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 2025, there were 15,147 people born in Vietnam living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Vietnamese citizenship was 11,311. The number of people who spoke Vietnamese as their mother tongue was 17,682.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19901,643    
19952,785+11.13%
20003,588+5.20%
20054,202+3.21%
20105,637+6.05%
20158,273+7.97%
202011,562+6.92%
202517,682+8.87%
Vietnamese speakers. Source: Statistics Finland

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

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

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

Religion

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

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  2. Chùa của người Việt ở Phần Lan bị đốt Archived May 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Ngôi chùa Việt đầu tiên ở Phần Lan Archived January 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-14.

Sources