Turks in Finland or Finnish Turks (; or Finlandiya'da yaşayan Türkler ) are the ethnic Turkish people. The majority of Finnish Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Finland from the Balkans, the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq and Syria.

, there were 12,975 people born in Turkey living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Turkish citizenship was 8,537. The number of people who spoke Turkish as their mother tongue was 13,790.

History Turkish migration to Finland is a relatively new phenomenon in the country; the majority have predominantly arrived since the late 1980s and are made up of largely male immigrants.. Thus, many Turkish adolescents have a Finnish mother.. Between 1987 and 2012 there have been 8,904 Turkish citizens who have migrated to Finland. In 2019, Turkish asylum seekers are the second largest group after Iraqis. From January to August, 283 Turkish citizens have sought asylum, while for the whole of 2018 it was 293. Their number by the end of the year is projected to be 45% more than the last year. According to Finnish Immigration Service, many Turks are seeking asylum due to the Gülen movement.

Demographics

People born in Turkey and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland. Country of birth Turkey by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 12,202 Helsinki 2,495 Vantaa 1,414 Espoo 1,376 Tampere 735 Turku 498 Oulu 378 Jyväskylä 282 Lahti 270 Kerava 226 Hämeenlinna 220 Lappeenranta 202 Pori 174 Kouvola 172 Kuopio 170 Seinäjoki 135 Lohja 133 Porvoo 123 Joensuu 114 Vihti 108 Rauma 100 Kotka 96 Järvenpää 91 Vaasa 82 Riihimäki 80 Hyvinkää 77 Nurmijärvi 74 Salo 71 Tuusula 67 Mikkeli 64 Kirkkonummi 61 Nokia 56 Imatra 52 Ilmajoki 51 Forssa 50 Rovaniemi 47 Sipoo 46 Tornio 45 Mäntsälä 43 Kokkola 42 Uusikaupunki 42 Akaa 41 Savonlinna 41 Pietarsaari 39 Heinola 37 Raisio 36 Kangasala 31 Varkaus 31 Loimaa 29 Äänekoski 29 Eura 28 Janakkala 28 Kankaanpää 26 Orimattila 26 Karkkila 25 Huittinen 24 Kaarina 24 Kemi 24 Kajaani 23 Mariehamn 23 Ylivieska 23 Kuusamo 22 Raahe 22 Raseborg 22 Hamina 21 Laitila 21 Outokumpu 21 Ylöjärvi 21 Lapua 20 Valkeakoski 19 Lempäälä 18 Pirkkala 18 Harjavalta 17 Sastamala 17 Ylitornio 17 Alajärvi 16 Jämsä 16 Kauhajoki 16 Kempele 15 Parkano 15 Pieksämäki 15 Suomussalmi 15 Haapajärvi 14 Hämeenkyrö 14 Iisalmi 14 Kittilä 14 Hollola 13 Kauniainen 13 Lieksa 13 Kitee 12 Kokemäki 12 Säkylä 12 Eurajoki 11 Loviisa 11 Nurmes 11 Laukaa 10 Korsholm 10 Mänttä-Vilppula 10 Pudasjärvi 10 Utajärvi 10

People with Turkish citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland. Citizens of Turkey by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 8,290 Helsinki 1,555 Espoo 1,012 Vantaa 910 Tampere 536 Turku 320 Oulu 285 Jyväskylä 205 Hämeenlinna 168 Lahti 166 Kerava 154 Lappeenranta 150 Pori 135 Kouvola 132 Kuopio 111 Seinäjoki 97 Lohja 93 Porvoo 88 Joensuu 84 Rauma 73 Riihimäki 63 Kotka 62 Vihti 61 Järvenpää 57 Vaasa 54 Ilmajoki 53 Nurmijärvi 52 Imatra 50 Hyvinkää 49 Salo 49 Kirkkonummi 44 Kokkola 41 Nokia 41 Tuusula 38 Mikkeli 36 Mäntsälä 35 Uusikaupunki 32 Sipoo 30 Rovaniemi 29 Loimaa 27 Varkaus 27 Heinola 26 Kankaanpää 26 Savonlinna 26 Ylivieska 26 Hamina 25 Raisio 25 Forssa 23 Kangasala 23 Tornio 23 Akaa 22 Eura 21 Huittinen 21 Janakkala 21 Pietarsaari 20 Raahe 20 Laitila 19 Orimattila 19 Äänekoski 19 Karkkila 18 Kuusamo 16 Haapajärvi 14 Kemi 14 Lieksa 14 Kajaani 13 Kempele 13 Mariehamn 13 Parkano 13 Ylöjärvi 13 Alajärvi 12 Outokumpu 12 Pieksämäki 12 Sastamala 12 Hämeenkyrö 11 Iisalmi 11 Jämsä 11 Kitee 11 Lempäälä 11 Pirkkala 11 Raseborg 11 Säkylä 11 Valkeakoski 11 Harjavalta 10 Kaarina 10 Utajärvi 10

People with Turkish as mother tongue living in Finland according to Statistics Finland. Turkish speakers by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 12,964 Helsinki 2,526 Vantaa 1,639 Espoo 1,554 Tampere 793 Turku 536 Oulu 413 Lahti 312 Jyväskylä 300 Kerava 273 Hämeenlinna 233 Lappeenranta 191 Pori 180 Kuopio 164 Lohja 162 Kouvola 154 Seinäjoki 142 Rauma 121 Porvoo 117 Hyvinkää 116 Vihti 109 Kotka 101 Vaasa 100 Järvenpää 96 Riihimäki 95 Joensuu 91 Salo 79 Kirkkonummi 70 Nokia 65 Tuusula 65 Nurmijärvi 58 Rovaniemi 54 Ilmajoki 53 Mäntsälä 49 Akaa 44 Raisio 43 Sipoo 43 Uusikaupunki 43 Kokkola 42 Mikkeli 41 Forssa 40 Savonlinna 38 Tornio 37 Heinola 35 Imatra 34 Eura 32 Laitila 30 Janakkala 29 Loimaa 29 Ylöjärvi 29 Hamina 28 Huittinen 28 Kajaani 28 Ylivieska 28 Raahe 27 Kaarina 26 Kuusamo 26 Varkaus 25 Kangasala 24 Kankaanpää 24 Karkkila 24 Mariehamn 24 Raseborg 24 Orimattila 23 Kemi 22 Pietarsaari 22 Hämeenkyrö 21 Äänekoski 21 Alajärvi 20 Iisalmi 20 Lempäälä 20 Jämsä 19 Lapua 19 Hollola 18 Kittilä 18 Sastamala 18 Harjavalta 17 Kauhajoki 17 Nurmes 17 Valkeakoski 17 Kitee 16 Kempele 15 Parkano 15 Säkylä 15 Utajärvi 15 Pieksämäki 14 Haapajärvi 13 Pirkkala 13 Suonenjoki 13 Lieksa 12 Paimio 12 Siilinjärvi 12 Alavus 11 Eurajoki 11 Hattula 11 Karstula 11 Kauniainen 11 Kristinestad 11 Laukaa 11 Somero 11 Luumäki 10 Mäntyharju 10

Society 65.5% of them are male while 34.5% are female. 22.2% are less than 14 years old, 76.7% are between 15 and 64 years old and only 1.1% are over the age 65.

The majority of Turkish immigrants are self-employed and are predominantly active in the restaurant and fast food sector..

Organizations

Suomen turkkilainen seura

Political activism As in May 2022 Finland made an accession bid to join NATO, Turkey demanded that Finland ends its alleged support for the Gülen movement.

Notable people

Erol Ates, football manager and former player Fikret Güler, Turkish taekwondo Grand Master Oliver Günes, football player Mehmet Gürs, chef (Turkish father) , women's activist and public enlightener (her mother, Adolfina Sofia Soldan, was a descendant of who was the first documented Turk in Germany) Sinem Kurtbay, sailor (Turkish father) Berat Köse, football player Ibrahim Köse, football player Onary Köse, footballer Kaan Kairinen, football player (Turkish father) Melek Mazici, visual artist Anton Odabasi, basketball player (Turkish father) Mert Otsamo, fashion designer (Turkish father) Masar Ömer, football player Teuvo Tulio, film director Ozan Yanar, former member of the Finnish Parliament , singer (Turkish father) Taha Özcelik, football player

See also Finland–Turkey relations Kebakko Eerikin Pippuri Turks in Europe Turks in Denmark Turks in Japan Turks in Estonia Turks in Norway Turks in Russia Turks in Sweden Finnish Tatars Kurds in Finland Islam in Finland

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