Sikhism in Finland explained
Sikhism is a small minority religion Finland. There are approximately 600–700 Sikhs living in the country.[1]
History
In the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, there were many Sikhs of the Indian Hockey Team who achieved Gold at the games.
Sikhs started arriving to Finland around the year 1980.[2] A majority of Sikh immigrants are employed in restaurant business in Finland.[3] Many male Finnish Sikhs work at bars.
In 2013, a company ban on bus drivers wearing turbans was fought against by a Sikh bus driver in Vantaa.[4] [5] In 2014, he won the legal battle and was able to wear a turban to work.[6]
Most Sikhs in the country are fluent in the Finnish, Punjabi, and English languages.
Places of worship
Notes and References
- Web site: Hirvi . Laura . Research on Sikhs in Finland . 2023-06-02 . 375 Humanists (375humanistia.helsinki.fi) . en.
- Hirvi, Laura: Identities in Practice – A Trans-Atlantic Ethnography of Sikh Immigrants in Finland and in California. SKS 2013. http://skskirjat.pikakirjakauppa.fi/search.php?search=laura+hirvi#!product_id=9789522224705
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=R_6hAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 . Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identities and Representations . 28 June 2013 . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. . 978-1409481669 . Myrvold . Kristina . 63–94 . Sikhs in Finland: Migration Histories and Work in the Restaurant Sector . Jacobsen . Knut A. . 31 January 2016.
- Web site: 2013. Turbaanikielto tuomittiin syrjiväksi - bussikuski ilahtui. iltasanomat.
- Web site: Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work . 2023-06-02 . NDTV.com.
- News: 2014-02-27 . Sikh man in Finland wins right to wear turban at work . The Times of India . 2023-06-02 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: 2013. Pieni sikhiyhteisö tekee kovasti töitä Suomessa. Helsingin Sanomat.
- Hirvi, Laura (2010) ‘The Sikh Gurdwara in Finland: Negotiating, Maintaining and Transmitting Immigrants’ Identities’, South Asian Diaspora, 2(2), pp. 291-32.
- Web site: World Gurudwaras.
