Editing Demographics of Finland (section)

== Emigration ==
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Historically, Finnish emigration began in the 16th century, when Finns worked in [[Mining in Sweden|Swedish mines]], and continued until the 1970s. About 100,000 Finns emigrated to Russia during the Tsarist period, mainly to [[Saint Petersburg|St Petersburg]]. Large-scale emigration began in the late 19th century, with about 400,000 Finns moving to the United States and Canada by 1980. After the Second World War, many Finns emigrated to Sweden, reaching a peak in 1970 when 41,000 settled there. An estimated 250,000 to 300,000 Finns became permanent residents of Sweden after the war. However, migration slowed in the 1980s, with more Finns returning than leaving.<ref name="LOC"/>

The impact of emigration on the Finnish labour force and birth rate has been significant. Finland has experienced two major waves of emigration: one at the beginning of the 20th century, when more than 300,000 Finns went to North America, and another from the 1950s to the 1970s, when 400,000 Finns moved to Sweden, forming large expatriate communities.<ref name="siirtolaisinstituutti-emigration">{{cite web |url= https://siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/en/research/emigration/ |title= Emigration |publisher= The Migration Institute of Finland |access-date= 6 October 2023}}</ref>

Apart from these major flows, there have been smaller migrations around the world and some Finns live in different countries. In the 21st century about 14,000 people, mostly of Finnish origin, emigrate every year. Many are well-educated and may return to Finland after a few years. About 300,000 Finnish citizens live abroad and it is estimated that about 1.5 million people of Finnish origin live overseas.<ref name="siirtolaisinstituutti-emigration"/>