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Overview

Finland's entry into the European Union in 1995 meant its citizens gained rights under the free market to move more easily around Europe.

Over the 10 years prior to 2001 there was a doubling of the number of Finland-born people living in Britain � up to about 11,000.

Most of the growth was in London and the South East, the areas of settlement suggesting that the incomers were mostly working in the business community.

Outside of London and the South East, only three areas - those near to Hull, Glasgow and Edinburgh universities - show small clusters of Finland-born people.

Concentrations of people born in Finland

Map on right shows country as if areas with roughly equal populations were the same size. So, densely populated London takes up much more space than sparsely populated Scottish Highlands.

At-a-glance
11,228 Finland-born people were living in Britain in 2001 � approximately 4,000 of them in London. 10 of Britain's 11 nations and regions have such small populations of Finland-born people they count for just 0.01% or less of the local population.

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Distribution of people born in Finland

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Nation/region	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Whole of Britain	5,397	11,228	108.04	0.01	0.02	0.01

East Midlands	171	376	119.88	0.00	0.01	0.01
East of England	589	1,104	87.44	0.01	0.02	0.01
London	2,030	4,067	100.34	0.03	0.06	0.03
North East	79	145	83.54	0.00	0.01	0.01
North West	277	501	80.87	0.00	0.01	0.01
Scotland	239	631	164.02	0.00	0.01	0.01
South East	1,297	2,641	103.62	0.02	0.03	0.01
South West	281	700	149.11	0.01	0.01	0.00
Wales	84	272	223.81	0.00	0.01	0.01
West Midlands	158	380	140.51	0.00	0.01	0.01
Yorks & Humber	192	411	114.06	0.00	0.01	0.01

Most popular areas

		TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	Regions	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Hyde Park	London	109	130	19.27	0.18	0.20	0.02
Kensington	London	95	123	29.47	0.18	0.20	0.02
Chelsea	London	88	114	29.55	0.17	0.19	0.02
Richmond N	London	80	114	42.50	0.12	0.17	0.05
Highgate	London	51	110	115.69	0.11	0.20	0.09
Surrey Heath S	South East	14	99	607.14	0.02	0.14	0.12
London Central	London	27	93	244.44	0.07	0.19	0.12
Hammersmith	London	40	82	105.00	0.07	0.12	0.05
Cambridge W	East of England	22	77	250.00	0.05	0.14	0.09
Holborn	London	22	75	240.91	0.06	0.14	0.08

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