Syrians in Finland () are people who have a background from the country of

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

and who now live in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. People can be born in Syria, have Syrian ancestry and/or be citizens of Syria. , there were 9,408 people born in Syria living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Syrian

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was 7,629. Syrians are the second largest Arab community in Finland after

Iraqis Iraqis ( ; ) are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of Iraq. The majority of Iraqis are Arabs, with Kurds accounting for the largest ethnic minority, followed by Turkmen. Other ethnic groups from the country include Yazidis, As ...

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. People with Syrian citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.

Organizations

The most active Syrian organization in Finland is Suomi-Syyria Ystävyysseura.

References

{{Syrian diaspora Ethnic groups in Finland