Syrians in Finland () are people who have a background from the country of Syria and who now live in Finland. People can be born in Syria, have Syrian ancestry and/or be citizens of Syria. , there were 9,611 people born in Syria living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Syrian citizenship was 6,748.
Syrians are the second largest Arab community in Finland after Iraqis.
Migration Nearly all Syrians in Finland have arrived as refugees. Syrians have been one of the smaller refugee groups in Finland in spite of the Syrian civil war, however they became the largest group in 2017.
Demographics
People born in Syria and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland. Country of birth Syria by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 9,408 Helsinki 1,317 Espoo 1,066 Vantaa 988 Turku 621 Lahti 572 Tampere 551 Kuopio 289 Oulu 269 Pietarsaari 216 Jyväskylä 178 Hyvinkää 156 Vaasa 156 Joensuu 147 Tornio 146 Hämeenlinna 138 Porvoo 130 Lappeenranta 102 Kerava 97 Lohja 91 Mikkeli 90 Forssa 84 Iisalmi 84 Seinäjoki 81 Pori 73 Nurmijärvi 70 Rovaniemi 69 Kaarina 67 Tuusula 66 Kemi 61 Varkaus 61 Suomussalmi 58 Järvenpää 55 Parainen 55 Kotka 52 Ylitornio 51 Kajaani 50 Kouvola 48 Sipoo 42 Outokumpu 40 Karkkila 39 Kokkola 37 Vihti 37 Heinävesi 34 Rauma 33 Salo 33 Kauniainen 32 Pedersöre 32 Pieksämäki 32 Mariehamn 31 Raisio 31 Larsmo 30 Nykarleby 28 Riihimäki 27 Kronoby 25 Äänekoski 25 Kirkkonummi 24 Pudasjärvi 24 Hollola 23 Kuusamo 21 Lieto 20 Imatra 18 Mäntsälä 18 Heinola 17 Raseborg 17 Tervola 14 Korsholm 13 Eura 11 Mänttä-Vilppula 11 Tammela 10
People with Syrian citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland. Citizens of Syria by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 7,629 Helsinki 786 Espoo 777 Vantaa 657 Turku 507 Lahti 455 Tampere 450 Kuopio 280 Oulu 213 Pietarsaari 178 Tornio 172 Joensuu 158 Vaasa 141 Hämeenlinna 139 Jyväskylä 136 Porvoo 132 Hyvinkää 129 Forssa 107 Kerava 102 Lappeenranta 98 Mikkeli 92 Seinäjoki 86 Iisalmi 84 Lohja 82 Rovaniemi 73 Tuusula 71 Varkaus 71 Suomussalmi 68 Kemi 64 Outokumpu 61 Kajaani 60 Nurmijärvi 59 Parainen 57 Pori 56 Kaarina 52 Ylitornio 50 Järvenpää 47 Kotka 47 Vihti 46 Sipoo 43 Heinävesi 42 Karkkila 37 Kokkola 35 Larsmo 30 Pieksämäki 28 Kouvola 27 Kauniainen 26 Äänekoski 26 Salo 25 Nykarleby 25 Riihimäki 23 Kuusamo 22 Mäntsälä 22 Tervola 22 Heinola 21 Imatra 21 Pudasjärvi 21 Kirkkonummi 20 Mariehamn 20 Rauma 16 Eura 15 Pedersöre 15 Kronoby 14 Raisio 14 Tammela 12 Mänttä-Vilppula 11 Hollola 10 Sodankylä 10
Organizations The most active Syrian organization in Finland is Suomi-Syyria Ystävyysseura.
Notable people
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