Finnish Iranians

Finnish Iranians or Iranian Finns or Iranians in Finland are Finns of Iranian heritage.

Migration
A crime organization tried to sneak illegal Iranian immigrants through the Russian border. According to the Southeast Finland Border Guard District, if they succeeded, they would be smuggling 3-6 Iranians nearly every day. 1979 Iranian Revolution also led to several Iranians moving to Finland.

Demographics
55.9% of Finnish Iranians are male and 44.1% are female.

Society
In January 2018, there was a protest held in Central Helsinki, in which 50 Iranians participated in. They wanted Iran to kick out the president Hassan Rouhani and the supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

28% of Iranians are employed, 18% are unemployed and 53% are outside the labour force. Of those inside the labour force, 61% are employed and 39% are unemployed. There are nearly 100 Iranian entrepreneurs. 342 Iranian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman, and 126 Iranian women are in a registered relationship with a Finnish man.

Notable Finnish Iranians

 * Arman Alizad, tailor, fashion columnist and a TV-personality
 * Honar Abdi, footballer
 * Reza Heidari, footballer
 * Ana Diamond, politician and human rights activist
 * Alexis Kouros, writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer
 * Tabe Slioor, socialite, reporter, and photojournalist
 * Axl Smith, former presenter and entertainer