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Cultural Minorities In Finland - Coggle Diagram
Cultural Minorities In Finland
There are more than 160 different languages spoken in Finland. Most common ones are Estonian, English, Russian, Somali and Arabic.
In 2022, about 9 per cent of the Finnish population had a foreign background
Jewish people
It is considered that there has been a permanent Jewish settlement in Finland since the 10th century.
Jewish community is diverse in its nationalities.
About 1500 Jews are licing in Finland. The majority of Jews belong to the Jewish parish of Helsinki.
Because of the migration form Israel and the former Soviet Union, the Jewish parishes member numbers have increased
The Sámi
European unions only recognised indigenous people
6000-10 000 Sámi living in Finland and 75 000-100 000 in four countries
There are overall nine living Sámi languages. Three Sámi languages are spoken in Finland: Inari Sámi, Northern Sámi and Skolt Sámi.
Moved to Finland: 1500–1600 BCE
Finnish-Swedish
Swedish and Finnish speakers have the right to get public services in their language.
Finnish Swedish people have a stronger societal position than orher national minorities.
Over 290 000 Finns speak Swedish and most of them live in the coastal area. There are also Swedish-speaking minorities living in large inland cities.
Åland is a Swedish-speaking autonomous region with approximately 28,000 inhabitants.
The Roma
a Finnish linguistic and cultural minority
lived in Finland for over 500 years
About 10 000 Finnish Roma living in Finland.
Since 2009 Finland has had a Roma policy programme. The objective is to promote equality, inclusion and patricipation of the Roma.
Tatars
Moved to Finland: turn of the 20th century
a uniform linguistic-religious minority
Like the Jewish people, the Tatars arrived in Finland with the Czar’s army. Tatars originate from 20th-century Imperial Russian Tatar Villages
Their native language is Tatar. They are Turkic people who practise Islam.
There are about 900 Tatars in Finland
Afro-Finns and people of African origin
Afro-Finns are Finns with family roots in Africa
Lived in Finland since 19th century. That is when the first Finnish citizenships were given to people of African origin
Afro-Finns form one of Finlands largerst cultural minorities
People with Russian background and Russian-speakers
Finlands largest foreign-language minority
There are approximately 93,000 people speaking Russian as their mother tongue living in Finland.
People with a Russian background and Russian-speakers form a diverse population group.
There are different population groups: Ingrian Finns, Russian-Finnish and Old Russians.
There are various reasons for people moving to Finland
Numbers:
-About one quarter moved for work and 11% for studies.
-About one fifth have arrived as asylum seekers or refugees.
-Also return migration is one of the reasons
Family reasons is the most common reason for moving to Finland.
This is the reason for moving to Finland for about one third of all immigrants.
For example, changes in the world, crises and conflict situations have increased migration to Finland at times.
The importance of cultural minorities
Cultural minorities help us broaden our understanding of each other. By that we can break our prejudices and stereotypes.
By getting to know different cultures, we get to learn a lot about each others cultural norms and values. That can bring us new aspects and help us understand each other better.
Supporting cultural minorities help us build a cohesive society.
I think that as a society, we still have a long way to go to improve the way we treat our cultural minorities. There is still a lot of racism and I think that many people are focusing only on the negative aspects of having cultural minorities.