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
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku, Porvoo
Brazilians	2,000
Colombians	1,853
Chileans	1,000
Cubans	1,000
Mexicans	1,000
Peruvians	1,000
Argentinians	472
Venezuelans	265
Ecuadorians	247
Dominicans	204
Bolivians	186
Nicaraguans	129
Uruguayans	124
Languages
Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Latin Americans in the UK

Languages

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

Spanish and Portuguese speakers by Municipality in 2018

№	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

Mexican

• Sara Ferrara, track cyclist
• Ruudolf, hip hop artist
• Sofia Sida, singer

Argentine

• Monica Sileoni, gymnast
• Maximo Tolonen, footballer

Colombian

• Felipe Aspegren, footballer
• Camilo Miettinen, ice hockey player

Brazilian

• Getúlio Fredo, football manager
• Luís Fernando da Silva, youth coach

Puerto Rican

• Alex Oikkonen, footballer
• Juan Coca, footballer
• Joseph Marrero, footballer

Chilean

• Diandra, singer
• Marce Rendic, radio personality