Finnish Iranians
Iranians in Finland / Finnish Iranians Iranilaiset Suomessa / Suomen iranilaiset | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 12,287 born in Iran; 22,154 Persian speakers (2024) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Tampere and Turku regions & Jyväskylä and Oulu | |
| Languages | |
| Finnish, Persian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Luri (See languages of Iran) | |
| Religion | |
| 97% Islam 2% Christianity (59% Orthodoxy) 1% others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Norwegian Iranians, Swedish Iranians, Overseas Iranians |
Iranians in Finland or Finnish Iranians (Persian: ایرانیان فنلاند) are people who originate from Iran and who live in Finland. People can be born in Iran, have Iranian ancestry and/or be citizens of Iran. As of 2024, there were 12,287 people born in Iran living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Iranian citizenship was 6,251. The number of people who spoke Persian as their mother tongue was 22,154.