Syrians in Finland
Syrians in Finland are people who have a background from the country of Syria and who now live in Finland. People can be born in Syria, have Syrian ancestry and/or be citizens of Syria., there were 9,408 people born in Syria living in Finland. Similarly, the number of people with Syrian citizenship was 7,629.
Syrians are the second largest Arab community in Finland after Iraqis.
Migration
Nearly all Syrians in Finland have arrived as refugees. Syrians have been one of the smaller refugee groups in Finland in spite of the Syrian civil war, however they became the largest group in 2017.Demographics
People born in Syria and living in Finland, according to Statistics Finland.| Municipality | Population |
| Whole country | 9,408 |
| Helsinki | 1,317 |
| Espoo | 1,066 |
| Vantaa | 988 |
| Turku | 621 |
| Lahti | 572 |
| Tampere | 551 |
| Kuopio | 289 |
| Oulu | 269 |
| Pietarsaari | 216 |
| Jyväskylä | 178 |
| Hyvinkää | 156 |
| Vaasa | 156 |
| Joensuu | 147 |
| Tornio | 146 |
| Hämeenlinna | 138 |
| Porvoo | 130 |
| Lappeenranta | 102 |
| Kerava | 97 |
| Lohja | 91 |
| Mikkeli | 90 |
| Forssa | 84 |
| Iisalmi | 84 |
| Seinäjoki | 81 |
| Pori | 73 |
| Nurmijärvi | 70 |
| Rovaniemi | 69 |
| Kaarina | 67 |
| Tuusula | 66 |
| Kemi | 61 |
| Varkaus | 61 |
| Suomussalmi | 58 |
| Järvenpää | 55 |
| Parainen | 55 |
| Kotka | 52 |
| Ylitornio | 51 |
| Kajaani | 50 |
| Kouvola | 48 |
| Sipoo | 42 |
| Outokumpu | 40 |
| Karkkila | 39 |
| Kokkola | 37 |
| Vihti | 37 |
| Heinävesi | 34 |
| Rauma | 33 |
| Salo | 33 |
| Kauniainen | 32 |
| Pedersöre | 32 |
| Pieksämäki | 32 |
| Mariehamn | 31 |
| Raisio | 31 |
| Larsmo | 30 |
| Nykarleby | 28 |
| Riihimäki | 27 |
| Kronoby | 25 |
| Äänekoski | 25 |
| Kirkkonummi | 24 |
| Pudasjärvi | 24 |
| Hollola | 23 |
| Kuusamo | 21 |
| Lieto | 20 |
| Imatra | 18 |
| Mäntsälä | 18 |
| Heinola | 17 |
| Raseborg | 17 |
| Tervola | 14 |
| Korsholm | 13 |
| Eura | 11 |
| Mänttä-Vilppula | 11 |
| Tammela | 10 |
People with Syrian citizenship living in Finland according to Statistics Finland.
| Municipality | Population |
| Whole country | 7,629 |
| Helsinki | 786 |
| Espoo | 777 |
| Vantaa | 657 |
| Turku | 507 |
| Lahti | 455 |
| Tampere | 450 |
| Kuopio | 280 |
| Oulu | 213 |
| Pietarsaari | 178 |
| Tornio | 172 |
| Joensuu | 158 |
| Vaasa | 141 |
| Hämeenlinna | 139 |
| Jyväskylä | 136 |
| Porvoo | 132 |
| Hyvinkää | 129 |
| Forssa | 107 |
| Kerava | 102 |
| Lappeenranta | 98 |
| Mikkeli | 92 |
| Seinäjoki | 86 |
| Iisalmi | 84 |
| Lohja | 82 |
| Rovaniemi | 73 |
| Tuusula | 71 |
| Varkaus | 71 |
| Suomussalmi | 68 |
| Kemi | 64 |
| Outokumpu | 61 |
| Kajaani | 60 |
| Nurmijärvi | 59 |
| Parainen | 57 |
| Pori | 56 |
| Kaarina | 52 |
| Ylitornio | 50 |
| Järvenpää | 47 |
| Kotka | 47 |
| Vihti | 46 |
| Sipoo | 43 |
| Heinävesi | 42 |
| Karkkila | 37 |
| Kokkola | 35 |
| Larsmo | 30 |
| Pieksämäki | 28 |
| Kouvola | 27 |
| Kauniainen | 26 |
| Äänekoski | 26 |
| Salo | 25 |
| Nykarleby | 25 |
| Riihimäki | 23 |
| Kuusamo | 22 |
| Mäntsälä | 22 |
| Tervola | 22 |
| Heinola | 21 |
| Imatra | 21 |
| Pudasjärvi | 21 |
| Kirkkonummi | 20 |
| Mariehamn | 20 |
| Rauma | 16 |
| Eura | 15 |
| Pedersöre | 15 |
| Kronoby | 14 |
| Raisio | 14 |
| Tammela | 12 |
| Mänttä-Vilppula | 11 |
| Hollola | 10 |
| Sodankylä | 10 |