Arabs in Finland () are residents and citizens of Finland who speak the Arabic language. Arabic is Finland's third most spoken foreign language, after Russian and Estonian. , there were 44,956 Arabic-speaking people in Finland.
The largest Arabic-speaking minority groups in Finland are the Iraqi, the Syrian and the Moroccan.
Status of Arabic Arabic has for a long time been taught in Finnish schools as a native language for Arabs. Starting from 2019 fall, Arabic will be an optional B2 language in Finnish primary schools. As an academic subject it can be learned at University of Helsinki.
Demographics
People with Arabic as mother tongue living in Finland according to Statistics Finland. Arabic speakers by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 43,534 Helsinki 10,998 Espoo 6,246 Vantaa 6,105 Turku 3,612 Tampere 2,605 Lahti 1,314 Oulu 1,092 Kuopio 864 Vaasa 762 Jyväskylä 584 Kerava 476 Hämeenlinna 461 Porvoo 419 Jakobstad 314 Pori 312 Joensuu 293 Hyvinkää 257 Kaarina 252 Lappeenranta 239 Järvenpää 233 Mikkeli 229 Kouvola 228 Seinäjoki 216 Kotka 209 Tornio 203 Rovaniemi 199 Kirkkonummi 174 Kokkola 172 Forssa 167 Lohja 167 Raseborg 165 Kajaani 161 Nurmijärvi 146 Salo 145 Raisio 140 Pirkkala 139 Tuusula 130 Rauma 127 Vihti 117 Kemi 107 Parainen 97 Iisalmi 94 Kauniainen 87 Sipoo 86 Kangasala 84 Mariehamn 84 Suomussalmi 77 Lempäälä 76 Ylitornio 76 Riihimäki 72 Uusikaupunki 65 Lieto 62 Nykarleby 58 Outokumpu 57 Varkaus 55 Nokia 51 Ylöjärvi 50 Heinävesi 47 Loviisa 45 Karkkila 44 Naantali 42 Heinola 41 Jämsä 41 Kronoby 40 Hollola 37 Janakkala 37 Mäntsälä 36 Kuusamo 35 Pieksämäki 34 Pedersöre 33 Loimaa 32 Valkeakoski 31 Imatra 30 Laitila 26 Tervola 26 Pudasjärvi 25 Savonlinna 24 Korsholm 23 Luoto 22 Ylivieska 21 Raahe 20 Äänekoski 20 Jomala 19 Sastamala 19 Hanko 17 Lieksa 17 Akaa 16 Mänttä-Vilppula 16 Närpiö 16 Kauhava 15 Orimattila 15 Eura 14 Huittinen 14 Kankaanpää 14 Kempele 13 Rautalampi 12 Sodankylä 12 Tammela 12 Hattula 11 Kittilä 11 Liperi 11 Kemijärvi 10
Society The majority of Finnish Arabs have arrived as refugees and have lived in Finland for less than five years. 37% of Arabs feel that they are Finnish, and 57% have experienced discrimination in the labour market. One in three Arabs lack Finnish friends.
During Helsinki New Year's Eve sexual assaults, Arabs in Facebook discussed how they could clear their reputation.
Notable people Finnish people of Arab descent: Algerian, Bahraini, Egyptian, Emirati, Iraqi, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Libyan, Mauritanian, Moroccan, Omani, Palestinian, Qatari, Saudi Arabian, Sudanese, Syrian, Tunisian, Yemeni Immigrants: Algerian, Bahraini, Egyptian, Emirati, Iraqi, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Libyan, Mauritanian, Moroccan, Omani, Palestinian, Qatari, Saudi Arabian, Sudanese, Syrian, Tunisian, Yemeni Expatriates: Algerian, Bahraini, Egyptian, Emirati, Iraqi, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Libyan, Mauritanian, Moroccan, Omani, Palestinian, Qatari, Saudi Arabian, Sudanese, Syrian, Tunisian Yemeni
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