People in Finland of full or partial African ancestry
Ethnic group
The African diaspora in Finland (Finnish : afrikkalaisten diaspora Suomessa ) refers to the residents of Finland of full or partial African ancestry, mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa . According to Statistics Finland , the total number of people in Finland with a close African background[ a] (Africans in Finland ; Suomen afrikkalaiset ) was 57,496 in 2020.[ 3]
The distinct adjacent term Afro-Finns (afrosuomalaiset ), also referred to as Black Finns (mustat suomalaiset ),[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] can be used for Finns whose lineages are fully or partly in the populations of Sub-Saharan Africa ("Black Africa").[ 8] [ 9] Afro-Finns have lived in Finland since the 19th century, and in 2009, according to Yle , there were an estimated 20,000 Afro-Finns in Finland.[ 10]
Corporal Holger Sonntag in 1944
Finns reacted to the first Africans in Finland with curiosity and amazement.[ 11] During the 19th century, there were some Africans from the Americas who worked as servants for wealthy Russians in the Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 4] The first known African who received Finnish citizenship was Rosa Lemberg who came to Finland from Ovamboland in 1888 and received Finnish citizenship in 1899.[ 12] [ 13]
Between the 1900s and the 1970s, the few Africans in Finland were mostly either students (for example from Nigeria and Ethiopia), political exiles from South Africa or people married to Finns.[ 4] In World War II (1939–1945), there were some Afro-Finnish soldiers, and among them were Private 1st Class Rudolf Prüss [fi ] , who served as a ski patrol leader in the Karelian Isthmus and was killed in the Winter War , and Corporal Holger Sonntag, who was of African-American and German descent and served as a driver in both the Winter War and Continuation War .[ 14]
In 1990, during the Somali Civil War , the first Somali refugees arrived in Finland.[ 15] [ 16] After that, due to their high total fertility rate and the high number of Somali family reunifications , quota refugees and asylum seekers , they rapidly became the largest African group in Finland.[ 17] [ 18] During the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland, most of the Sierra Leone national under-17 football team 's players defected to Finland due to their country's poor conditions after a civil war that had ended a year earlier.[ 19]
Nowadays most people of African ancestry come to Finland from Africa , but many have also come from the United States , Latin America and other European countries . Especially Americans and British people of African ancestry have moved to Finland, mostly through marriage.[ 20]
Historical population Year 1990 1,720 — 1995 7,831 +355.3% 2000 11,802 +50.7% 2005 17,793 +50.8% 2010 29,041 +63.2% 2015 42,689 +47.0% 2016 46,113 +8.0% 2017 48,749 +5.7% 2018 51,645 +5.9% 2019 54,450 +5.4% 2020 57,496 +5.6% Source: Statistics Finland [ 3]
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 .[ c] 32,511 (56.5%) of them are men, while 24,985 (43.5%) are women.[ 3]
Countries of origin [ edit ]
Origins of people with a close African background[ a] [ 3]
Country
Population (1990 )
Population (2020 )
Total
1,720
57,496
Somalia
49
22,534
Nigeria
89
4,150
DR Congo
6
3,965
Morocco
395
3,899
Ethiopia
108
2,967
Ghana
67
2,479
Sudan
11
2,013
Kenya
71
1,845
Egypt
195
1,683
Cameroon
4
1,641
Algeria
210
1,437
Eritrea
1
1,288
The Gambia
23
1,207
Tunisia
145
1,128
Angola
3
678
Tanzania
56
622
South Africa
54
516
Uganda
7
377
Rwanda
2
360
Libya
19
295
Senegal
10
271
Zambia
27
258
Liberia
6
187
Sierra Leone
20
186
Republic of the Congo
17
172
Ivory Coast
12
169
Namibia
66
151
Zimbabwe
7
143
Guinea
4
141
Burundi
3
140
Togo
3
110
Mozambique
5
68
Mauritius
12
50
Burkina Faso
0
33
Mauritania
0
32
Benin
1
29
Niger
1
29
Mali
3
28
Djibouti
0
27
Malawi
2
26
Madagascar
0
21
Botswana
0
18
Gabon
0
17
Central African Republic
0
16
Equatorial Guinea
0
16
South Sudan
N/A [ d]
16
Cape Verde
2
14
Guinea-Bissau
0
14
Comoros
1
8
Eswatini
1
8
Chad
2
7
Seychelles
0
7
Lesotho
0
0
São Tomé and Príncipe
0
0
Countries with a significant African diaspora [ edit ]
The following countries outside Africa have a majority population of Afro-descendants (90% or more of the country's total population)[ 21] and, as of 31 December 2020, a total of 127 expatriates or close descendants[ e] in Finland:[ 3]
Ten largest populations of people with a close African background[ a] by municipality[ 3]
No.
Municipality
Population (2020 )
%
1.
Helsinki
22,138
3.4%
2.
Espoo
7,737
2.6%
3.
Vantaa
7,520
3.2%
4.
Turku
3,370
1.7%
5.
Tampere
2,319
1.0%
6.
Oulu
1,689
0.8%
7.
Vaasa
1,474
2.2%
8.
Jyväskylä
1,023
0.7%
9.
Lahti
748
0.6%
10.
Kuopio
552
0.5%
In Kallahti , a neighborhood of Helsinki, 9.8% of the population consists of Africans.[ 23] [full citation needed ]
On 31 December 2020, the region with the most people with a close African background[ a] was Uusimaa with 39,987 people (2.4% of the region's total population), which is 69.6% of their total population in Finland.[ 24]
On 31 December 2020, there were 19,544 people who had dual citizenship of Finland and an African country.[ 25]
Citizens of African countries who received Finnish citizenship by year: [ 26]
1990 – 70
1991 – 101
1992 – 104
1993 – 67
1994 – 56
1995 – 81
1996 – 120
1997 – 180
1998 – 788
1999 – 1,365
2000 – 522
2001 – 406
2002 – 419
2003 – 403
2004 – 426
2005 – 605
2006 – 658
2007 – 671
2008 – 891
2009 – 466
2010 – 368
2011 – 400
2012 – 1,559
2013 – 1,923
2014 – 1,750
2015 – 1,946
2016 – 2,137
2017 – 2,448
2018 – 1,904
2019 – 1,499
2020 – 1,250
People born in Africa who received Finnish citizenship by year: [ 27]
1990 – 37
1991 – 87
1992 – 86
1993 – 42
1994 – 58
1995 – 78
1996 – 117
1997 – 175
1998 – 559
1999 – 829
2000 – 332
2001 – 275
2002 – 306
2003 – 290
2004 – 329
2005 – 387
2006 – 397
2007 – 426
2008 – 627
2009 – 329
2010 – 279
2011 – 297
2012 – 1,043
2013 – 1,344
2014 – 1,350
2015 – 1,447
2016 – 1,590
2017 – 1,844
2018 – 1,480
2019 – 1,231
2020 – 972
From 1990 to 2013, a total of 14,481 African citizens sought asylum in Finland, which was 22.4% out of the total of 64,536 asylum seekers. African asylum seekers by country of citizenship:
There were not asylum seekers from Cape Verde , the Comoros , São Tomé and Príncipe or Seychelles .[ 28]
From January 2015 to August 2020, there were a total of 7,935 African citizens who sought asylum in Finland; 14.6% out of the total of 54,520 asylum seekers. African asylum seekers by country of citizenship:
There were not asylum seekers from Botswana , Djibouti , Lesotho , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritius , São Tomé and Príncipe or Seychelles .[ 29]
From 1987 to 2019, a total of 911 people were adopted from Africa to Finland. 843 (92.5%) of them were from the countries of South Africa (508, 55.8%), Ethiopia (287, 31.5%) and Kenya (48, 5.3%).[ 30]
Adoptees from Africa by year: [ 30]
1987 – 11
1988 – 19
1989 – 5
1990 – 9
1991 – 12
1992 – 12
1993 – 16
1994 – 19
1995 – 14
1996 – 11
1997 – 13
1998 – 15
1999 – 14
2000 – 22
2001 – 11
2002 – 28
2003 – 28
2004 – 30
2005 – 35
2006 – 34
2007 – 44
2008 – 48
2009 – 66
2010 – 53
2011 – 71
2012 – 48
2013 – 43
2014 – 47
2015 – 41
2016 – 16
2017 – 30
2018 – 20
2019 – 26
Marriages and cohabitation [ edit ]
On 31 December 2020, there were 4,589 Finnish citizens who were either married to or registered as cohabiting with citizens of African countries. 2,809 (61.2%) of the Finnish citizens were women and 1,780 (38.8%) were men; for both sexes the largest groups of partners were Somalian , Moroccan and Nigerian citizens. The next largest groups for Finnish women were Gambian and Ghanaian citizens, and for Finnish men Ethiopian and Kenyan citizens.[ 31] [ 32] On the same date, there were 4,725 African-born people who were either married to or registered as cohabiting with people born in Finland; 3,718 (78.7%) of the people born in Finland were women, while 1,007 (21.3%) were men.[ 33] [ 34]
According to an estimate in 2009 by Yle , there are 20,000 Afro-Finns in Finland, and thus, they compose a much larger ethnic minority than many other prominent large minorities in Finland, such as the Sami or Romani . The identity of Afro-Finns varies; some consider themselves Finns, while others have their own separate identity.[ 10] Some actively cherish their connections to Africa through their African relatives and cultures, while for others their connections to Africa are more distant but still relevant to them.[ 20]
In 2013, the dance performance Noir? by Sonya Lindfors [fi ] became the first fully Afro-Finnish dance performance when it premiered at Zodiak – Center for New Dance [fi ] in Helsinki.[ 35] Held annually since 2018, the Afrofinns Achievement Awards—presented by Afrofinns ry, an organization for "Finns and everyone else with African heritage living in Finland"—acknowledges, honors and celebrates the contribution of the Afro-community in Finland.[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] In 2020, Kelly Kalonji [fi ] , Miss Helsinki [fi ] 2013 and celebrity, and Obi-West Utchaychukwu, the editor-in-chief of Diaspora Glitz Magazine , founded the beauty pageant The Face of African Queen for young women of African ancestry living in Finland.[ 40] [ 41]
Established in 1993, the magazine SCANDI-B was targeted to Black people in the Nordic countries . Printed in Raisio , Finland, it had a circulation of 7,000 in 1993 with Lammin Sullay [fi ] as the editor-in-chief.[ 42] In 2010, Yle broadcast the three-episode documentary television series Afro-Suomen historia ("The history of Afro-Finland") about early Afro-Finns.[ 6] [ 10] The multimedia Ruskeat Tytöt [fi ] ("Brown Girls") focuses on Afro-Finns and other people of colour in Finland.[ 43] [ 44] [ 45] Its six-episode Afrosuomen historiaa etsimässä ("In search of history of Afro-Finland") podcast's first episode was broadcast on Radio Helsinki [fi ] in 2017.[ 5] The Afro-Finnish Diaspora Glitz Magazine won the category of Best Media at the 2019 Afrofinns Achievement Awards.[ 46]
During the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, some warned Finnish women against taking an interest in "exotic" athletes and pressured Finnish women to "act appropriately" within the vicinity of black people , "neekerit ".[ 11] The Finnish word neekeri (cognate with negro ) was long considered a neutral equivalent for "negro ". In 2002, the usage notes of neekeri shifted from "perceived as derogatory by some" to "generally derogatory" in the dictionary Kielitoimiston sanakirja , edited by the Institute for the Languages of Finland .[ 47]
Nationwide racism started to grow after the first Somali refugees arrived in Finland in the 1990s during the Somali Civil War . Finnish skinheads perpetrated attacks against Africans, and especially the city of Joensuu in eastern Finland grew to be an infamous center of racism [fi ] . In the municipality of Nastola in southern Finland, the police had to protect the local refugee center from the violence of the locals, as they committed a shooting. Other incidents included a bomb that detonated in a refugee center in Valkeala , a municipality in southeast Finland, and an attack by skinheads against Somalis in Hakunila , Vantaa , in southern Finland.[ 6]
In the late 20th century and the 21st century, some ethnic Finnish women married to or cohabiting with younger black men have faced discrimination as they are sometimes stereotyped as sex tourists in Finnish society.[ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51] [ 52]
According to the study "Being Black in the EU" by the Fundamental Rights Agency published in 2018, 63% of Afro-Finns in Finland had experienced racist harassment, which had appeared as offensive gestures, comments, threats or violence. This was the highest percentage of the twelve European Union member states[ h] that were included in the study, much higher than for example in Malta which was 20%. 14% stated they had experienced violence in Finland due to their skin colour , which also was the highest of the participating countries, much higher than in, for example, Portugal where 2% had experienced similar violence.[ 53] [ 54]
A report published in 2020 by the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman [fi ] found that four out of five people with an African background had experienced racial discrimination in Finland due to their skin colour.[ 55]
Citizens and residents of Finland of full or partial African ancestry [ edit ]
See also categories: Finnish people of African ancestry , Expatriates in Finland (African country subcategories) and Immigrants to Finland (African country subcategories)
Fathi Ahmed (born 1991), actor and stand-up comedian of Somali descent[ i] [ 56] [ 57] [ 58]
Alain Azerot [fi ] , French Guianan-Martiniquais actor
Celin El Azizi [fi ] , half-Moroccan[ j] actress[ 59] [ 60] [ 61]
Caron Barnes [fi ] (born 1961), British-born actress, singer and model of Jamaican descent
Aaron Bojang [fi ] (born 2001/2002), actor of African ancestry[ 62] [ 63]
Sofia Bryant [fi ] (born 1999), actress of African-American descent[ j] [ 64] [ 65] [ 66]
Billy Carson (actor) (born 1955), American-born African-American actor and drummer[ 67]
Henry Hanikka [fi ] (born 1964), half-Kenyan[ j] actor[ 68]
Pearl Hobson (1879–1919), American-born African-American actress, singer, dancer and cabaret artist in the Russian Empire
Amira Khalifa [fi ] (born 1974), half-Chadian[ j] actress
Ernest Lawson [fi ] (born 1988), half-Togolese[ j] actor[ 69]
Matti Leino [fi ] (born 1987), half-Kenyan[ j] actor
Kaisla Löyttyjärvi [fi ] (born 1972), half-Cameroonian[ j] actress
Chike Ohanwe [fi ] (born 1989), half-Nigerian[ j] actor
Diana Tenkorang [fi ] (born 1989), Ghanaian-born actress
Senna Vodzogbe [fi ] , half-Ghanaian[ j] actress
Sue Willberg [fi ] , Costa Rican-born actress[ 70] [ 71]
Beauty pageant contestants [ edit ]
Adi L Hasla [fi ] (born 1991), half-Moroccan[ j] hip hop musician
Abdissa Assefa [fi ] (born 1973), Ethiopian-born drummer and percussionist
Tidjân Ba [fi ] (born 1978), half-Senegalese[ j] singer and actor
Eric Bibb (born 1951), American-born African-American blues musician[ 92]
Bizi [fi ] (born 1994), half-Nigerian[ j] hip hop musician[ 93] [ 94]
Eddie Boyd (1914–1994), American-born African-American blues pianist and singer
Daco Junior (born 1990), Angolan-born musician[ 95] [ 96]
Raymond Ebanks (born 1970), half-Jamaican[ j] musician
Michael Ekeghasi (born 1985), Nigerian-born singer-songwriter[ 97] [ 98]
Lee Gaines (1914–1987), American-born African-American jazz singer
Gracias [fi ] (born 1987), Congolese-born (DRC ) rapper
Ikenna "Ike" Ikegwuonu [fi ] (born 1988), singer and footballer of Nigerian descent[ i] [ 99] [ 100]
Jedidi [fi ] (born 1995), half-Tunisian[ j] DJ and hip hop musician
Juno (born 1987), half-Kenyan[ j] rapper
KANI [fi ] (born 1994), musician of Somalian descent[ i]
Noah Kin (born 1994), Norwegian-born half-Nigerian[ j] rapper
Kingfish [fi ] (born 1991/1992), rapper of Somalian descent[ i] [ 101]
George Kings [fi ] (born 1953), Ghanaian-born musician and sex offender
Mad Ice (born 1980), Ugandan-born singer-songwriter
Mouhamadou L. Malang Cissokho [fi ] (born 1962), Senegalese-born musician
Jesse Markin [fi ] (born 1985), Liberian-born musician[ 102]
Rummy Nanji, Tanzanian-born singer known from the Finnish band Mighty 44 [fi ] [ 103]
James Nikander (born 1990), half-Tanzanian[ k] rapper, bodybuilder and Internet personality
Norlan "El Misionario" [fi ] (born late 1970s), Cuban-born musician[ 104]
OX (born 1975), half-Egyptian[ j] bass guitarist
Pajafella [fi ] (born 1992), rapper of Gambian descent[ 105] [ 106]
Pete Parkkonen (born 1990), singer of partial Martiniquais descent[ j] [ 107]
PastoriPike [fi ] (born 1987), Congolese-born rapper[ 108]
Prinssi Jusuf [fi ] (born 1990), Ethiopian-born rapper
Ismaila Sané (born 1956), Senegalese-born musician
Jackson Shuudifonya (born 1985), musician of Namibian descent, known from the Finnish band INDX [fi ] [ 109] [ 110]
T.L , half-Jamaican[ j] musician known from the Finnish band TCT[ 111]
Mike Thomas [fi ] (born 1950), Jamaican-born reggae musician
Tiahu , half-Jamaican[ j] musician known from the Finnish band TCT[ 111]
Toinen Kadunpoika [fi ] (born 1990), Angolan-born rapper
Ville Eetvartti [fi ] , singer-songwriter of partial Martiniquais descent[ j] [ 107]
Mirel Wagner (born 1987), Ethiopian-born singer-songwriter
Nicole Willis (born 1963), American-born African-American singer, songwriter and painter
Yasmine Yamajako (born 1990/1991), half-Beninese[ j] singer[ 112]
Rebekka Yeboah [fi ] (born 1996), half-Ghanaian[ j] rapper[ 113] [ 114] [ 115] [ 116]
Zahra Abdulla (born 1965), Somalian-born politician
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (born 1955), Somalian-born politician[ 117] [ 118]
Fadumo Dayib (born 1972), Kenyan-born politician of Somalian descent[ 119]
Fatim Diarra (born 1986), half-Malian[ j] politician[ 120] [ 121]
Batulo Essak [fi ] (born 1967), Somalian-born politician
Sari Essayah (born 1967), half-Moroccan[ j] politician and former racewalker
Bella Forsgrén (born 1992), Ethiopian-born member of the Parliament of Finland
Abdirahim Hussein Mohamed (born 1978), Somalian-born radio journalist and politician
Junes Lokka (born 1979), Moroccan-born activist and politician
Aden Bulle Mohamud [fi ] (died 2011), Somalian-born politician
Suldaan Said Ahmed (born 1993), Somalian-born activist and politician
Jani Toivola (born 1977), half-Kenyan[ j] actor, dancer, presenter and member of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2019)
Faisal Ali Warabe (born 1948), Somalian-born politician
Iikka Alingué [fi ] (born 1999), half-Chadian[ j] long jumper and triple jumper[ 124] [ 125]
Amin Asikainen (born 1976), half-Moroccan[ j] boxer
Semir Ben-Amor (born 1982), half-Tunisian[ j] ice hockey player
Josef Boumedienne (born 1978), half-Algerian[ j] ice hockey player
Kennedy Charicha [fi ] (born 1996), South Sudanese-born long-distance runner
Amira Chokairy [fi ] (born 1995), half-Moroccan[ j] sprinter[ 126]
Pierre Collura (born 1989), Malagasy-born sailor
Seppo Evwaraye (born 1982), half-Nigerian[ j] former player of American football[ 127]
Christopher Gibson (born 1992), half-Saint Lucian[ j] ice hockey goaltender
Sonia Grönroos [fi ] (born 1984), half-Algerian[ j] boxer
Jimmy Hernandez [fi ] (born 1982), Cuban-born volleyball player
Bernard Isiguzo [fi ] (born 1999), half-Nigerian[ j] ice hockey player
Mimosa Jallow (born 1994), half-Gambian[ j] swimmer[ 128]
Rachel Kauppila [fi ] (born 1981/1982), Ethiopian-born exercise instructor[ 129]
Francis Kirwa (born 1974), Kenyan-born long-distance runner
Wilson Kirwa (born 1974), Kenyan-born runner and writer
Stefan Koivikko [fi ] (born 1975), half-Nigerian[ j] sprinter
Billy Konchellah (born 1961), Kenyan-born middle-distance runner
Lewis Korir [fi ] (born 1986), Kenyan-born long-distance runner
Frantz Kruger (born 1975), White South African-born discus thrower
Matti Lamberg (born 1993), half-Moroccan-Berber[ j] ice hockey player
Dayron Lester [fi ] (born 1986), Cuban-born boxer
Faye Njie (born 1993), half-Gambian[ j] judoka
Kimmo Obiora [fi ] (born 1975), half-Nigerian[ j] karateka
Joonas Oden [fi ] (born 2000), ice hockey player of African-American descent[ j] [ 130] [ 131]
Markus Oden [fi ] (born 2001), ice hockey player of African-American descent[ j] [ 130] [ 131]
Seyi Omojuwa [fi ] (born 1985), Nigerian-born sprinter
Michael Quarshie (born 1979), half-Ghanaian[ j] player of American football
Willy Rotich [fi ] (born 1976), Kenyan-born long-distance runner
Amina Saada [fi ] (born 1989), half-Algerian[ j] hammer thrower[ 132]
Nourdeen Toure [fi ] (born 1991), Togolese-born boxer and Refugee Man of the Year [fi ] for 2019[ 133]
Frank Zoko Ble (born 1975), Ivorian-born murderer and former karateka
Fiifi Aidoo (born 1996), Ghanaian-born basketball player
Nanayaw Awuah-Addae [fi ] (born 1984), Ghanaian-born basketball player
Sara Bejedi [Wikidata ] (born 2000), basketball player of Cameroonian-Moroccan descent[ i] [ 134] [ 135] [ 136]
Kwamena Brace [fi ] (born 1987), half-Ghanaian[ j] basketball player[ 137]
Aubrey Conerly [fi ] (born 1983), American-born African-American basketball player[ 138]
Krista Gross [fi ] (born 1990), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Bernard Harris (born 1950), American-born African-American basketball coach and former basketball player
Garcia Hopkins [fi ] (born 1958), American-born African-American former basketball player
Shawn Hopkins (born 1995), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Leon Huff [fi ] (born 1950), American-born African-American basketball coach and former basketball player
Shawn Huff (born 1984), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Pierre Jallow (born 1979), Gambian-born basketball player
Greg Joyner [fi ] (born 1957), American-born African-American basketball coach and former basketball player
Awak Kuier (born 2001), Egyptian-born basketball player of South Sudanese descent[ 139] [ 140] [ 141]
Cedric Latimer [fi ] (born 1987), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Ervin Latimer [fi ] (born 1952), American-born African-American entrepreneur and former basketball player
Gerald Lee Jr. (born 1987), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Gerald Lee Sr. [fi ] (born 1951), American-born African-American basketball coach and former basketball player
La Trice Little [fi ] (born 1979), American-born African-American former basketball player
Jonathan Moore (born 1957), American-born African-American former basketball player
Marcel Moore [fi ] (born 1994), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Michaela Moua (born 1976), half-Ivorian[ j] former basketball player[ 142]
Anissa Pounds [fi ] (born 1992), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Dionne Pounds [fi ] (born 1984), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Larry Pounds [fi ] (born 1953), American-born African-American basketball coach and former basketball player
Michael Pounds [fi ] (born 1988), basketball player of African-American descent[ j]
Maurizio Pratesi [fi ] (born 1975), half-Jamaican[ j] former basketball player[ 143]
Damon Williams (born 1973), American-born African-American basketball player
Jamar Wilson (born 1984), American-born African-American basketball player
Nosh A Lody (born 1989), Congolese-born (DRC ) footballer
Zakaria Abahassine (born 1988), half-Moroccan[ j] footballer
Seth Ablade (born 1983), Ghanaian-born footballer[ 144]
Abdulkadir Said Ahmed (born 1999), Somalian-born footballer
Nikolai Alho (born 1993), half-Ghanaian[ j] footballer[ 145]
Christian Aniche Izuchukwu (born 1981), Nigerian-born footballer[ 146] [ 147] [ 148]
Nnaemeka Anyamele (born 1994), footballer of Nigerian descent[ i]
Roosa Ariyo (born 1994), half-Nigerian[ j] footballer[ 149]
Felipe Aspegren (born 1994), Colombian-born footballer
Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (born 1998), half-Moroccan[ j] footballer
Serge Atakayi (born 1999), Congolese-born (DRC ) footballer
Robbie Azodo (born 2001), half-Nigerian[ j] footballer
Enoch Banza (born 2000), footballer of Congolese (ROC ) descent[ i]
Patrick Bantamoi (born 1986), Sierra Leonean-born football goalkeeper
Moshood Bola (born 1968), Nigerian-born football manager and former footballer[ 150]
Bob Diasonama [fi ] (born 1996), footballer of Angolan descent
Solomon Duah (born 1993), footballer of Ghanaian descent[ i]
Adel Eid (born 1984), half-Egyptian[ j] footballer
Amos Ekhalie (born 1988), Kenyan-born footballer
Iidle Elmi (born 1995), Somalian-born footballer
Cheyne Fowler (born 1982), half-White South African[ j] footballer
Fabrice Gatambiye (born 2000), Congolese-born (DRC ) footballer[ 151] [ 152]
Niko Hämäläinen (born 1997), American-born footballer of African-American descent[ k] [ 153]
Nora Heroum (born 1994), half-Moroccan[ j] footballer
Segun Ikudehinbu (born 1989), Nigerian-born footballer[ 154] [ 155]
Abaas Ismail (born 1998), footballer of Somalian descent[ i]
Omar Jama (born 1998), footballer of Somalian descent[ i]
Yusuf Jama [fi ] (born 1993), footballer of Somalian descent[ i]
Glen Kamara (born 1995), footballer of Sierra Leonean descent[ i] [ 156]
Omar Khary [fi ] (born 1995), half-Sudanese[ j] footballer[ 157]
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (born 1999), footballer of Togolese descent[ i] [ 158]
Settyslas Loutelamio [fi ] (born 1994), Congolese-born (ROC ) footballer
Mustafa Maki [fi ] (born 1988), Sudanese-born footballer
Jeremie Malolo [fi ] (born 1991), Congolese-born (DRC ) footballer
Obed Malolo (born 1997), footballer of Congolese (DRC ) descent[ i]
Henri Malundama (born 1995), footballer of Cameroonian-Congolese descent[ i]
Sakari Mattila (born 1989), half-Algerian footballer.[ 159]
Aristote Mboma (born 1994), Congolese-born (DRC ) footballer
Medo (born 1987), Sierra Leonean-born footballer
Abukar Mohamed (born 1999), Somalian-born footballer
Hussein Mohamed (born 1997), Somalian-born footballer
Kevin Mombilo (born 1993), Congolese-born (DRC ) footballer
Mehdi El Moutacim (born 2000), half-Moroccan[ j] footballer[ 160]
Kelechukwu Nnajiofor (born 1990), Nigerian-born footballer[ 161] [ 162]
Echiabhi Okodugha (born 1988), Nigerian-born footballer[ 163] [ 164]
Nicholas Otaru (born 1986), half-Nigerian[ j] former footballer
Prince Otoo [fi ] (born 1985), Ghanaian-born former footballer
Steven Polack (born 1961), English-born former footballer and football manager of West Indian descent[ 165] [ 166]
Youness Rahimi (born 1995), half-Moroccan[ j] footballer[ 167]
Sami Rähmönen (born 1987), half-Moroccan footballer
David Ramadingaye (born 1989), half-Chadian[ j] footballer[ 168]
Sharp Räsänen (born 1999), footballer of Nigerian descent
Klebér Saarenpää (born 1975), Swedish-born half-Guinean[ k] football manager and former footballer[ 169] [ 170]
Ahmed Said Ahmed (born 1998), Somalian-born footballer[ 171]
Mauro Severino [fi ] (born 1999), Angolan-born footballer[ 172] [ 173] [ 174]
Pyry Soiri (born 1994), half-Namibian[ j] footballer
Malick Thiaw (born 2001), half-Senegalese[ j] footballer
Robin Tihi (born 2002), Swedish-born half-Moroccan[ j] footballer[ 175]
Henry Chidozie Ugwunna (born 1989), Nigerian-born footballer[ 176]
Babatunde Wusu (born 1984), Nigerian-born footballer
Gullit Zolameso (born 1995), Angolan-born footballer
Farhia Abdi (born 1972/1973), Somalian-born Refugee Woman of the Year [fi ] for 2020[ 177] [ 178]
Maryan Abdulkarim [fi ] (born 1982), Somalian-born activist
Aki Abiodun (born 1971), half-Nigerian[ j] contestant on the Finnish version of Big Brother and presenter[ 179] [ 180]
Ujuni Ahmed (born 1987), Somalian-born activist[ 181] [ 182] [ 183] [ 184]
François Bazaramba (born 1951), Rwandan-born criminal who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Finland for participating in the Rwandan genocide
Rosa Clay (1875–1959), half-Bantu teacher, choral conductor and theatre director from Ovamboland[ 12]
Dosdela [fi ] (born 1993), media personality, YouTuber and musician of Somalian descent[ i] [ 185] [ 186]
Abdiqadir Osman Hussein [fi ] (born 1974), Somalian-born murderer and sex offender
Tea Khalifa [fi ] (born 1977), half-Chadian[ j] presenter[ 179]
Langry [fi ] (born 1940), Moroccan-born circus performer
Esther Leander [fi ] (born 1970), Kenyan-born project manager and Refugee Woman of the Year for 1999
Gibril Massaquoi (born 1970), Sierra Leonean-born detainee
Amran Mohamed Ahmed (born 1954), Somalian-born Refugee Woman of the Year for 2005[ 187]
Saido Mohamed [fi ] (born 1974), Somalian-born Refugee Woman of the Year for 2011
Michele Murphy-Kaulanen (born 1980), celebrity of African-American descent[ j] and the wife of Sampo Kaulanen, a celebrity and the manager of Jounin Kauppa [ 188] [ 189]
Rudolf Prüss [fi ] (1903–1940), Latvian-born soldier of African ancestry
Nimo Samatar (born 1995), contestant on the Finnish version of Big Brother and blogger of Somalian descent[ i] [ 190] [ 191] [ 192]
Seksikäs-Suklaa [fi ] (born 1992), Angolan-born media personality, YouTuber, presenter and musician
Steven Thomas (born 1961), American-born African-American sex offender
Leyla Väänänen (born 1992), half-Somalian[ k] contestant on the Finnish version of Big Brother [ 193] [ 194]
Fatima Verwijnen [fi ] (born 1993/1994), half-Somalian[ j] human rights activist[ 195] [ 196] [ 197]
People of the Finnish diaspora with African ancestry [ edit ]
This list is for notable people of African ancestry who also belong to the Finnish diaspora (i.e. Finnish emigrants and their descendants) but do not hold Finnish citizenship. Many of them maintain their ties to Finland.
Patrick Amoah (born 1986), half-Ghanaian[ j] footballer
Ali Boulala (born 1979), half-Algerian[ j] skateboarder
Pia Conde (born 1970), half-Cuban[ j] journalist
Mehdi Ghezali (born 1979), half-Algerian[ j] detainee of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Jean-Louis Huhta (born 1965), half-Trinidadian[ j] musician
Aino Jawo (born 1986), half-Gambian[ j] singer
Monir Kalgoum (born 1984), half-Tunisian[ j] ice hockey player[ 198]
Janice Kavander (born 1994), half-Ugandan[ j] singer
Bianca Kronlöf (born 1985), actress of Afro-Trinidadian descent[ k]
Tiffany Kronlöf [sv ] (born 1987), actress, musician and screenwriter of Afro-Trinidadian descent[ k] [ 199] [ 200] [ 201] [ 202]
Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta (born 1990), half-Gambian-Senegalese-Sierra Leonean[ j] twin models, bloggers, writers and social media personalities
Kerim Mrabti (born 1994), half-Tunisian[ j] footballer
Näääk (born 1983), half-Gambian[ j] rapper
Yolanda Ngarambe (born 1991), half-Rwandan[ j] middle-distance runner
Sam-E , half-Tunisian[ j] hip hop musician
Rami Shaaban (born 1975), half-Egyptian[ j] footballer
Adam Tensta (born 1983), half-Gambian[ j] rapper
Demba Traoré (born 1982), half-Malian[ j] footballer
Tyra Banks (born 1973), African-American television personality, model, producer, businesswoman, actress and author[ 203]
Drew Gooden (born 1981), African-American[ j] basketball player
Carla Harvey (born 1976), African-American[ j] singer[ 204]
Jillian Hervey (born 1989), African-American singer and dancer
Allan Mansoor (born 1964), half-Egyptian[ j] politician
Dan O'Brien (born 1966), African-American[ j] former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist[ 205]
Redfoo (born 1975), African-American[ j] musician
Denzel Wells (born 1990), African-American player of American football, actor and contestant on the season 21 of America's Next Top Model [ 206] [ 207] [ 208]
Chris Williams (born 1967), African-American actor
Vanessa Williams (born 1963), African-American singer, actress, fashion designer and Miss America 1984
^ a b c d e f I.e., according to Statistics Finland , people in Finland: • whose both parents are African-born, • or whose only known parent was born in Africa, • or who were born in Africa and whose parents' countries of birth are unknown.[ 1] Thus, for example, people with one Finnish parent and one African parent or people with more distant African ancestry are not included in this country-based non-ethnic figure. Also, African-born adoptees' backgrounds are determined by their adoptive parents, not by their biological parents.[ 1]
^ a b The population of Finland was 5,533,793 on 31 December 2020.[ 2]
^ I.e., all other African countries but Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia.
^ South Sudan was not independent in 1990; see the number of Sudan.
^ I.e., according to Statistics Finland , people in Finland: • whose both parents are born in those countries, • or whose only known parent was born in those countries, • or who were born in those countries and whose parents' countries of birth are unknown.[ 1] Thus, for example, people with one Finnish parent and one parent from those countries or people with more distant ancestry from those countries are not included in this country-based non-ethnic figure. Also, adoptees born in those countries have their backgrounds determined by their adoptive parents, not by their biological parents.[ 1]
^ It is not specified in the source to what "Congo" (Kongo ) refers to, but it could possibly refer to any of the following four countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo , People's Republic of the Congo , Republic of the Congo or Zaire .
^ Literally "People's Democratic Republic of the Congo" in the source, but such country has never existed. It could possibly refer to the People's Republic of the Congo .
^ Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Ancestry; born in Finland.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df On their father's side; ethnic Finnish descent on the mother's side.
^ a b c d e f g On their mother's side; ethnic Finnish descent on the father's side.
^ a b c d "Käsitteet ja määritelmät" . Statistics Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 April 2020 . Syntyperä ja taustamaa ... Suomalaistaustaisia ovat myös kaikki ne henkilöt, joilla vähintään toinen vanhemmista on syntynyt Suomessa. ... Ulkomaalaistaustaisia ovat ne henkilöt, joiden molemmat vanhemmat tai ainoa tiedossa oleva vanhempi on syntynyt ulkomailla. ... Jos kummankaan vanhemman syntymävaltiosta ei ole tietoa, on taustamaa ulkomailla syntyneiden henkilöiden osalta henkilön oma syntymävaltio. ... Ulkomailta adoptoitujen lasten osalta ottovanhemmat rinnastetaan biologisiksi vanhemmiksi.
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