Italians in Finland

Finnish Italians are Finns who speak Italian, were born in Italy or are children of Italian immigrants. The number of Italians can only be measured in the number of Italian speakers, people born in Italy and their children, since Finland doesn't collect statistics on ethnicity.[3]

Italians in Finland

Italiani di Finlandia Italialaiset Suomessa
Charles Bassi Manuela Bosco Marco Casagrande
Total population
around 3,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki · Espoo · Vantaa · Turku · Tampere
Languages
Italian · Finnish
Religion
Christianity 82% (97% Catholicism, 2% Orthodox, 1% Protestant), 18% Irreligion[2]
Related ethnic groups
Italian diaspora

Demographics

67% of Finnish Italians are male and 33% are female. 51.3% of Finnish Italians are employed, 9.5% are unemployed and 39.2% are outside the labour force. There are over 200 Italian students in Finland, and over 160 Italian entrepreneurs.[4] 761 Italian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman.[5]

In 2018:[6]

• 1,133 Finns had a dual Italian citizenship
• 2,441 Finns had an Italian background
• 2,709 Finns had an Italian citizenship
• 2,857 Finns spoke Italian as their native language
• 2,956 Finns were born in Italy

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	275	—
1990	475	+72.7%
2000	958	+101.7%
2010	1,790	+86.8%
2018	2,956	+65.1%
Source: Statistics Finland

Italians by Municipality in 2018[7]

№	Municipality	Italians	%
1.	Helsinki	1,078	0.17
2.	Espoo	336	0.12
3.	Vantaa	226	0.10
4.	Turku	186	0.10
5.	Tampere	163	0.07

Italian organizations in Finland

There are two prominent Italian organizations in Finland: Italialaisten yhdistys Suomessa -järjestö, established in 1990[8] and Finlandia-Italia r.y - kulttuuriseura, which was established in 1963.[9]

Notable Finnish Italians

• Marco Matrone, footballer
• Charles Bassi, architect
• Lauri Dalla Valle, former footballer
• Marco Parnela, former footballer
• Antonio Inutile, footballer
• Anna Falchi, model and actress
• Marco Casagrande, architect
• Manuela Bosco, actress
• Clara Petrozzi, violist
• Marco Matrone, footballer
• Monica Sileoni, retired artistic gymnast
• Janna Hurmerinta, singer
• Maarit Hurmerinta, singer and musician
• Andreas Bernard, ice hockey goaltender
• Eugenio Giraldoni, operatic baritone
• Sara Negri, mathematical logician
• Egle Oddo, visual artist

See also

• Finland–Italy relations

References

1. "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". migrationpolicy.org. February 10, 2014.
2. Project, Joshua. "Italian in Finland". joshuaproject.net.
3. Saarenmaa, Kaisa. "Tilastokeskus - Etnisyystiedon merkitys kasvaa maahanmuuton lisääntyessä". www.stat.fi.
4. "Väestö muuttujina Pääasiallinen toiminta, Kansalaisuus, Ammattiasema, Sukupuoli, Ikä, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat.
5. http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__perh/statfin_perh_pxt_009.px/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4
6. "Immigrants in the population". www.stat.fi.
7. "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Syntymävaltio, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat.
8. https://circoloitaliano.fi/italialaisten-yhdistys-suomessa/ Italialaisten yhdistys Suomessa
9. "Historia".