Estimated Iranian-Origin Population in Finland
15,164
Based on population registers maintained by Statistics Finland, 2025

Finland uses a continuous population register. A person is classified as Iranian-origin if they meet at least one of:

  • Born in Iran — recorded in the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) register
  • Born in Finland with at least one Iran-born parent — from StatFin's “background country” classification

Third-generation Finnish-born grandchildren of Iran-born grandparents are not counted as Iranian-origin in the StatFin classification.

Iranian-Origin Population by Generation
12,970
First generation
86% of total
Born in Iran
2,194
Second generation
14% of total
Born in Finland with Iran-born parent(s)

Source: Statistics Finland — Population register, 2025

Source: Statistics Finland — Iranian-origin population by generation, 1990–2025

Geographic Distribution in Finland

Source: Statistics Finland — Iran-born population by region, 2025