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*The Great Depression of the 1930s in the U.S. led to the emigration of many Finns from Canada. Many recent immigrants choose to leave for the United States or Finland instead of living in poverty in Canada. In addition, more than 2,000 Canadians of Finnish origin moved to Soviet Karelia between 1930 and 1935. | *The Great Depression of the 1930s in the U.S. led to the emigration of many Finns from Canada. Many recent immigrants choose to leave for the United States or Finland instead of living in poverty in Canada. In addition, more than 2,000 Canadians of Finnish origin moved to Soviet Karelia between 1930 and 1935. | ||
*In World War II, Finland lost its eastern regions (Karelia) to the Soviet Union. Nearly half a million people were evacuated from the areas. | *In World War II, Finland lost its eastern regions (Karelia) to the Soviet Union. Nearly half a million people were evacuated from the areas. | ||
*In 2018, 387,215 people in Finland were born in another country, representing 7% of the population. The 10 largest foreign born groups are (in order) from '''[[Russia Emigration and Immigration|Russia]], [[Estonia Genealogy|Estonia]], [[Sweden Emigration and Immigration|Sweden]], [[Iraq Genealogy|Iraq]], [[Somalia Genealogy|Somalia]], [[China Emigration and Immigration|China]], [[Thailand Genealogy|Thailand]], [[Serbia Genealogy|Serbia]], [[Vietnam Emigration and Immigration|Vietnam]] and [[ | *In 2018, 387,215 people in Finland were born in another country, representing 7% of the population. The 10 largest foreign born groups are (in order) from '''[[Russia Emigration and Immigration|Russia]], [[Estonia Genealogy|Estonia]], [[Sweden Emigration and Immigration|Sweden]], [[Iraq Genealogy|Iraq]], [[Somalia Genealogy|Somalia]], [[China Emigration and Immigration|China]], [[Thailand Genealogy|Thailand]], [[Serbia Genealogy|Serbia]], [[Vietnam Emigration and Immigration|Vietnam]] and [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]]'''. | ||
*As of 2019, there were 423,494 people with a foreign background living in Finland (7.7% of the population), most of whom are from the former '''Soviet Union, Estonia, Somalia, Iraq and former Yugoslavia'''.<ref>"Finland: Demographics", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland#Demographics, accessed 27 April 2021.</ref> | *As of 2019, there were 423,494 people with a foreign background living in Finland (7.7% of the population), most of whom are from the former '''Soviet Union, Estonia, Somalia, Iraq and former Yugoslavia'''.<ref>"Finland: Demographics", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland#Demographics, accessed 27 April 2021.</ref> | ||
====Finnish Russians and Russian Finns==== | ====Finnish Russians and Russian Finns==== | ||
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