Latin American migration to Finland means immigrants from Latin America who reside in Finland. , there were 11,472 people born in Latin America were living in Finland.
Demographics Nationalities
+ Country of birth Nationality Population () Brazilians 2,780 Mexicans 1,463 Colombians 1,669 Peruvians 817 Chileans 775 Cubans 654 Argentinians 646 Venezuelans 541 Ecuadorians 327 Nicaraguans 340 Dominicans 270 Bolivians 197 Hondurans 177 Uruguayans 158 Salvadorans 101 Costa Ricans 118 Guatemalans 105 Paraguayans 58 Panamanians 43
Languages , Spanish is spoken by 12,088 people in Finland and Portuguese by 4,694; this includes both Spaniards and Portuguese people.
+ Spanish and Portuguese speakers by municipality in 2025 № Municipality Spanish speakers % Portuguese speakers % Total %1.Helsinki 3,905 0.06 1,389 0.02 5,294 0.082.Espoo 1,611 0.05 594 0.02 2,205 0.073.Vantaa 805 0.03 439 0.02 1,244 0.054.Tampere 733 0.03 284 0.01 1,017 0.045.Turku 645 0.03 282 0.01 927 0.046.Oulu 347 0.02 142 0.01 489 0.027.Jyväskylä 233 0.02 84 0.01 317 0.028.Lahti 223 0.02 89 0.01 312 0.029.Kuopio 211 0.02 45 0.00 256 0.0210.Vaasa 181 0.02 52 0.00 233 0.02–Rest of Finland 3,194 0.06 1,294 0.02 4,488 0.08–Finland 12,088 0.21 4,694 0.08 16,782 0.30
Notable people
Argentine See also categories: Monica Sileoni, gymnast Maximo Tolonen, footballer
Brazilian See also categories: Daniel Dolenc, basketball player Getúlio Fredo, football manager Luís Fernando da Silva, youth coach Piracaia, former footballer Rafinha, football coach and former footballer
Chilean
See also categories: Matias Kivikko Arraño, footballer Diandra, singer Marce Rendic, radio personality
Colombian See also categories: Felipe Aspegren, footballer Camilo Miettinen, ice hockey player Tuomas Turriago, composer and pianist
Cuban See also categories: Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho, footballer
Dominican Republic See also categories: Alex Ciriaco, footballer
Mexican See also categories: Sara Ferrara, track cyclist Ruudolf, hip hop artist Sofia Sida, singer
Peruvian See also categories: Clara Petrozzi, violinist Alberto Velásquez, footballer
Puerto Rican See also categories: Alex Oikkonen, footballer Juan Coca, footballer Joseph Marrero, footballer
Others Finnish people of Latin American descent: Immigrants: Expatriates:
References
Notes 1. These numbers include the following 19 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The numbers do not include Puerto Rico because Statistics Finland does not differentiate it from the United States.