Syrians in Finland explained

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Group:	Syrians in Finland
Population:	10,403 (2022)^[1]
Popplace:	Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Lahti
Langs:	Arabic and Finnish.
Rels:	Islam, Christianity, Druze
Related:	Syrians in Denmark

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

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]

Cities with large Syrian populations include Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Lahti.^[3]

Organizations

The most active Syrian organization in Finland is Suomi-Syyria Ystävyysseura.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Statistics Finland 2022
2. Web site: Syyrialaiset turvapaikanhakijat ovat karttaneet vuosien ajan Suomea mutta tänä vuonna heistä on tullut suurin hakijaryhmä – tästä se johtuu. 15 July 2017.
3. https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rv.px/|date= May 2023.
4. Web site: Suomi-Syyria Ystävyysseura ry . ssys.fi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014022703/http://ssys.fi/en/ . 2017-10-14.