Somalis in Finland
Somalis in Finnish / Finnish Somalis Somalit Suomessa / Suomen somalit | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 14,560 born in Somalia; 26,891 Somali speakers (2024) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Turku and Tampere regions & Oulu and Vaasa | |
| Languages | |
| Somali · Arabic · Finnish · Swedish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Somalis in Finland (Finnish: Suomen somalit) are people who originate from Somalia and who live in Finland. People can be born in Somalia, have Somalian ancestry and/or be citizens of Somalia. As of 2024, there were 14,560 people born in Somalia living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Somalian citizenship was 6,816. The number of people who spoke Somali as their mother tongue was 26,891. Somalis are the fourth most common foreign country of origin and the largest group from Africa in Finland.