Turks in Finland

Turks in Finland

Total population
(est. 10,000[1])
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki
Languages
Turkish and Finnish.
Religion
Islam

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
1987	25	2000	316	2013	603
1988	50	2001	341	2014	510
1989	83	2002	514
1990	417	2003	354
1991	394	2004	401
1992	455	2005	504
1993	238	2006	515
1994	364	2007	446
1995	167	2008	570
1996	235	2009	528
1997	375	2010	306
1998	196	2011	370
1999	297	2012	443

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

• Mehmet Gürs
• Ibrahim Köse
• Melek Mazici

See also

• Finland–Turkey relations
• Kebakko
• Turks in Europe
• Finnish Tatars

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. 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.