Romanians in Finland () are immigrants from Romania residing in Finland.
Migration Eastern European Roma started arriving in Finland in 2007, when Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU. Many of the Romanian Roma in the Helsinki region are from Valea Seacă. Most of them beg and sell the Iso Numero magazine.
Employment Roughly 200 Romanians and Bulgarians are in the police force in Helsinki.
Demographics 1.64% speak Finnish, 0.47% speak Swedish and the rest 97.89% speak other languages.
Distribution The regions with the most Romanians are Uusimaa (2,019, 0.12%), Southwest Finland (784, 0.16%) and Åland (478, 1.60%).
+ Romanians by Municipality in 2018No. Municipality Romanians %1.Helsinki 737 0.112.Turku 513 0.273.Espoo 507 0.184.Vantaa 396 0.175.Mariehamn 220 1.876.Pori 177 0.21
Notable people
Tomi Petrescu, football player George de Godzinsky, composer and conductor Maria Lund, actress and singer-songwriter Veera Florica Rajala, lawyer and candidate in Helsinki municipal elections 2021
See also
Finland–Romania relations Romanian diaspora Immigration to Finland
References