Vietnamese people in Finland

Vietnamese people in Finland

Người Việt tại Phần Lan Vietnamilaiset Suomessa / Suomen vietnamilaiset
Total population
13,695 Vietnamese born; 16,129 Vietnamese speakers (2024)
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Tampere and Turku regions & Närpes
Languages
Vietnamese, Finnish, Swedish
Religion
Vietnamese folk religion, Mahayana Buddhism and Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Vietnamese people in Norway and other overseas Vietnamese

Vietnamese people in Finland are people who originate from Vietnam and who live in Finland. People can be born in Vietnam, have Vietnamese ancestry and/or be citizens of Vietnam. As of 2024, there were 13,695 people born in Vietnam living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Vietnamese citizenship was 10,076. The number of people who spoke Vietnamese as their mother tongue was 16,129.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	1,643	—
1995	2,785	+11.13%
2000	3,588	+5.20%
2005	4,202	+3.21%
2010	5,637	+6.05%
2015	8,273	+7.97%
2020	11,562	+6.92%
2024	16,129	+8.68%
Vietnamese speakers. Source: Statistics Finland

People born in Vietnam and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.

Country of birth Vietnam by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 13,695 Helsinki 2,830 Vantaa 1,880 Espoo 1,743 Tampere 971 Närpes 866 Turku 754 Oulu 463 Vaasa 395 Porvoo 214 Kerava 190 Jakobstad 189 Joensuu 162 Lappeenranta 152 Jyväskylä 141 Lahti 140 Kaarina 121 Kuopio 107 Järvenpää 105 Riihimäki 97 Hyvinkää 95 Mikkeli 84 Kokkola 80 Seinäjoki 77 Korsholm 75 Pori 75 Nykarleby 65 Kaskinen 64 Hämeenlinna 63 Raahe 57 Kirkkonummi 52 Korsnäs 52 Valkeakoski 49 Rovaniemi 47 Tuusula 45 Lieto 43 Kouvola 38 Kurikka 35 Kajaani 33 Salo 32 Virrat 32 Kauhajoki 30 Vörå 30 Pedersöre 29 Lapua 28 Rauma 27 Sipoo 27 Kannus 24 Loppi 24 Mänttä-Vilppula 24 Ruovesi 24 Raisio 23 Varkaus 23 Kauhava 22 Kemi 22 Nurmijärvi 22 Pargas 22 Forssa 19 Lempäälä 19 Lohja 19 Nokia 19 Mariehamn 18 Kempele 17 Kristinestad 17 Malax 16 Kangasala 15 Mäntsälä 15 Tornio 15 Janakkala 14 Joroinen 14 Uusikaupunki 13 Savonlinna 12 Askola 11 Jomala 11 Kotka 11 Kronoby 11 Muhos 11 Oulainen 11 Isokyrö 10 Sulkava 10 Vihti 10

People with Vietnamese citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.

Citizens of Vietnam by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 10,076 Helsinki 1,967 Espoo 1,274 Vantaa 1,141 Närpes 869 Tampere 831 Turku 568 Oulu 330 Vaasa 320 Lappeenranta 150 Porvoo 143 Joensuu 142 Jyväskylä 131 Jakobstad 117 Lahti 116 Kerava 115 Kuopio 88 Mikkeli 83 Kaarina 75 Korsholm 72 Seinäjoki 72 Kaskinen 69 Pori 69 Kokkola 62 Hämeenlinna 60 Nykarleby 55 Korsnäs 54 Riihimäki 51 Valkeakoski 45 Järvenpää 39 Hyvinkää 37 Rovaniemi 36 Kajaani 32 Virrat 32 Kouvola 31 Salo 31 Kurikka 30 Lapua 28 Kirkkonummi 27 Ruovesi 25 Mänttä-Vilppula 24 Kannus 23 Rauma 23 Kauhajoki 22 Kauhava 20 Varkaus 19 Forssa 18 Loppi 18 Pedersöre 18 Kristinestad 17 Pargas 17 Joroinen 16 Lieto 16 Raisio 14 Vörå 14 Janakkala 13 Tuusula 13 Kemi 12 Nokia 11 Isokyrö 10 Lohja 10 Sulkava 10

People with Vietnamese as mother tongue living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.

Vietnamese speakers by municipality (2024) Municipality Population Whole country 16,129 Helsinki 3,343 Vantaa 2,430 Espoo 2,079 Tampere 1,082 Turku 1,001 Närpes 977 Oulu 508 Vaasa 441 Porvoo 309 Jakobstad 237 Joensuu 177 Kerava 172 Lappeenranta 165 Kaarina 154 Jyväskylä 151 Lahti 148 Järvenpää 147 Riihimäki 142 Hyvinkää 126 Kuopio 113 Kokkola 87 Mikkeli 84 Nykarleby 83 Korsholm 80 Seinäjoki 77 Pori 74 Kaskinen 73 Kirkkonummi 69 Hämeenlinna 67 Lieto 60 Korsnäs 59 Tuusula 55 Valkeakoski 53 Rovaniemi 49 Kauhajoki 38 Kouvola 38 Kurikka 36 Vörå 36 Pedersöre 35 Sipoo 35 Kajaani 34 Salo 33 Virrat 30 Raisio 29 Varkaus 28 Kempele 27 Kemi 26 Lapua 26 Pargas 26 Rauma 26 Ruovesi 26 Loppi 25 Nurmijärvi 25 Kannus 24 Lohja 24 Mänttä-Vilppula 24 Kauhava 22 Mariehamn 21 Nokia 20 Forssa 19 Joroinen 18 Kangasala 18 Lempäälä 18 Muhos 18 Janakkala 17 Kristinestad 17 Malax 16 Mäntsälä 15 Tornio 15 Askola 14 Kotka 14 Uusikaupunki 14 Hausjärvi 10 Isokyrö 10 Jomala 10 Lappajärvi 10 Savonlinna 10 Sulkava 10

Religion

The majority of the Vietnamese in Finland are Mahayana Buddhist, with a 12% Christian minority.

Notable Finnish people of Vietnamese descent

Further information: Category:Finnish people of Vietnamese descent

See also

• Finland–Vietnam relations

Sources

• Kosonen, Liisa (2008). Growing Up Vietnamese in Finland: Looking Back 12 Years Later (PDF). Helsinki: Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki. ISBN 978-952-10-5018-3.
• Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Karmela Liebkind (1990). "Acculturation and Adaptation". Adolescents, Cultures, and Conflicts: Growing Up in Contemporary Europe. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-2389-1.