Finnish Iranians

Iranians in Finland or Finnish Iranians () 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. , there were 13,633 people born in Iran living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Iranian citizenship was 7,205. The number of people who spoke Persian as their mother tongue was 24,047.

Migration 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. 1979 Iranian Revolution also led to several Iranians moving to Finland.

Demographics

People born in Iran and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland. Country of birth Iran by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 12,287 Helsinki 2,401 Espoo 2,395 Turku 1,343 Tampere 1,071 Vantaa 1,070 Jyväskylä 470 Oulu 463 Vaasa 352 Lappeenranta 292 Lahti 228 Kuopio 142 Hämeenlinna 135 Raisio 100 Kerava 76 Joensuu 69 Järvenpää 68 Lieto 68 Mariehamn 68 Jakobstad 68 Mikkeli 66 Salo 65 Kaarina 63 Forssa 54 Kauniainen 53 Kirkkonummi 46 Hyvinkää 42 Kajaani 41 Kouvola 40 Rovaniemi 38 Sipoo 38 Pori 36 Valkeakoski 36 Pirkkala 35 Kotka 32 Porvoo 30 Nurmijärvi 28 Seinäjoki 26 Kokkola 25 Ylöjärvi 24 Kangasala 23 Tuusula 23 Korsholm 21 Mäntsälä 20 Lohja 19 Savonlinna 18 Kemi 17 Tornio 16 Hollola 15 Jomala 15 Karkkila 15 Heinola 14 Naantali 14 Iisalmi 13 Kurikka 13 Riihimäki 13 Uusikaupunki 13 Loimaa 11 Vihti 11

People with Iranian citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland. Citizens of Iran by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 6,251 Espoo 1,311 Helsinki 1,158 Turku 715 Tampere 578 Vantaa 380 Oulu 374 Lappeenranta 273 Vaasa 197 Jyväskylä 188 Lahti 127 Kuopio 126 Hämeenlinna 81 Forssa 55 Joensuu 51 Salo 36 Valkeakoski 35 Lieto 31 Raisio 28 Mariehamn 25 Kouvola 23 Kauniainen 22 Kirkkonummi 21 Rovaniemi 21 Kajaani 20 Pori 18 Seinäjoki 17 Hyvinkää 16 Kerava 16 Sipoo 16 Järvenpää 15 Kurikka 13 Kangasala 12 Mikkeli 12 Porvoo 12 Kotka 11 Lohja 11 Nurmijärvi 10

People with Persian as mother tongue living in Finland according to Statistics Finland. Persian speakers by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 22,154 Helsinki 4,615 Espoo 3,897 Vantaa 2,545 Tampere 2,467 Turku 1,356 Jyväskylä 794 Oulu 651 Vaasa 461 Hämeenlinna 377 Lahti 369 Lappeenranta 300 Kerava 240 Kuopio 228 Järvenpää 211 Mikkeli 170 Hyvinkää 162 Jakobstad 156 Pori 148 Rovaniemi 148 Kirkkonummi 114 Raisio 112 Joensuu 104 Kotka 98 Ylöjärvi 95 Kaarina 94 Tuusula 89 Pirkkala 86 Kauniainen 83 Nokia 82 Salo 72 Kouvola 70 Lohja 68 Iisalmi 67 Kajaani 66 Seinäjoki 65 Forssa 63 Nurmijärvi 63 Sipoo 61 Uusikaupunki 59 Kangasala 53 Mariehamn 52 Savonlinna 51 Valkeakoski 50 Kokkola 47 Mäntsälä 46 Porvoo 46 Kemi 42 Pieksämäki 36 Karkkila 32 Lieto 30 Tornio 30 Jämsä 28 Lempäälä 27 Raahe 27 Rauma 26 Riihimäki 26 Loimaa 25 Heinola 23 Äänekoski 20 Korsholm 19 Naantali 19 Kurikka 18 Hollola 16 Imatra 16 Pudasjärvi 16 Raseborg 14 Hirvensalmi 13 Huittinen 13 Kiuruvesi 13 Kristinestad 13 Siilinjärvi 13 Vihti 13 Kuusamo 12 Orimattila 12 Kalajoki 11 Lapinlahti 10 Siuntio 10

Society 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.

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. 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.

Notable people

Honar Abdi, footballer Arman Alizad, tailor, fashion columnist and a TV-personality Rezgar Amani, footballer Makwan Amirkhani, mixed martial artist Ana Diamond, politician and human rights activist Aram Hasanzada, footballer Reza Heidari, footballer Ali Jahangiri, stand-up comedian and media-presenter Alexis Kouros, writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer Mina Mojtahedi, wheelchair curler Evelyn Mora, entrepreneur Tabe Slioor, socialite, reporter, and photojournalist Axl Smith, former presenter and entertainer Teuvo Tulio, film director

See also

Finland–Iran relations Immigration to Finland Iranian diaspora Swedish Iranians

References