Hungarians in Finland

There is a small community of Hungarians in Finland.

Hungarians in Finland
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Total population
3,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Kauhajoki, Espoo
Languages
Hungarian · Finnish
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Hungarian diaspora

History

Prior to the late 1960s, most Hungarians came to Finland due to family, work or cultural and religious reasons. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Finland took some Hungarian refugees from Romania. Since the 1990s, many Hungarians came to Finland as guest workers or exchange students. Before the 1980s, there were only 150 Hungarians in Finland.[2]

In 2014, there were 2,600 people in Finland who spoke Hungarian, some of them coming from Transylvania. In the 2000s, Hungarians were employed by Nokia and in recent years, Hungarians have moved to, inter alia, Ostrobothnia to work in the grocery sector. Many of the Hungarian immigrants to Finland have been musicians.[3]

Hungarian organizations in Finland

Bóbita ry is the most active Hungarian organization in Finland, located in the Helsinki region.[4]

Notable Hungarians in Finland
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References
  1. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination
  2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318756083_Hungarians_in_Finland_and_Sweden_Comparison_of_Some_Sociocultural_and_Demographic_Factors_on_Language_Choice_Culture_and_Identity
  3. https://suomiunkari.fi/yhteiskunta/unkarilaiset-siirtolaiset-kautta-aikain/
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2020-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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