Vietnamese people in Finland
Vietnamese people in FinlandTotal population |
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4,645 Vietnamese speakers[1] 2,010 Vietnamese citizens[2] |
Regions with significant populations |
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Helsinki and Turku[3] |
Languages |
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Vietnamese, Finnish |
Religion |
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Mahayana Buddhism[4] and Roman Catholicism |
Related ethnic groups |
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Vietnamese people in Norway and other overseas Vietnamese |
Vietnamese people in Finland form one of the country's largest groups of Southeast Asian people. According to Statistics Finland, in 2007 there are 4,645 people whose mother tongue is Vietnamese[1] and 2,010 people with Vietnamese citizenship[2] residing in Finland. The Vietnamese-Finnish community includes both ethnic Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese.[5]
Religion
The majority of the Vietnamese in Finland are Mahayana Buddhist, with a 12% Christian minority.[6]
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