Germans in Finland

Germans in Finland are immigrants from Germany residing in Finland.

History

During the Middle Ages, the most important officers and other nobles were Swedish or Germans. In Turku and Viipuri, 75% of the bourgeoisie were German.
Germans were also merchants. By 1924, there were 1,645 Germans in Finland.
German families were essential for the development of Helsinki and the rest of Finland in the 1800s. German was the third most spoken language in Helsinki at the time, and German schools that still operate today were established in Helsinki.
During World War II, there were about 200,000 German soldiers in Finland from 1941 to 1944, and an estimated 700 children were born to German soldiers and Finnish women.
Many present-day Finnish companies like Paulig and Stockmann were started by Germans.
FC Germania Helsinki is a sports club funded by Germans in Finland in 2017.