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The clothing of Somali women in Finland varies from large hijabs and face covers to skinny jeans and crop tops. [21] There are a few Christian converts and Somali atheists in Finland. [22] [23] Somalis watch at least nine different Somali channels in Finland. [24] Popular celebrations among Somalis include Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. [25]
As of 31 December 2020, according to Statistics Finland, the total number of people in Finland with a close African background [a] is 57,496, which is 1.0% of the population of Finland. [ b ] 47,041 (81.8%) of them are from Sub-Saharan Africa .
In 2009, there were 5,570 Somali citizens, but an equal number may have received Finnish citizenship. In 2014 there were 16,721 Somali speakers in Finland. [citation needed] According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the number of Somali-speaking people in Finland in 2010 rose by nearly 10% in a year. [43]
Finland has a population of over 5.6 million people, ranking it 19th out of 27 within the European Union. The average population density in Finland is 19 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi), making it the third most sparsely populated country in Europe, after Iceland and Norway. Population distribution is extremely uneven, with the ...
The first Somalis arrived to Finland via the Soviet Union. Somali speaking population in Finland has grown from zero to 21,000 between 1990 and 2018. 55% of Somalis in Finland are unemployed, the highest of any ethnic group in Finland. In 2014, Finland took 1,030 quota refugees, and an additional 3,651 people sought asylum.
The clade is observed in more than 10% of Somali males generally, [145] with a peak frequency amongst the Somali Dir clan members in Djibouti (100%) [222] and Somalis in Dire Dawa (82.4%), a city with a majority Dir population. [223]
The largest minority group in Finland is the Swedish-speaking Finns, who in 2018 numbered about 282,300, with all Swedish speakers in the country making a total of 288,400 which is 5.2% of the total population. [1] Municipalities are classified as either monolingual or bilingual with a majority language.
This page lists notable citizens of Finland of full or partial Somali ethnic descent. Pages in category "Finnish people of Somali descent" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.