Islam in Finland

Islam in Finland

Islam was introduced to Finland by Baltic Tatars at the end of the 19th century. Since the late 20th century the number of Muslims in Finland has increased rapidly due to immigration. In 1999, there were an estimated 20,000 Muslims in Finland.

The Baltic Tatars arrived in Finland as merchants and soldiers at the end of the 19th century. They were later joined by other family members.

The Finnish Islamic Association (Suomen Islam-seurakunta) was founded in 1925. In practise, this society only accepts people from Tatar origin (or Turkish origin in general) as members, excluding non-Turkish Muslims.

The Islamic society of Finland (Suomen Islamilainen Yhdyskunta) was founded in 1987, Khodr Chehab is the imam of it. This society allows all Muslims to join their society.

There are many Mosques (Masjids) in the Capital area. Some of them are listed below.
* Rabita Mosque (www.rabita.fi)
* Masjid Al-Iman, Munkkiniemi
* Pasila Mosque
* Pakistani Mosque
* Turkish Mosque

Muslims Among Various Ethnic Groups in Finland

* Somali (4,694)
* Arab, (2,599)
* Kurd (2,560)
* Persian (1,658)
* Turkish (incl. Tatar) (1,357)
* Kosovars (784)
* Pakistani (400)
* Thai (16)
* Others (522)Source [ [http://www.worldchristiandatabase.org World Christian Database ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.helsinki.fi/teol/usktl/musref/ Muslims and religious equality in Finland]
* [http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26477 National Minorities of Finland, The Tatars]
* [http://www.minority2000.net/Gr-75/t53gb.htm Tatars in Finland]
* [http://www.logosmedia.fi/artikkeliarkisto/islamsuomessa.html Finnish article about islam in Finland.]
* [http://www.uskonnot.fi/yhteisot/view?orgId=85 Suomen Islam-seurakunta]
* [http://www.tulevaisuus.org/islam/suomen-moskeijat.php Some of the mosques in Finland (map)]


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