Turks in Finland
Turks in Finland, also referred to as Turkish Finns or Finnish Turks, (Turkish: Finlandiya Türkleri; or Finlandiya'da yaşayan Türkler Finnish: Suomen turkkilaiset or Suomessa asuvat turkkilaiset) are the ethnic Turkish people living in Finland, including Finnish-born persons who have Turkish parents or a Turkish ancestral background. The majority of Finnish Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Finland from the Balkans (e.g. Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Romania), the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq and Syria.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| est. 10,000 (2010 academic estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, Tampere, Turku | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish and Finnish | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam Minority Alevism, Christianity, Other religions and Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turks in Denmark, Turks in Norway, Turks in Sweden |
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