Turks in Finland
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (est. 10,000[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish and Finnish. | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Turks in Finland (Turkish: Finlandiya Türkleri; Finnish: Suomen turkkilaiset) are the ethnic Turkish people living in Finland, including Finnish-born persons who have Turkish parents or a Turkish ancestral background.
History
Turkish migration to Finland is a relatively new phenomenon in the country; the majority have predominantly arrived since the late 1980s and are made up of largely male immigrants.[2] Thus, many Turkish adolescents have a Finnish mother.[3] Between 1987 and 2012 there have been 8,904 Turkish citizens who have migrated to Finland.[4]
| Number of Turkish immigrants entering Finland by year[4] | |||||||
| Year | Number | Year | Number | Year | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 25 | 2000 | 316 | 2013 | 603 | ||
| 1988 | 50 | 2001 | 341 | 2014 | 510 | ||
| 1989 | 83 | 2002 | 514 | ||||
| 1990 | 417 | 2003 | 354 | ||||
| 1991 | 394 | 2004 | 401 | ||||
| 1992 | 455 | 2005 | 504 | ||||
| 1993 | 238 | 2006 | 515 | ||||
| 1994 | 364 | 2007 | 446 | ||||
| 1995 | 167 | 2008 | 570 | ||||
| 1996 | 235 | 2009 | 528 | ||||
| 1997 | 375 | 2010 | 306 | ||||
| 1998 | 196 | 2011 | 370 | ||||
| 1999 | 297 | 2012 | 443 | ||||
Demographics
According to Statistics Finland, the majority of Turks live in the Uusimaa region with smaller communities in Pirkanmaa, Varsinais-Suomi, North Ostrobothnia, and Kymenlaakso.[5]
The majority of Turkish immigrants are self-employed and are predominantly active in the restaurant and fast food sector.[6]
Notable people
See also
References
- ↑ Svensk-Turkiska Riksförbundet. "Diyanet İskandinavya'nın en uç noktası Finlandiya'da". Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ Östen 2007, 548.
- ↑ Phinney et al. 2006, 225.
- 1 2 Statistics Finland. "Immigration and emigration by country of exit and entry and by age and gender 1987 - 2012". Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ↑ Statistics Finland. "Country of birth according to age and gender by region 1990-2012". Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ↑ Östen 2008, 53.
Bibliography
- Östen, Wahlbeck (2007), "Work in the kebab economy - A study of the ethnic economy of Turkish immigrants in Finland", Ethnicities, Sage, 7 (4): 543–563, doi:10.1177/1468796807084016
- Östen, Wahlbeck (2008), "Entrepreneurship as Social Status: Turkish Immigrants' Experiences of Self-Employment in Finland" (PDF), Migration Letters, 5 (1): 53–62, Archived from the original on September 5, 2008
- Phinney, Jean S.; Berry, John W.; Sam, David L.; Vedder, Paul (2006), "Understanding Immigrant Youth: Conclusions and Implications", in Berry, John W., Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition: Acculturation, Identity, and Adaptation Across National Contexts, Routledge, ISBN 0-8058-5156-9.
| Traditional areas of Turkish settlement |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | ||
| Americas |
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| Asia |
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| Europe | ||
| Oceania | ||
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