Italians in Finland

Finnish citizens of Italian descent

Ethnic group

Italian Finns

Italo-finlandesi (Italian)
Suomenitalialaiset (Finnish)

Charles Bassi

Total population
3,510[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Turku, Tampere
Languages
Finnish * Italian and Italian dialects
Religion
Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Italians, Italian Belgians, Italian Britons, Italian French, Italian Germans, Italian Romanians, Italian Spaniards, Italian Swedes, Italian Swiss, Corfiot Italians, Genoese in Gibraltar, Italians of Crimea, Italians of Odesa

Italian Finns (Italian: italo-finlandesi; Finnish: Suomenitalialaiset) are Finnish-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Finland during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Finland.

## Characteristics

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The number of Italians can only be measured in the number of Italian speakers, people born in Italy and their children, since Finland does not collect statistics on ethnicity.[2]

The "Associazione degli Italiani" in Finland, founded in 1990, operates in Finland as an aggregation society for Italian-Finnish people.[3] Furthermore, the Finland-Italy cultural society operates in Finland, founded in 1963, to increase cultural exchanges between the two cultures.[4]

## Demographics

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67% of Italian Finns are male and 33% are female. 51.3% of Italian Finns are employed, 9.5% are unemployed and 39.2% are outside the labour force. There are over 200 Italian students in Finland, and over 160 Italian entrepreneurs.[5] 761 Italian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman.[6]

In 2018:[7]

* 1,133 Finns had a dual Italian citizenship
* 2,441 Finns had an Italian background
* 2,709 Finns had an Italian citizenship
* 2,857 Finns spoke Italian as their native language
* 2,956 Finns were born in Italy

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 275| —
1990| 475| +72.7%
2000| 958| +101.7%
2010| 1,790| +86.8%
2018| 2,956| +65.1%
2021| 3,395| +14.9%
Source: Statistics Finland
Italians by Municipality in 2018[8] No.  | Municipality  | Italians  | %

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1\.  | Helsinki | 1,078  | 0.17
2\.  | Espoo | 336  | 0.12
3\.  | Vantaa | 226  | 0.10
4\.  | Turku | 186  | 0.10
5\.  | Tampere | 163  | 0.07

## Notable Italian Finns

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See also the categories Finnish people of Italian descent and Italian expatriates in Finland

* Marco Matrone, footballer
* Matias Maccelli, ice hockey player
* Charles Bassi, architect
* Lauri Dalla Valle, former footballer
* Marco Parnela, former footballer
* Antonio Inutile, footballer
* Anna Falchi, model and actress
* Marco Casagrande, architect
* Manuela Bosco, actress
* Clara Petrozzi, violist
* Monica Sileoni, retired artistic gymnast
* Janna Hurmerinta, singer
* Maarit Hurmerinta, singer and musician
* Andreas Bernard, ice hockey goaltender
* Eugenio Giraldoni, operatic baritone
* Sara Negri, mathematical logician
* Egle Oddo, visual artist

## See also

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* Finland–Italy relations

## References

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1. ^ "Population 31.12. by Region, Language, Age, Sex, Year and Information". /pxdata.stat.fi. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
2. ^ Saarenmaa, Kaisa. "Tilastokeskus - Etnisyystiedon merkitys kasvaa maahanmuuton lisääntyessä". www.stat.fi.
3. ^ Italialaisten yhdistys Suomessa
4. ^ "Historia" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-03-24.
5. ^ "Väestö muuttujina Pääasiallinen toiminta, Kansalaisuus, Ammattiasema, Sukupuoli, Ikä, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-07-28.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. ^ "Immigrants in the population". www.stat.fi.
8. ^ "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Syntymävaltio, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat.[permanent dead link]

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Europe|

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* Jews
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Middle East|

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South & East Asia|

* Afghans
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Africa|

* Africans
* Nigerians
* Somalis

Americas|

* Latin Americans
* Chileans

Persons|

* Citizens of foreign descent
* Expatriates
* Immigrants
* Naturalized citizens
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See also|

* Demographics of Finland
* Ethnic groups in Finland

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Italian diaspora

Africa|

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Eritrea3
* Ethiopia3
* Libya3
* Morocco
* Somalia3
* South Africa
* Tunisia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Montreal
* Toronto
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Mexico
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* before 1880
* by city
* Sicilian Americans
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* India
* Japan
* Lebanon
* Turkey2
* United Arab Emirates

Europe|

* Albania3
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Istria1
* Dalmatia1
* Finland
* France
* Corsica1
* Nice1
* Savoy1
* Germany
* Greece
* Corfu2
* Dodecanese3
* Italy
* Internal migration
* Malta1
* Romania
* Slovenia
* Istria1
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ticino1
* Grisons1
* United Kingdom
* Scotland
* Wales
* Gibraltar2
* Ukraine
* Crimea2
* Odesa2

Oceania|

* Australia
* Melbourne
* New Zealand

Exodus|

* Istrian–Dalmatian exodus
* Niçard exodus

Neighborhoods|

* Little Italy
* List of Italian-American neighborhoods

1 local ethnic Italians
2 ancient Italian migrations
3 former Italian colonies or protectorates

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