Estonians in Finland

Estonians in Finland or Finnish Estonians (Estonian: Eestlased Soomes; Finnish: Suomen virolaiset) are people with an ethnic Estonian background residing in Finland. In 2017, there were 52,424 Estonian immigrants in Finland, according to the UN.[2] Estonians are Finland's second largest immigrant group, after Russians.

Estonians in Finland
Eestlased Soomes / Soome eestlased
Virolaiset Suomessa / Suomenvirolaiset
Estonia Finland
Total population
51,539 Estonian citizens (2017)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, Turku, Kerava
Languages
Estonian, Finnish
Religion
Lutheranism, Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
Finnish people

Estonians have for a long time helped the workforce in Finland, especially in the capital region. Over 35,000 of them reside in Uusimaa.

History

Immigration from Estonia to Finland was low before 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Estonia's EU membership in 2004, emigration from Estonia to Finland increased rapidly.[3]

The peak migration of Estonians was in 2012, when over 6,000 Estonians emigrated to Finland. In 2017 however the net migration from Estonia was negative, as Estonians are returning to their country. Reasons for this are better salaries in Estonia and family ties. In spite of this the Estonian population is still growing, although at a much slower rate than previously.[4]

Employment

The employment rate of Estonians is 76%, higher than Finns.[5]

Population

In 2017, there were 49,590 speakers of Estonian.[1] Finland has the largest community of Estonians outside Estonia In 2012, 5,000 more people from Estonia emigrated to Finland than immigrated to Estonia.[6] There are an estimated 100,000 Estonians working in Finland.[7]

Estonians by Municipality in 2017[1]
№ Municipality Estonians  %
1. Helsinki 12,970 2.02
2. Vantaa 8,781 3.99
3. Espoo 6,566 2.36
4. Turku 1,891 1.00
6. Kerava 1,163 3.25
7. Kirkkonummi 1,086 2.76
8. Tampere 1,074 0.47
9. Lahti 887 0.74
10. Salo 741 1.40

Notable Estonians in Finland

See also

References
  1. "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Kansalaisuus, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot-Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat". Pxnet2.stat.fi. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "United Nations Population Division - Department of Economic and Social Affairs". United Nations. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. "BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES : Estonian Immigrants" Identity Construction in Finland" (PDF). Helda.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. "Historiallinen käänne: Virolainen työvoima on alkanut valua pois Suomesta – "Moni on ryhtynyt ajattelemaan jatkuvan reissaamisen aiheuttamia ongelmia"".
  5. "Viro 100: Virolaiset Suomessa". 22 February 2018.
  6. "PHC2011 - Most of emigrants from Estonia still go to Finland". Stat.ee. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. "Up to 100 000 Estonians work in Finland". Baltic News Network. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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