Finns

For other uses, see Finn (disambiguation).

Finns
Suomalaiset
Total population
c. 6–7 million[a]
Regions with significant populations
Finland       c. 4.7–5.1 million[1][2][3][4][b]
Other significant population centers:
United States653,222[5]
Sweden156,045[6][c]–712,000[7][d]
(including Tornedalians)
Canada143,645[8]
Russia127,600
(with all Karelians)[a][9]
34,300
(with Ingrian Finns)
Australia7,939[10]
Norway15,000–60,000
(including Forest Finns
and Kvens)[11][12]
Germany33,000 (2022)[13]
United Kingdom15,000–30,000[14]
Spain17,433 (in 2022)[15]
(up to 40,000
part-year residents)[16]
Estonia8,260[17]
France7,000[18]
Netherlands5,000[19]
Italy4,000[20]
Switzerland3,800[21]
Brazil3,100[22]
Denmark3,000[23]
Belgium3,000[24]
Other countries
Greece1,600[25]
Thailand1,500–2,000[26]
United Arab Emirates1,500[27]
China1,500[28][29]
Ireland1,200[30]
Portugal1,157[31]
Austria1,000 (in 2001)[32]
Poland1,000[33]
Japan800[34]
Singapore700[35]
Israel700[36]
New Zealand573 (in 2013)[37]
Cyprus500[38]
Argentina150–200
Uruguay100
Languages
Finnish and its dialects
Religion
Predominantly Lutheranism or irreligious, Eastern Orthodox minority[39]
Related ethnic groups
Sámi, Balts, and other Baltic Finns
Especially Karelians, Izhorians, Vepsians, Kvens, and Tornedalians
a The total figure is merely a sum of all the referenced populations listed.

b No official statistics are kept on ethnicity. However, statistics of the Finnish population according to first language and citizenship are documented and available.
c Finnish born population resident in Sweden. This figure likely includes all Finnish-born (regardless of ethnic background) and as such might be misleading.

d Swedish population with at least partial Finnish background.
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Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic[40] ethnic group native to Finland.[41] Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled. Some of these may be classified as separate ethnic groups, rather than subgroups of Finns. These include the Kvens and Forest Finns in Norway, the Tornedalians in Sweden, and the Ingrian Finns in Russia.

Finnish, the language spoken by Finns, is closely related to other Balto-Finnic languages, e.g. Estonian and Karelian. The Finnic languages are a subgroup of the larger Uralic family of languages, which also includes Hungarian. These languages are markedly different from most other languages spoken in Europe, which belong to the Indo-European family of languages. Native Finns can also be divided according to dialect into subgroups sometimes called heimo (lit. 'tribe'), although such divisions have become less important due to internal migration.

Today, there are approximately 6–7 million ethnic Finns and their descendants worldwide, with the majority of them living in their native Finland and the surrounding countries, namely Sweden, Russia and Norway. An overseas Finnish diaspora has long been established in the countries of the Americas and Oceania, with the population of primarily immigrant background, namely Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, and the United States.

  1. ^ "Population". Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2016. Persons with Finnish background: 5,115,300
    Native Finnish speakers: 4,778,490
  2. ^ "Suomen ennakkoväkiluku tammikuun lopussa 5 402 758" [Finnish preliminary population by the end of January stood at 5,402,758] (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Preliminary population statistics". Statistics Finland. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ "The World Factbook – Finland". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2016. Finns 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, other 1% (2006).
  5. ^ "Table B04006 – People Reporting Ancestry – 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Foreign-born persons by country of birth and year". Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Fler med finsk bakgrund i Sverige" [Number of people with Finnish background in Sweden is rising]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. ^ Statistics Canada. "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  9. ^ № 689–690 – Национальный состав населения России по данным переписей населения (тысяч человек) [№ 689–690 – Ethnic composition of the population of Russia according to census data (in thousands of people)] (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ^ Australian Government – Department of Immigration and Border Protection. "Finnish Australians". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  11. ^ regionaldepartementet, Kommunal- og (8 December 2000). "St.meld. nr. 15 (2000–2001)". Regjeringa.no. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  12. ^ Saressalo, L. (1996), Kveenit. Tutkimus erään pohjoisnorjalaisen vähemmistön identiteetistä. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Toimituksia, 638. Helsinki.
  13. ^ "Bevölkerung in Privathaushalten nach Migrationshintergrund im weiteren Sinn nach ausgewählten Geburtsstaaten" (in German). Statistisches Bundesamt. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Kahdesta miljoonasta ulkosuomalaisesta suuri osa on "kateissa" – Ulkomailla asuvat ovat aina poikkeama tilastoissa" (in Finnish). YLE. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Espanja – mielenkiintoisimmat tilastot 2024" (in Finnish). Aurinkoinen Espanja. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Paljonko suomalaisia asuu Espanjassa?" (in Finnish). Suomi-Espanja Seura. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Suomi Virossa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Tallinn. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Présentation de la Finlande". France Diplomatie – Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, The Hague. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Rome. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Suomi Sveitsissä" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Bern. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Imigrantes internacionais registrados no Brasil". nepo.unicamp.br. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Brussels. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Athens. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  26. ^ "Maatiedosto Thaimaa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Bangkok. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy – Embassy of Finland, Abu Dhabi. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Beijing. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  29. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Consulate General of Finland, Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Embassy – Embassy of Finland, Dublin". Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  31. ^ "Sefstat" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  32. ^ "Suomi Itävallassa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Vienna. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  33. ^ "Suomalaiset Puolassa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Warsaw. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  34. ^ "Finland in Japan". Embassy of Finland, Tokyo. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  35. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Singapore. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  36. ^ "Suomi Israelissa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Tel Aviv. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  37. ^ "2013 Census ethnic group profiles". Stats.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  38. ^ "Suomi Brasiliassa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Nicosia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  39. ^ "Population". Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  40. ^ "Suomalaisten esi-isät olivat maahanmuuttajia seilatessaan Suomenlahden yli – perillä odottivat muinaisgermaaniset asukkaat". Länsi-Uusimaa (in Finnish). 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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