Estonians in Finland
Estonians in Finland or Finnish Estonians (Estonian: Eestlased Soomes; Finnish: Suomen virolaiset) are people with an ethnic Estonian background residing in Finland. In 2017, there were 52,424 Estonian immigrants in Finland, according to the UN. Estonians are Finland's second largest immigrant group, after Russians.
Eestlased Soomes / Soome eestlased Virolaiset Suomessa / Suomenvirolaiset | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 51,539 Estonian citizens (2017) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, Turku, Kerava | |
| Languages | |
| Estonian, Finnish | |
| Religion | |
| Lutheranism, Orthodoxy | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Finnish people |
Estonians have for a long time helped the workforce in Finland, especially in the capital region. Over 35,000 of them reside in Uusimaa.
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