Finnish Australians

Finnish Australians
Australiansuomalaiset
Total population
7,939 (by birth, 2011 Census)[1]
22,420 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Mount Isa
Languages
Australian English · Finnish
Religion
Traditionally Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Finnish New Zealanders, Danish Australians, Estonian Australians, Norwegian Australians, Swedish Australians

Finnish Australians (Finnish: Australiansuomalaiset) are Australian citizens of Finnish ancestry or Finland-born people who reside in Australia. According to Finnish estimates, there are approximately 30,000 Australians of Finnish ancestry, and about 7,500 Finland-born Finns residing in Australia.[2]

  1. ^ a b Australian Government - Department of Immigration and Border Protection. "Finnish Australians". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ Embassy of Finland, Canberra. "History of the Finns in Australia". Retrieved 6 September 2013.