Vietnamese people in Finland

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Vietnamese people in Finland
Total population
(4,645 Vietnamese speakers[1]
2,010 Vietnamese citizens[2])
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki and Turku[3]
Languages
Vietnamese, Finnish
Religion
Mahayana Buddhism[4] and Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Vietnamese people in Norway and other overseas Vietnamese

Vietnamese people in Finland form one of the country's largest groups of Southeast Asian people. According to Statistics Finland, in 2007 there are 4,645 people whose mother tongue is Vietnamese[1] and 2,010 people with Vietnamese citizenship[2] residing in Finland. The Vietnamese-Finnish community includes both ethnic Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese.[5]

History

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Demographics

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Religion

The majority of the Vietnamese in Finland are Mahayana Buddhist, with a 12% Christian minority.[6]

References

Notes

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  3. Kosonen 2008, p. 14
  4. Chùa của người Việt ở Phần Lan bị đốt, Ngôi chùa Việt đầu tiên ở Phần Lan
  5. Kosonen 2008, p. 15
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Sources

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