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{{Infobox religious group|group=Sikhism in Finland|pop=600–700|langs=[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]{{·}}[[Finnish Language|Finnish]]|image=1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki - Indian hockey Team.png|image_caption=Turbaned Sikhs of the Indian Hockey Team who achieved gold at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], Helsinki.|flag=|regions=[[Helsinki]]|religions=[[Sikhism]]|image_size=}}<br />
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[[Sikhism]] is a small minority religion Finland. There are approximately 600–700 [[Sikh]]s living in the country.<ref>{{Citation |last=Singh |first=Pashaura |title=Northern Europe, Sikhs in |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001/acref-9780191831874-e-251;jsessionid=2FFC28CC5D913137A12D40B346F6CFE2 |work=A Dictionary of Sikh Studies |access-date=2023-06-02 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001/acref-9780191831874-e-251;jsessionid=2ffc28cc5d913137a12d40b346f6cfe2 |isbn=978-0-19-183187-4}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hirvi |first=Laura |title=Research on Sikhs in Finland |url=http://375humanistia.helsinki.fi/en/laura-hirvi/research-on-sikhs-in-finland |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=375 Humanists (375humanistia.helsinki.fi) |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
In the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]], there were many [[Sikhs]] of the [[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Indian Hockey Team]] who achieved Gold at the games.<br />
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Sikhs started arriving to Finland around the year 1980.<ref>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</ref><ref name=":0" /> A majority of Sikh immigrants are employed in restaurant business in Finland.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R_6hAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA64#v=onepage |title=Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identities and Representations |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=1409481662 |editor1-last=Myrvold |editor1-first=Kristina |pages=63–94 |chapter=Sikhs in Finland: Migration Histories and Work in the Restaurant Sector |editor2-last=Jacobsen |editor2-first=Knut A. |accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref>{{Verify source|reason=Cited chapter appears to discuss Sweden, not Finland}} Many male Finnish Sikhs work at bars.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 2013, a company ban on bus drivers wearing turbans was fought against by a Sikh bus driver in [[Vantaa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Turbaanikielto tuomittiin syrjiväksi - bussikuski ilahtui|url=https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000000634480.html|work=iltasanomat}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sikh-man-in-finland-fights-for-right-to-wear-turban-at-work-522901 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> In 2014, he won the legal battle and was able to wear a turban to work.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sikh man in Finland wins right to wear turban at work |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/Sikh-man-in-Finland-wins-right-to-wear-turban-at-work/articleshow/31076164.cms |access-date=2023-06-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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Most Sikhs in the country are fluent in the Finnish, Punjabi, and English languages.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Places of worship ==<br />
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* There is a [[gurdwara]] located in [[Sörnäinen]], Helsinki<ref name="HS">{{cite web|title=Pieni sikhiyhteisö tekee kovasti töitä Suomessa|url=https://www.hs.fi/sunnuntai/art-2000002608983.html|work=Helsingin Sanomat}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>Hirvi, Laura (2010) ‘The Sikh Gurdwara in Finland: Negotiating, Maintaining and Transmitting Immigrants’ Identities’, South Asian Diaspora, 2(2), pp. 291-32.</ref><br />
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