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Latin American migration to Finland means immigrants from
Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
who reside in
Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.


Languages

Spanish is spoken by 8,099 people in Finland and Portuguese by 3,024, this includes both
Spaniards Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both in ...
and
Portuguese people The Portuguese people () are a Romance nation and ethnic group indigenous to Portugal who share a common culture, ancestry and language. The Portuguese people's heritage largely derives from the pre-Celts, Proto-Celts (Lusitanians, Conii) a ...
.


Notable people

Mexican *
Sara Ferrara Sara Ferrara (born 24 July 1995) is a track cyclist from Finland. She was born in Monterrey, Mexico to a Mexican father and a Finnish mother. Sara Ferrara began her cycling career representing Mexico as a Junior. She won three gold medals, i ...
, track cyclist *
Ruudolf Ruudolf (born Rudy Frans Kulmala in 1983) is a Finnish hip hop artist. He is known for his calm flow and energetic live performances. He rhymes in Finnish. His debut album ''Doupeimmat Jumala Seivaa'' climbed on the 18th place on Finland's off ...
, hip hop artist * Sofia Sida, singer Argentine * Monica Sileoni, gymnast * Maximo Tolonen, footballer Colombian * Felipe Aspegren, footballer * Camilo Miettinen, ice hockey player Brazilian *
Getúlio Fredo Getúlio Aurelio Fredo (born 22 September 1954) is a Brazilian-born football manager. Coaching career Fredo's most recent position was as the head coach of the Estonian football club Nõmme Kalju. He led the club to their first ever particip ...
, football manager * Luís Fernando da Silva, youth coach Puerto Rican * Alex Oikkonen, footballer * Juan Coca, footballer *
Joseph Marrero Joseph Yamil "Jackie" Marrero García (born April 9, 1993) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays for Academia Quintana San Juan as a midfielder. Career Marrero has played professional football for Conquistadores de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Island ...
, footballer Chilean * Diandra, singer * Marce Rendic, radio personality


References

{{Latin American diaspora Ethnic groups in Finland Demographics of Finland
Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...