{{Short description|People from Chile residing in Finland}} {{Infobox ethnic group |group = Chileans in Finland |native_name = <small>Chilenos en Finlandia<br>Chileläiset Suomessa<br></small> |flag = {{flagicon|Chile}} {{flagicon|Finland}} |image = {{image array|perrow=1|width=100|height=100 |image1=Diandra Flores C IMG 5380.JPG|caption1=[[Diandra (Finnish singer)|Diandra]] }} |population = around 1,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination|title=Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination|date=February 10, 2014|website=migrationpolicy.org}}</ref> |popplace = [[Helsinki]] |langs = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] '''·''' [[Finnish language|Finnish]] |religions = [[Christianity]] (predominantly [[Catholicism]]) | related = [[Chilean Swedes]] }} '''Chileans in Finland''' are people from [[Chile]] residing in [[Finland]].
==History== Following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état]], approximately 300 Chilean refugees fled to Finland, most if not all of them helped by [[Tapani Brotherus]]. They were the first refugee group to be taken by the government. On November 18, 1973, it was reported that the first refugees were departing [[Santiago]] and headed to [[Helsinki]]. This was handled by [[Finnish Red Cross]]. The head manager Gunnar Rosén made sure that the refugees were taken care of until everyone had a job and an apartment. They were also promised necessary education. The first group arrived the next day on 19 November 1973. There were about 30 refugees, among them other Latin Americans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ess.fi/paikalliset/686043|title=Pakolaisena Suomessa|date=February 5, 2007|website=Etelä-Suomen Sanomat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/04/26/chilen-pakolaiset-saivat-suomessa-lampiman-vastaanoton-ja-voimistivat|title=Chilen pakolaiset saivat Suomessa lämpimän vastaanoton ja voimistivat entisestään suomalaisten vahvaa halua auttaa|website=yle.fi}}</ref>
The Finns welcomed Chileans. Many people in Finland felt sympathy towards them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/05/09/elama-chilelaispakolaisena-suomessa-oli-sopeutumista-kaipuuta-ja-kipeita|title=Elämä chileläispakolaisena Suomessa oli sopeutumista, kaipuuta ja kipeitä muistoja|website=yle.fi}}</ref> For example, in 1974, there was a protest in [[Helsinki Senate Square]] against the Chilean coup d'état, where nearly 10,000 protested.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/04/30/yhtenaista-kansaa-ei-voi-koskaan-voittaa-chilen-kansainvalinen|title="Yhtenäistä kansaa ei voi koskaan voittaa" – Chilen kansainvälinen solidaarisuusliike alkoi Helsingistä 1973|website=yle.fi}}</ref>
==Employment== 39.1% of Chileans are employed, 13.8% are unemployed and 47.1% are outside the labour force.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pxnet2.stat.fi:443/PXWebPXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__tyokay/statfin_tyokay_pxt_115e.px/|title=Väestö muuttujina Pääasiallinen toiminta, Kansalaisuus, Ammattiasema, Sukupuoli, Tiedot, Vuosi ja Ikä|website=Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat}}</ref> Most Chileans are employed as teachers, health care workers, natural science and engineering specialists and housekeepers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pxnet2.stat.fi:443/PXWebPXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__tyokay/statfin_tyokay_pxt_115t.px/|title=Työlliset muuttujina Ammattiryhmä, Taustamaa, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot|website=Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat}}</ref>
==Organizations== * Suomi-Chile-Seura r.y<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiakastieto.fi/yritykset/fi/suomi-chile-seura-r-y-ruotsiksi-samfundet-finland-chile-r-f/02170791/rekisteritiedot|title=Suomi-Chile-Seura r.y. ruotsiksi: Samfundet Finland-Chile r.f. - Rekisteritiedot | Suomen Asiakastieto Oy|website=www.asiakastieto.fi}}</ref>
==Notable people== {{Category see also if exists|Finnish people of Chilean descent|Chilean emigrants to Finland|Chilean expatriates in Finland}} * [[Diandra (Finnish singer)|Diandra]], singer * [[Matias Kivikko Arraño]], footballer * [[Marce Rendic]], radio personality
==See also== {{Portal|Chile|Finland}} * [[Chile–Finland relations]] * [[Chileans|Chilean diaspora]] * [[Immigration to Finland]]
==External links== * Video report [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LvC9OC5hPw Chileans living in Finland who fled a 1973 military coup]. CGTN America. Nov 18, 2018.
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Immigration to Finland}} {{Chilean diaspora}} {{Portal bar|Chile|Finland}}
[[Category:Finnish people of Chilean descent| ]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in Finland]] [[Category:Chile–Finland relations]] [[Category:Chilean diaspora|Finland]]