Filipinos in Finland
Filippiiniläiset Suomessa / Suomen filippiiniläiset | |
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Total population | |
15,122 Filipino citizens; 16,836 born in the Philippines (2024))[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Helsinki, Tampere and Turku regions | |
Languages | |
Philippine English, Filipino, Finnish | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism |
Filipinos in Finland or Finnish Filipinos are people who have a background from the Philippines who now live in Finland. People can be born in the Philippines, have Philippine ancestry and/or be citizens of the Philippines. As of 2024[update], there were 16,836 people born in the Philippines living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Philippine citizenship was 15,122. The number of people who spoke Talalog or Filipino as their mother tongue was 12,661.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 282 | — |
1995 | 563 | +14.83% |
2000 | 795 | +7.14% |
2005 | 1,051 | +5.74% |
2010 | 1,891 | +12.47% |
2015 | 3,568 | +13.54% |
2020 | 6,201 | +11.69% |
2024 | 16,836 | +28.36% |
Philippine born. Source: Statistics Finland |
People born in the Philippines and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.
People with Philippine citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.
Notable Filipinos in Finland
[edit]- Lizzie Armanto, American-Finnish professional skateboarde
- Oskari Kekkonen, professional footballer
- Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor, pianist, and composer