Latin American migration to Finland

Latin Americans in Finland
Total population
11,472 Latin American born (2025)[1]a
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku, Porvoo
Languages
Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Latin Americans in the UK

Latin American migration to Finland means immigrants from Latin America who reside in Finland. As of 2025, there were 11,472 people born in Latin America were living in Finland.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990915—    
19951,498+10.36%
20002,075+6.73%
20053,229+9.25%
20104,833+8.40%
20156,588+6.39%
20208,888+6.17%
202511,472+5.24%
Latin American born. Source: Statistics Finland

Demographics

Nationalities

Country of birth
Nationality Population (2025)
Brazil Brazilians 2,780
Mexico Mexicans 1,463
Colombia Colombians 1,669
Peru Peruvians 817
Chile Chileans 775
Cuba Cubans 654
Argentina Argentinians 646
Venezuela Venezuelans 541
Ecuador Ecuadorians 327
Nicaragua Nicaraguans 340
Dominican Republic Dominicans 270
Bolivia Bolivians 197
Honduras Hondurans 177
Uruguay Uruguayans 158
El Salvador Salvadorans 101
Costa Rica Costa Ricans 118
Guatemala Guatemalans 105
Paraguay Paraguayans 58
Panama Panamanians 43

Languages

As of 2025, Spanish is spoken by 12,088 people in Finland and Portuguese by 4,694; this includes both Spaniards and Portuguese people.[1]

Spanish and Portuguese speakers by municipality in 2025[1]
№ Municipality Spanish speakers % Portuguese speakers % Total %
1. Helsinki 3,905 0.06 1,389 0.02 5,294 0.08
2. Espoo 1,611 0.05 594 0.02 2,205 0.07
3. Vantaa 805 0.03 439 0.02 1,244 0.05
4. Tampere 733 0.03 284 0.01 1,017 0.04
5. Turku 645 0.03 282 0.01 927 0.04
6. Oulu 347 0.02 142 0.01 489 0.02
7. Jyväskylä 233 0.02 84 0.01 317 0.02
8. Lahti 223 0.02 89 0.01 312 0.02
9. Kuopio 211 0.02 45 0.00 256 0.02
10. Vaasa 181 0.02 52 0.00 233 0.02
– Rest of Finland 3,194 0.06 1,294 0.02 4,488 0.08
– Finland 12,088 0.21 4,694 0.08 16,782 0.30

Notable people

Sara Ferrara
Rafinha

Argentine

See also categories: descent, expatriates

Brazilian

See also categories: descent, expatriates

Chilean

Main article: Chileans in Finland
See also categories: descent, expatriates

Colombian

See also categories: descent, expatriates

Cuban

See also categories: descent, expatriates

Dominican Republic

See also categories: descent, expatriates

Mexican

See also categories: descent, expatriates

Peruvian

See also categories: descent

Puerto Rican

See also categories: descent, expatriates

Others

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-02.

Notes

1. ^aThese numbers include the following 19 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The numbers do not include Puerto Rico because Statistics Finland does not differentiate it from the United States.

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