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Somalis in Finland
Total population
24,365 (0.44%) (2022)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Turku
Languages
Somali · Arabic · Finnish · Swedish[2]
Religion
Islam

Somalis in Finland (Finnish: Suomen somalit) are residents and citizens of Finland of Somali ancestry. As of 2022, 24,365 Finns had a Somali-background, making it the fourth most common foreign country of origin and the largest from Africa.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Population 31.12. by Area, Background country, Sex, Year and Information". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "SOMALIS" (PDF).

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