Italians in Finland
Italiani di Finlandia Italialaiset Suomessa | ||||
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Total population | ||||
around 3,000[1] | ||||
Regions with significant populations | ||||
Helsinki · Espoo · Vantaa · Turku · Tampere | ||||
Languages | ||||
Italian · Finnish | ||||
Religion | ||||
Christianity 82% (97% Catholicism, 2% Orthodox, 1% Protestant), 18% Irreligion[2] | ||||
Related ethnic groups | ||||
Italian diaspora |
Finnish Italians are Finns who speak Italian, were born in Italy or are children of Italian immigrants. The number of Italians can only be measured in the number of Italian speakers, people born in Italy and their children, since Finland doesn't collect statistics on ethnicity.[3]
Demographics[]
67% of Finnish Italians are male and 33% are female. 51.3% of Finnish Italians are employed, 9.5% are unemployed and 39.2% are outside the labour force. There are over 200 Italian students in Finland, and over 160 Italian entrepreneurs.[4] 761 Italian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman.[5]
In 2018:[6]
- 1,133 Finns had a dual Italian citizenship
- 2,441 Finns had an Italian background
- 2,709 Finns had an Italian citizenship
- 2,857 Finns spoke Italian as their native language
- 2,956 Finns were born in Italy
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1980 | 275 | — |
1990 | 475 | +72.7% |
2000 | 958 | +101.7% |
2010 | 1,790 | +86.8% |
2018 | 2,956 | +65.1% |
Source: Statistics Finland |
№ | Municipality | Italians | % |
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1. | Helsinki | 1,078 | 0.17 |
2. | Espoo | 336 | 0.12 |
3. | Vantaa | 226 | 0.10 |
4. | Turku | 186 | 0.10 |
5. | Tampere | 163 | 0.07 |
Italian organizations in Finland[]
There are two prominent Italian organizations in Finland: Italialaisten yhdistys Suomessa -järjestö, established in 1990[8] and Finlandia-Italia r.y - kulttuuriseura, which was established in 1963.[9]
Notable Finnish Italians[]
- Marco Matrone, footballer
- Charles Bassi, architect
- Lauri Dalla Valle, former footballer
- Marco Parnela, former footballer
- Antonio Inutile, footballer
- Anna Falchi, model and actress
- Marco Casagrande, architect
- Manuela Bosco, actress
- Clara Petrozzi, violist
- Marco Matrone, footballer
- Monica Sileoni, retired artistic gymnast
- Janna Hurmerinta, singer
- Maarit Hurmerinta, singer and musician
- Andreas Bernard, ice hockey goaltender
- Eugenio Giraldoni, operatic baritone
- Sara Negri, mathematical logician
- Egle Oddo, visual artist
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". migrationpolicy.org. February 10, 2014.
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Italian in Finland". joshuaproject.net.
- ^ Saarenmaa, Kaisa. "Tilastokeskus - Etnisyystiedon merkitys kasvaa maahanmuuton lisääntyessä". www.stat.fi.
- ^ "Väestö muuttujina Pääasiallinen toiminta, Kansalaisuus, Ammattiasema, Sukupuoli, Ikä, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat.
- ^ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__perh/statfin_perh_pxt_009.px/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4
- ^ "Immigrants in the population". www.stat.fi.
- ^ "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Syntymävaltio, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat.
- ^ https://circoloitaliano.fi/italialaisten-yhdistys-suomessa/ Italialaisten yhdistys Suomessa
- ^ "Historia".
- Ethnic groups in Finland
- Finnish people of Italian descent
- Italian diaspora by country
- Finland–Italy relations