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Finnish Canadians

Finnish Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Finnish ancestry. People of Finnish ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America.  Finnish Canadians account for about 0.40%  of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2021, there were 144,055  people of Finnish descent in Canada. 

Source: Census 2021

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Finnish population in Canadian Provinces

Ontario, with 76,275 people of Finnish ancestry, has the largest population of Finnish Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (33,680) and  Alberta (18,705).

Percentage-wise British Columbia (0.69%) has the highest percentage of Finnish followed by Ontario (0.54%) and Saskatchewan (0.47%).

List of Provinces by Finnish Ancestry 

#ProvincePopulation 2021% of Total
1Alberta18,7050.45%
2British Columbia33,6800.69%
3Manitoba4,1000.31%
4New Brunswick8500.11%
5Newfoundland2350.05%
6Northwest Territories1100.27%
7Nova Scotia1,2950.14%
8Nunavut 400.11%
9Ontario76,2750.54%
10Prince Edward Island1050.07%
11Quebec3,1200.04%
12Saskatchewan5,1800.47%
13Yukon3700.93%
 Canada144,0650.40%

Source: Canada Census 2021

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Top Canadian metropolitan areas by Finnish population

Toronto Metro area with 14,710 people of Finnish ancestry, has the largest population of Finnish Canadians. It’s followed by Vancouver (12,655) and  Thunder Bay (12,580).

Top Metro Areas by Finnish Population

#City (Metropolitan Area)ProvincePopulation 2021
1Toronto Ontario14,710
2Vancouver British Columbia12,655
3Thunder Bay Ontario12,580
4Greater Sudbury Ontario7,875
5Calgary Alberta6,075
6Edmonton Alberta5,270
7Ottawa – Gatineau Ont/Que4,810
8Sault Ste. Marie Ontario3,675
9Victoria British Columbia3,295
10Hamilton Ontario2,865
11Winnipeg Manitoba2,745
12Montréal Quebec2,065
13Oshawa Ontario2,060
14Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo Ontario1,855
15London Ontario1,820
16Kelowna British Columbia1,730
17Barrie Ontario1,670
18St. Catharines – Niagara Ontario1,645
19Saskatoon Sakst1,410
20Abbotsford – Mission British Columbia1,285

Source: Canada Census 2021

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