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Syrians in Finland

Syrians in Finland

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Syrians in Finland are immigrants from Syria residing in Finland. They are the second largest Arab community in Finland after Iraqis.

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Migration

Nearly all Syrians in Finland have arrived as refugees. Syrians have been one of the smaller refugee groups in Finland in spite of the Syrian civil war, however they became the largest group in 2017.[2]

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Cities with large Syrian populations include Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Lahti.[4]

Organizations

The most active Syrian organization in Finland is Suomi-Syyria Ystävyysseura.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Statistics Finland 2022
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    "Syyrialaiset turvapaikanhakijat ovat karttaneet vuosien ajan Suomea mutta tänä vuonna heistä on tullut suurin hakijaryhmä – tästä se johtuu". 15 July 2017.
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    https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rv.px/%7Cdate= May 2023.
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    https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rv.px/%7Cdate= May 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Suomi-Syyria Ystävyysseura ry". ssys.fi. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14.
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