Nigerians in Finland
Nigerians in Finland / Finnish Nigerians Nigerialaiset Suomessa / Suomen nigerialaiset | |
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| Total population | |
| 5,371 Nigerian citizens; 5,959 born in Nigeria (2024)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Turku and Tampere regions & Vaasa and Kuopio | |
| Languages | |
| Finnish, Swedish, English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Christianity |
Nigerians in Finland are people who originate from Nigeria and who live in Finland. People can be born in Nigeria, have Nigerian ancestry and/or be citizens of Nigeria. As of 2024[update], there were 5,959 people born in Nigeria living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Nigerian citizenship was 5,371.[1] Nigerians are Finland's second largest African immigrant group after Somalis.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89 | — |
| 1995 | 208 | +18.50% |
| 2000 | 291 | +6.95% |
| 2005 | 515 | +12.09% |
| 2010 | 1,385 | +21.88% |
| 2015 | 2,400 | +11.62% |
| 2020 | 3,055 | +4.94% |
| 2024 | 5,959 | +18.18% |
| Nigerian-borns. Source: Statistics Finland | ||
People born in Nigeria and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.
| Municipality | Population |
|---|---|
| Whole country | 5,959 |
| Helsinki | 1,315 |
| Vantaa | 766 |
| Espoo | 654 |
| Tampere | 490 |
| Turku | 385 |
| Vaasa | 303 |
| Kuopio | 292 |
| Oulu | 233 |
| Jyväskylä | 157 |
| Joensuu | 131 |
| Lappeenranta | 93 |
| Lahti | 80 |
| Kokkola | 78 |
| Kerava | 68 |
| Jakobstad | 66 |
| Pori | 65 |
| Järvenpää | 57 |
| Seinäjoki | 50 |
| Hämeenlinna | 41 |
| Riihimäki | 38 |
| Kajaani | 32 |
| Rovaniemi | 26 |
| Hyvinkää | 23 |
| Lieksa | 23 |
| Varkaus | 23 |
| Salo | 21 |
| Nurmes | 20 |
| Porvoo | 19 |
| Forssa | 19 |
| Kemi | 18 |
| Valkeakoski | 16 |
| Nurmijärvi | 16 |
| Savonlinna | 16 |
| Iisalmi | 15 |
| Rauma | 15 |
| Kotka | 14 |
| Kauniainen | 14 |
| Tuusula | 13 |
| Ylöjärvi | 12 |
| Laitila | 11 |
| Uusikaupunki | 11 |
| Lohja | 10 |
Society
[edit]Many Nigerian women seeking asylum in Finland are victims of human trafficking.[2]
Finnish people of Nigerian descent
[edit]- Noah Kin, rapper
- Nnaemeka Anyamele, footballer
- Nicholas Otaru, footballer
- Lola Odusoga, model
- Seppo Evwaraye, athlete
- Simon Ekpa, Lahti politician, Biafra separatist, and former athlete
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Raportti paljastaa: Näin nigerialaiset naiset joutuvat seksityöhön Suomeen". Kaleva.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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