Filipinos in Finland

Filipinos in Finland or Finnish Filipinos are people who have a background from the Philippines who now live in Finland. People can be born in the Philippines, have Philippine ancestry and/or be citizens of the Philippines. As of 2024^[update], there were 16,836 people born in the Philippines living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Philippine citizenship was 15,122. The number of people who spoke Talalog or Filipino as their mother tongue was 12,661.^[1]

Filipinos in Finland

Filippiiniläiset Suomessa / Suomen filippiiniläiset
Total population
15,122 Filipino citizens; 16,836 born in the Philippines (2024))[1]
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki, Tampere and Turku regions
Languages
Philippine English, Filipino, Finnish
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	282	—
1995	563	+14.83%
2000	795	+7.14%
2005	1,051	+5.74%
2010	1,891	+12.47%
2015	3,568	+13.54%
2020	6,201	+11.69%
2024	16,836	+28.36%
Philippine born. Source: Statistics Finland

People born in the Philippines and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.

Country of birth the Philippines by municipality (2024)^[1]

Municipality	Population
Whole country	16,836
Helsinki	3,488
Espoo	2,849
Vantaa	1,615
Tampere	929
Turku	624
Oulu	393
Vaasa	331
Lahti	282
Kuopio	193
Jyväskylä	160
Rovaniemi	158
Rauma	156
Hyvinkää	152
Mikkeli	152
Kajaani	151
Hämeenlinna	143
Pori	133
Lohja	131
Seinäjoki	118
Joensuu	117
Porvoo	113
Kouvola	107
Pieksämäki	107
Kirkkonummi	104
Kerava	92
Mariehamn	91
Uusikaupunki	89
Savonlinna	87
Pietarsaari	86
Järvenpää	84
Salo	80
Kangasala	77
Kotka	77
Tuusula	71
Nurmijärvi	69
Kuusamo	68
Lappeenranta	68
Raisio	65
Raasepori	64
Vihti	63
Sipoo	62
Kokkola	60
Nokia	59
Hollola	50
Inari	50
Riihimäki	47
Raahe	45
Hanko	43
Tornio	41
Varkaus	40
Heinola	39
Kaarina	39
Kemijärvi	39
Kauniainen	37
Forssa	36
Mäntyharju	35
Uusikaarlepyy	35
Ylöjärvi	35
Kauhava	32
Sastamala	32
Kittilä	31
Salla	31
Valkeakoski	31
Jämsä	30
Mäntsälä	30
Siikalatva	30
Hamina	29
Kankaanpää	29
Laitila	29
Mustasaari	29
Sodankylä	29
Ikaalinen	27
Imatra	27
Akaa	26
Kemi	26
Lempäälä	26
Sotkamo	26
Alavus	25
Inkoo	25
Kuhmo	25
Lieksa	25
Loviisa	25
Kristinestad	24
Lieto	24
Pyhäjärvi	24
Parainen	23
Iisalmi	22
Juva	22
Laihia	22
Asikkala	21
Karkkila	21
Eura	20
Orimattila	19
Haapavesi	18
Kruunupyy	18
Naantali	18
Orivesi	18
Parkano	18
Kontiolahti	17
Liperi	17
Outokumpu	17
Hartola	16
Huittinen	16
Nurmes	16
Posio	16
Ristijärvi	16
Viitasaari	16
Ilmajoki	15
Kitee	15
Lapinlahti	15
Närpiö	15
Pälkäne	15
Siilinjärvi	15
Hämeenkyrö	14
Jomala	14
Kangasniemi	14
Kolari	14
Paimio	14
Pirkkala	14
Harjavalta	13
Ilomantsi	13
Kiuruvesi	13
Leppävirta	13
Tammela	13
Urjala	13
Vehmaa	13
Loimaa	12
Mänttä-Vilppula	12
Saarijärvi	12
Siuntio	12
Äänekoski	12
Iitti	11
Muhos	11
Muurame	11
Polvijärvi	11
Puumala	11
Rantasalmi	11
Suonenjoki	11
Kempele	10
Kärkölä	10
Pornainen	10
Sysmä	10
Teuva	10

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

Citizens of the Philippines by municipality (2024)^[1]

Municipality	Population
Whole country	15,122
Helsinki	3,229
Espoo	2,775
Vantaa	1,400
Tampere	843
Turku	527
Oulu	328
Vaasa	302
Lahti	252
Kuopio	165
Rovaniemi	148
Rauma	146
Kajaani	142
Mikkeli	137
Hyvinkää	128
Jyväskylä	127
Hämeenlinna	124
Pori	114
Pieksämäki	110
Lohja	109
Seinäjoki	108
Joensuu	107
Porvoo	93
Kouvola	91
Kirkkonummi	86
Jakobstad	81
Uusikaupunki	81
Savonlinna	80
Mariehamn	70
Kerava	69
Kangasala	64
Järvenpää	63
Kuusamo	63
Tuusula	62
Nokia	60
Kotka	58
Salo	58
Raseborg	55
Sipoo	54
Inari	53
Vihti	53
Lappeenranta	51
Raisio	51
Hollola	50
Kokkola	46
Nurmijärvi	45
Hanko	44
Raahe	41
Riihimäki	41
Nykarleby	40
Kemijärvi	39
Kauniainen	37
Heinola	36
Tornio	35
Varkaus	35
Mäntyharju	34
Kittilä	32
Kauhava	31
Siikalatva	30
Sodankylä	30
Salla	29
Ikaalinen	28
Jämsä	28
Kankaanpää	28
Laitila	28
Valkeakoski	28
Sastamala	27
Ylöjärvi	27
Forssa	26
Hamina	26
Sotkamo	26
Mäntsälä	25
Kaarina	24
Pyhäjärvi	24
Imatra	23
Kuhmo	23
Akaa	22
Kemi	22
Loviisa	22
Lieksa	21
Asikkala	20
Eura	20
Inkoo	20
Juva	20
Karkkila	20
Alavus	19
Iisalmi	19
Kristinestad	19
Lempäälä	19
Laihia	18
Haapavesi	17
Korsholm	17
Orimattila	17
Orivesi	17
Pargas	17
Kontiolahti	16
Parkano	16
Ristijärvi	16
Viitasaari	16
Kitee	15
Liperi	15
Outokumpu	15
Posio	15
Kangasniemi	14
Kolari	14
Kronoby	14
Nurmes	14
Pälkäne	14
Hartola	13
Ilomantsi	13
Lapinlahti	13
Leppävirta	13
Puumala	13
Siilinjärvi	13
Vehmaa	13
Huittinen	12
Loimaa	12
Mänttä-Vilppula	12
Paimio	12
Sysmä	12
Urjala	12
Iitti	11
Ilmajoki	11
Lieto	11
Rantasalmi	11
Tammela	11
Harjavalta	10
Hirvensalmi	10
Hämeenkyrö	10
Kiuruvesi	10
Närpes	10
Pirkkala	10
Saarijärvi	10
Siikajoki	10
Teuva	10

Notable Filipinos in Finland

• Lizzie Armanto, American-Finnish professional skateboarder
• Oskari Kekkonen, professional footballer
• Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor, pianist, and composer