Estonians in Finland

Estonians in Finland
Eestlased Soomes
Virolaiset Suomessa
Total population
51,539 Estonian citizens (2017)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo
Languages
Estonian, Finnish, Russian
Religion
Lutheranism, Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
Finnish people

Estonians in Finland are immigrants from Estonia residing in Finland. In 2017, there were 52,424 Estonian immigrants in Finland, according to the UN.[2] Estonians are Finland's second largest immigrant group, after Russians.

History

Immigration from Estonia to Finland was low before 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Estonia's EU membership in 2004, emigration from Estonia to Finland increased rapidly.[3]

Population

In 2017, there were 49,590 speakers of Estonian.[1] Finland has the largest community of Estonians outside Estonia In 2012, 5,000 more people from Estonia emigrated to Finland than immigrated to Estonia.[4] There are an estimated 100,000 Estonians working in Finland.[5]

Estonian citizens in 2017 by municipality[1]
MunicipalityPeople
Helsinki12,324
Vantaa8,781
Espoo6,566
Turku1,715
Kerava1,163
Kirkkonummi1,016
Tampere1,008

Notable Estonians in Finland

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Kansalaisuus, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot-Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat". Pxnet2.stat.fi. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "United Nations Population Division - Department of Economic and Social Affairs". United Nations. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES : Estonian Immigrants‟ Identity Construction in Finland" (PDF). Helda.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "PHC2011 - Most of emigrants from Estonia still go to Finland". Stat.ee. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Up to 100 000 Estonians work in Finland". Baltic News Network. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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