African diaspora in Finland
Afrikkalaiset Suomessa / Suomen afrikkalaiset | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| At least 75,953 (2024, 1.4% of the population of Finland) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Turku and Tampere regions & Oulu, Vaasa and Jyväskylä | |
| Languages | |
| Numerous; |
The African diaspora in Finland (Finnish: afrikkalaisten diaspora Suomessa) refers to the residents of Finland of full or partial African ancestry, mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2024, there were 54,046 people born in Africa living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with African background (Africans in Finland; Suomen afrikkalaiset) was 75,953.
The distinct adjacent term Afro-Finns (afrosuomalaiset), also referred to as Black Finns (mustat suomalaiset), can be used for Finns whose lineages are fully or partly in the populations of Sub-Saharan Africa ("Black Africa"). Afro-Finns have lived in Finland since the 19th century. In 2009, according to Yle, there were an estimated 20,000 Afro-Finns in Finland, and according to Statistics Finland, the total number of people in Finland with a close Sub-Saharan African background was 62,759 in 2024.