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*During World War II, there were about 69,700 Soviet '''prisoners of war''' in Finland, and 200–300 children were born to them and Finnish women. | *During World War II, there were about 69,700 Soviet '''prisoners of war''' in Finland, and 200–300 children were born to them and Finnish women. | ||
*A second major wave of immigration occurred after the '''fall of the Soviet Union'''. Many '''Russian guest workers''' came to Finland, working low-paying jobs. | *A second major wave of immigration occurred after the '''fall of the Soviet Union'''. Many '''Russian guest workers''' came to Finland, working low-paying jobs. | ||
*In the 1990s, immigration to Finland grew, and a Russian-speaking population descended from Ingrian Finns immigrated to Finland. | *In the 1990s, immigration to Finland grew, and a Russian-speaking population descended from '''Ingrian Finns''' immigrated to Finland. Ingrian Finns are the Finnish population of Ingria (now the central part of '''Leningrad Oblast in Russia''', descending from Lutheran Finnish immigrants introduced into the area in the 17th century, when Finland and Ingria were both parts of the Swedish Empire. | ||
*In the 2000s, many '''nouveaux riches Russians''' have bought estates in '''Eastern Finland'''. | *In the 2000s, many '''nouveaux riches Russians''' have bought estates in '''Eastern Finland'''.<ref>"Russians in Finland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Finland, accessed 527 April 2021.</ref> | ||
=== Finnish Passport Lists === | === Finnish Passport Lists === | ||