Nigerians in Finland
Nigerians in Finland are residents and citizens of Finland of Nigerian ancestry. They are Finland's second largest African immigrant group after Somalis.
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| Total population | |
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| 3,480 (2017)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki | |
| Languages | |
| Multiple | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Christianity |
The largest concentrations of them exist in Helsinki (962, 0.15%), Espoo (578, 0.21%), Vantaa (399, 0.18%), Tampere (245, 0.11%) and Turku (190, 0.10%). 2,110 of them reside in Uusimaa, where they make up 0.13% of the population.[2]
Society
Many Nigerian women seeking asylum in Finland are victims of human trafficking.[3]. Most of them get No but have from Russia get in smuggled illegal.
Finnish people of Nigerian descent
- Noah Kin, rapper
- Nnaemeka Anyamele, footballer
- Nicholas Otaru, footballer
- Lola Odusoga, model
- Seppo Evwaraye, athlete
References
- "Syntyperä ja taustamaa sukupuolen mukaan maakunnittain ja kunnittain 1990 - 2017". Tilastokeskus. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Raportti paljastaa: Näin nigerialaiset naiset joutuvat seksityöhön Suomeen". Kaleva.fi.
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