Portuguese in Finland (
Finnish: Portugalilaisia Suomessa) are citizens and residents of Finland who are of
Portuguese descent.
Portuguese in Finland (also known as Portuguese Finns/ Finnish-Portuguese Community or, in Portuguese, known as Portugueses na Finlândia/ Comunidade portuguesa na Finlândia/ Luso-finlandeses) are the citizens or residents of Finland whose ethnic origins lie in Portugal.
There are approximately 1,033
Portuguese people living in Finland as of 2023. In addition, there are 174 people with double Portuguese-Finnish citizenship living in the country, for a total of 1,207 Portuguese citizens. The Portuguese represent 0.02% of the
country's population.[3][4][5]
History
The Portuguese community in the country has experienced considerable growth, especially after
Brexit. Portuguese emigrants are in fact leaving the United Kingdom for
Nordic countries: most of them are
highly qualified and aged between
20 and 40, looking for better
quality of life and economic stability.[6][7] Portuguese emigrants highly appreciate the country high standard of living as well as the attitude of
Finns towards
happiness. On the other hand, Portuguese emigrants often complain about the
rigid climate of the country.[8][9][10][11]
The Portuguese community in Finland retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent approximately 34.06 million
euros (
€) to Portugal in
remittances. In the same timeframe,
Finns in Portugal (numbering around 1,200 individuals)[19] have sent approximately 5.17 million euros (€) to Finland.[20]
Portuguese language
As of today, the
Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community in Finland, comprising around 670 people from
PALOP countries (the overwhelming majority being from Angola or from Mozambique), Timor-Leste or
Macau and 3,115
Brazilians.[4][3]
Anna Abreu (1990): Portuguese-Finnish singer. She has
certified record sales surpassing 190,000 copies, which places her also among the 100 best-selling music artists of all time in Finland.[35]