Indians in Finland
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There is a small community of Indians in Finland consisting mainly of Finnish citizens of Indian origin or descent as well as expatriates from India
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. Most of them are engaged in businesses such as restaurants and stores selling garments, textiles, artificial jewellery, groceries and gift items. A number of young Indians, mainly computer and telecom experts, have in recent years joined Finnish high-tech companies such as Nokia
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There are hundreds of Indian engineers working in Finland. Many of them came to work there because their salary would be double than what they would get in India even though taxes and higher living costs erode the difference. At Nokia's research facility alone there are nearly 100 Indians working there. Wipro
employed some 300 people in Finland while their competitor Tata Consultancy Services
employed 600 individuals. Many of the engineers came with their spouses and children and have settled permanently in Finland.
There is also a sizable population of Indian postgraduate students, both Master’s and PhD level students, in Finland and especially in Helsinki region. They are most prominent in technology related fields. Most Indian students have solid basic education in their field, they are motivated and hardworking and they are aiming high in their future careers in science or in industry. Also, their level of the English language
is generally higher than among students from many other countries.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Overview
At the beginning of the 21st century there were about 450 Indians in the Helsinki region. Finland is now home to about 1,200 members of the Indian community - one of the smallest of Indian diaspora groups in Europe. The majority of the Indians live in and around the capital HelsinkiHelsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. Most of them are engaged in businesses such as restaurants and stores selling garments, textiles, artificial jewellery, groceries and gift items. A number of young Indians, mainly computer and telecom experts, have in recent years joined Finnish high-tech companies such as Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
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There are hundreds of Indian engineers working in Finland. Many of them came to work there because their salary would be double than what they would get in India even though taxes and higher living costs erode the difference. At Nokia's research facility alone there are nearly 100 Indians working there. Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
employed some 300 people in Finland while their competitor Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
employed 600 individuals. Many of the engineers came with their spouses and children and have settled permanently in Finland.
There is also a sizable population of Indian postgraduate students, both Master’s and PhD level students, in Finland and especially in Helsinki region. They are most prominent in technology related fields. Most Indian students have solid basic education in their field, they are motivated and hardworking and they are aiming high in their future careers in science or in industry. Also, their level of the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is generally higher than among students from many other countries.
Notable people
- Jenni BanerjeeJenni BanerjeeJenni Pauliina Banerjee is a Finnish actress. She has appeared in movies such as Pahat Pojat , Joensuun Elli and Lieksa!...
- Finnish actress - Anya LahiriAnya LahiriAnya Lahiri is a British actress, model and singer of Indian and Finnish origin.-Biography:...
- British actress, model and singer - Jasmin MäntyläJasmin MäntyläJasmin Mäntylä is a Finnish model and singer. She is also in politics, in her hometown, Oulu. She is a member of a Finnish political party, Kansallinen Kokoomus. She is 5' 9¾" tall.- Career :...
- Finnish model and singer