Sikhism in Finland

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Sikhism in Finland
Turbaned Sikhs of the Indian Hockey Team who achieved gold at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki.
Turbaned Sikhs of the Indian Hockey Team who achieved gold at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki.
Total population
600–700
Regions with significant populations
Helsinki
Religions
Sikhism
Languages
Punjabi · Finnish

Sikhism is a small minority religion Finland. There are approximately 600–700 Sikhs living in the country.[1][2]

History[edit]

In the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, there were many Sikhs of the Indian Hockey Team who achieved Gold at the games.

Sikhs started arriving to Finland around the year 1980.[3][2] A majority of Sikh immigrants are employed in restaurant business in Finland.[4][verification needed] Many male Finnish Sikhs work at bars.[2]

In 2013, a company ban on bus drivers wearing turbans was fought against by a Sikh bus driver in Vantaa.[5][6] In 2014, he won the legal battle and was able to wear a turban to work.[7]

Most Sikhs in the country are fluent in the Finnish, Punjabi, and English languages.[2]

Places of worship[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Singh, Pashaura, "Northern Europe, Sikhs in", A Dictionary of Sikh Studies, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001/acref-9780191831874-e-251;jsessionid=2ffc28cc5d913137a12d40b346f6cfe2, ISBN 978-0-19-183187-4, retrieved 2023-06-02
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hirvi, Laura. "Research on Sikhs in Finland". 375 Humanists (375humanistia.helsinki.fi). Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. Hirvi, Laura: Identities in Practice – A Trans-Atlantic Ethnography of Sikh Immigrants in Finland and in California. SKS 2013. http://skskirjat.pikakirjakauppa.fi/search.php?search=laura+hirvi#!product_id=9789522224705
  4. Myrvold, Kristina; Jacobsen, Knut A. (eds.). "Sikhs in Finland: Migration Histories and Work in the Restaurant Sector". Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identities and Representations. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 63–94. ISBN 1409481662. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. "Turbaanikielto tuomittiin syrjiväksi - bussikuski ilahtui". iltasanomat.
  6. "Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  7. "Sikh man in Finland wins right to wear turban at work". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  8. "Pieni sikhiyhteisö tekee kovasti töitä Suomessa". Helsingin Sanomat.
  9. Hirvi, Laura (2010) ‘The Sikh Gurdwara in Finland: Negotiating, Maintaining and Transmitting Immigrants’ Identities’, South Asian Diaspora, 2(2), pp. 291-32.

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