Latin American migration to Finland

Latin American migration to Finland means immigrants from Latin America who reside in Finland.

Latin Americans in Finland
Total population
10,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku, Porvoo
Brazil Brazilians2,000
Colombia Colombians1,853
Chile Chileans1,000
Cuba Cubans1,000
Mexico Mexicans1,000
Peru Peruvians1,000
Argentina Argentinians472
Venezuela Venezuelans265
Ecuador Ecuadorians247
Dominican Republic Dominicans204
Bolivia Bolivians186
Nicaragua Nicaraguans129
Uruguay Uruguayans124
Languages
Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Latin Americans in the UK

Languages

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Spanish is spoken by 8,099 people in Finland and Portuguese by 3,024, this includes both Spaniards and Portuguese people.[2]

Spanish and Portuguese speakers by Municipality in 2018[3]
Municipality Spanish speakers % Portuguese speakers % Total %
1. Helsinki 2,916 0.45 1,021 0.16 3,937 0.61
2. Espoo 977 0.34 327 0.12 1,304 0.46
3. Vantaa 511 0.22 249 0.11 760 0.33
4. Tampere 472 0.20 199 0.084 671 0.28
5. Turku 445 0.23 173 0.09 618 0.31
- Rest of Finland 2,778 0.07 1,055 0.03 3,833 0.10
- Finland 8,099 0.15 3,024 0.05 11,123 0.20

Notable people

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Mexican

Argentine

Colombian

Brazilian

Puerto Rican

Chilean

References

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  1. ^ "United Nations Population Division | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". un.org. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  2. ^ "Väestö". Stat.fi: Statistics – Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ Statistics Finland