrepreneurs.[5] 342 Iranian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman, and 126 Iranian women are in a registered relationship with a Finnish man.[6][7]

Notable Finnish Iranians

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See also: Category:Finnish people of Iranian descent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  2. ^ "Persian in Finland". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. ^ "Rajavartiosto epäilee: Rikollisjärjestö luuli keksineensä, kuinka Suomeen pääsee laittomasti mobiilisovelluksen avulla – 3 kärähti heti | Yle Uutiset". yle.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. ^ "Suomessa asuvat iranilaiset vaativat maan johtajien lähtöä ja uskonnon erottamista politiikasta | Yle Uutiset". yle.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  5. ^ "Väestö pääasiallisen toiminnan, kansalaisuuden, ammattiaseman, sukupuolen, iän ja vuoden mukaan muuttujina Pääasiallinen toiminta, Kansalaisuus, Ammattiasema, Sukupuoli, Ikä, Vuosi ja Tiedot. PxWeb". pxnet2.stat.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  6. ^ "Perheet muuttujina Miehen syntymävaltio, Vuosi, Perhetyyppi, Naisen ikä ja Tiedot. PxWeb". pxnet2.stat.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  7. ^ "Perheet muuttujina Naisen syntymävaltio, Vuosi, Perhetyyppi, Miehen ikä ja Tiedot. PxWeb". pxnet2.stat.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
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