Nigerians in Finland are residents and citizens of Finland of Nigerian ancestry. They are Finland's second largest African immigrant group after Somalis.
  | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,607 (2021)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku | |
| Languages | |
| Finnish, Swedish, English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Christianity |
In 2017, the largest concentrations of them exist in Helsinki (962, 0.15%), Espoo (578, 0.21%), Vantaa (399, 0.18%), Tampere (245, 0.11%) and Turku (190, 0.10%). 2,110 of them reside in Uusimaa, where they make up 0.13% of the population.[2]
Society
editMany Nigerian women seeking asylum in Finland are victims of human trafficking.[3]
Finnish people of Nigerian descent
edit- Noah Kin, rapper
- Nnaemeka Anyamele, footballer
- Nicholas Otaru, footballer
- Lola Odusoga, model
- Seppo Evwaraye, athlete
- Simon Ekpa, Lahti politician, Biafra separatist, and former athlete
References
edit- ^ "Syntyperä ja taustamaa sukupuolen mukaan maakunnittain ja kunnittain 1990 - 2017". Tilastokeskus. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "PX-Web - Valitse muuttuja ja arvot". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Raportti paljastaa: Näin nigerialaiset naiset joutuvat seksityöhön Suomeen". Kaleva.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
