==Notable Finnish Iranians==
==Notable Finnish Iranians==
{{Category see also|Finnish people of Iranian descent}}
{{Category see also|Finnish people of Iranian descent}}
* [[Honar Abdi]], footballer
* [[Honar Abdi]], footballer
* [[Rezgar Amani]], footballer
* [[Makwan Amirkhani]], mixed martial artist
* [[Ana Diamond]], politician and human rights activist
* [[Ana Diamond]], politician and human rights activist
* [[Aram Hasanzada]], footballer
* [[Ali Jahangiri]], stand-up comedian and media-presenter
* [[Alexis Kouros]], writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer
* [[Alexis Kouros]], writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer
* [[Mina Mojtahedi]], wheelchair curler
* [[Evelyn Mora]], entrepreneur
* [[Tabe Slioor]], socialite, reporter, and photojournalist
* [[Tabe Slioor]], socialite, reporter, and photojournalist
* [[Axl Smith]], former presenter and entertainer
* [[Axl Smith]], former presenter and entertainer
* [[Teuvo Tulio]], film director
==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Finland|Iran}}
{{Portal|Finland|Iran}}
Ethnic group
| 11,178 (0.2%) (2022)[1] | |
| Helsinki, Turku, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa | |
| Finnish, Persian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Luri (See languages of Iran) | |
| 97% Islam 2% Christianity (59% Orthodoxy)[2] 1% others |
|
| Norwegian Iranians, Swedish Iranians, Overseas Iranians |
Finnish Iranians (Persian: Iranians in Finland) or Iranian exists or Iranians in Finland Are of Iranian Heritage.
A crime organization tried to sneak illegal Iranian immigrants through the Russian border. According to the Southeast Finland Border Guard District, if they succeeded, they would be smuggling 3-6 Iranians nearly every day.[3] 1979 Iranian Revolution also led to several Iranians moving to Finland.
55.9% of Finnish Iranians are male and 44.1% are female.
In January 2018, there was a protest held in Central Helsinki, in which 50 Iranians participated in. They wanted Iran to kick out the president Hassan Rouhani and the supreme leader Ali Khamenei.[5]
28% of Iranians are employed, 18% are unemployed and 53% are outside the labour force. Of those inside the labour force, 61% are employed and 39% are unemployed. There are nearly 100 Iranian entrepreneurs.[6] 342 Iranian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman, and 126 Iranian women are in a registered relationship with a Finnish man.[7][8]
Notable Finnish Iranians
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- Honar abdi, footballer
- Arman Alizad, tailor, fashion columnist and a TV-personality
- Rezgar Amani, Footballer
- Makwan Amirkhani, Mixed Martial Artist
- Ana Diamond, politician and human rights activist
- Aram Hasanzada, Footballer
- Reza Heidari, Footballer
- Ali Jahangiri, stand-up comedian and media-presenter
- Alexis Kouros, writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer
- Mina Mojtahedi, wheelchair curler
- Evelyn Mora, entrepreneur
- Tabe Slioor, socialite, reporter, and photojournalist
- Axl Smith, former presenter and entertainer
- Teuvo Tulio, Film Director
- ^ “Origin and background country according to age group and sex by region, 1990-2021”. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ “Persian in Finland”. Joshua Project. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ “The Border Guard suspects: the criminal organization thought it had come up with how to get to Finland illegally through a mobile application – 3 Immediately up | Yle News”. yle.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ “Population 31.12. Variables in the area, citizenship, gender, year and data statistics PX-Web databases”. Pxnet2.stat.fi. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ “Iranians living in Finland demanded the departure of the country’s leaders and the separation of religion from politics | Yle News”. yle.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ “Population, according to the main activity, citizenship, occupational status, gender, age and year, is the main activity, citizenship, professional station, gender, year, year and information. Pxweb”. pxnet2.stat.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ “Families as variables of a man’s state of birth, year, family type, woman’s age and information. Pxweb”. pxnet2.stat.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ “Families as variables of a woman’s birth, year, family type, man’s age and information. Pxweb”. pxnet2.stat.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
