Nigerians in Finland are people who originate from Nigeria and who live in Finland. People can be born in Nigeria, have Nigerian ancestry and/or be citizens of Nigeria. , there were 6,763 people born in Nigeria living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Nigerian citizenship was 6,155. Nigerians are Finland's second largest African immigrant group after Somalis.
Demographics
People born in Nigeria and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland. Country of birth Nigeria by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 5,959 Helsinki 1,315 Vantaa 766 Espoo 654 Tampere 490 Turku 385 Vaasa 303 Kuopio 292 Oulu 233 Jyväskylä 157 Joensuu 131 Lappeenranta 93 Lahti 80 Kokkola 78 Kerava 68 Jakobstad 66 Pori 65 Järvenpää 57 Seinäjoki 50 Hämeenlinna 41 Riihimäki 38 Kajaani 32 Rovaniemi 26 Hyvinkää 23 Lieksa 23 Varkaus 23 Salo 21 Nurmes 20 Porvoo 19 Forssa 19 Kemi 18 Valkeakoski 16 Nurmijärvi 16 Savonlinna 16 Iisalmi 15 Rauma 15 Kotka 14 Kauniainen 14 Tuusula 13 Ylöjärvi 12 Laitila 11 Uusikaupunki 11 Lohja 10
Society Many Nigerian women seeking asylum in Finland are victims of human trafficking.
Notable people
Noah Kin, rapper Nnaemeka Anyamele, footballer Nicholas Otaru, footballer Lola Odusoga, model Seppo Evwaraye, athlete Simon Ekpa, Lahti politician, Biafra separatist, and former athlete
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