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Romanians in Finland (Finnish: Suomen romanialaiset) are immigrants from Romania residing in Finland.

Migration

Eastern European Roma started arriving in Finland in 2007, when Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU. Many of the Romanian Roma in the Helsinki region are from Valea Seacă. Most of them beg and sell the Iso Numero magazine.

Employment

Roughly 200 Romanians and Bulgarians are in the police force in Helsinki.

Demographics

1.64% speak Finnish, 0.47% speak Swedish and the rest 97.89% speak other languages.

Distribution

The regions with the most Romanians are Uusimaa (2,019, 0.12%), Southwest Finland (784, 0.16%) and Åland (478, 1.60%).

Notable Finnish people of Romanian descent

• Tomi Petrescu, football player
• George de Godzinsky, composer and conductor
• Maria Lund, actress and singer-songwriter
• Veera Florica Rajala, lawyer and candidate in Helsinki municipal elections 2021

See also

• Finland–Romania relations
• Romanian diaspora
• Immigration to Finland

References

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