Iraqis in Finland
Iraqis in Finland / Finnish Iraqis Irakilaiset Suomessa / Suomen irakilaiset | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 30,346 of Iraqi background: 7,226 Finnish-born, 23,120 Iraqi-born (2024) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Turku and Tampere regions & Lahti | |
| Languages | |
| Finnish and Mesopotamian Arabic also Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), and Neo-Aramaic (Assyrian and Mandaic) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Shia and Sunni), Christianity, Mandaeanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Swedish Iraqis, Iraqis in Denmark, Iraqis in Norway |
Iraqis in Finland (Arabic: العراقيون في فنلندا, romanized: al-ʻIrāqīyūn fī Finlandā) are residents of the Republic of Finland who have Iraqi ancestry. Among them are Finnish-born native citizens, Iraqi-born naturalised citizens, as well as Iraqi nationals residing in Finland. As of 2024, there is 30,346 people living in Finland with Iraqi ancestry, among them 23,120 were born in Iraq and 7,226 born in Finland. Furthermore, 13,993 had Iraqi citizenship only, 10,607 had dual-citizenship and 5,746 had Finnish citizenship only.