Turks in Finland

Turks in Finland
Total population
est. 10,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki
Languages
Turkish and Finnish.

Turks in Finland (Turkish: Finlandiya Türkleri; Finnish: Suomen turkkilaiset) are the ethnic Turkish people living in Finland, including Finnish-born persons who have Turkish parents or a Turkish ancestral background.

History

Turkish migration to Finland is a relatively new phenomenon in the country; the majority have predominantly arrived since the late 1980s and are made up of largely male immigrants.[2] Thus, many Turkish adolescents have a Finnish mother.[3] Between 1987 and 2012 there have been 8,904 Turkish citizens who have migrated to Finland.[4]

Number of Turkish immigrants entering Finland by year[4]
Year Number Year Number Year Number
19872520003162013603
19885020013412014510
1989832002514
19904172003354
19913942004401
19924552005504
19932382006515
19943642007446
19951672008570
19962352009528
19973752010306
19981962011370
19992972012443

Demographics

According to Statistics Finland, the majority of Turks live in the Uusimaa region with smaller communities in Pirkanmaa, Varsinais-Suomi, North Ostrobothnia, and Kymenlaakso.[5]

The majority of Turkish immigrants are self-employed and are predominantly active in the restaurant and fast food sector.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Svensk-Turkiska Riksförbundet. "Diyanet İskandinavya'nın en uç noktası Finlandiya'da". Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ↑ Östen 2007, 548.
  3. ↑ Phinney et al. 2006, 225.
  4. 1 2 Statistics Finland. "Immigration and emigration by country of exit and entry and by age and gender 1987 - 2012". Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  5. ↑ Statistics Finland. "Country of birth according to age and gender by region 1990-2012". Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  6. ↑ Östen 2008, 53.

Bibliography

  • Östen, Wahlbeck (2007), "Work in the kebab economy - A study of the ethnic economy of Turkish immigrants in Finland", Ethnicities, Sage, 7 (4): 543–563, doi:10.1177/1468796807084016
  • Östen, Wahlbeck (2008), "Entrepreneurship as Social Status: Turkish Immigrants' Experiences of Self-Employment in Finland" (PDF), Migration Letters, 5 (1): 53–62, Archived from the original on September 5, 2008
  • Phinney, Jean S.; Berry, John W.; Sam, David L.; Vedder, Paul (2006), "Understanding Immigrant Youth: Conclusions and Implications", in Berry, John W., Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition: Acculturation, Identity, and Adaptation Across National Contexts, Routledge, ISBN 0-8058-5156-9 .
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