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Germans in Finland

Germans in Finland (; ; )) are immigrants from Germany residing in Finland.

History

During the Middle Ages, the most important officers and other nobles were Swedish or Germans. In Turku and Viipuri, 75% of the bourgeoisie were German.

Germans were also merchants. By 1924, there were 1,645 Germans in Finland.

The census of 1920 recorded 2,378 German speakers in Finland, of which 1,443 (60%) were living in the province of Uusimaa and 786 (33%) in Viipuri.

German families were essential for the development of Helsinki and the rest of Finland in the 19th century. German was the fourth most spoken language in Helsinki at the time after Swedish, Finnish and Russian. German schools that still operate today were established in Helsinki.

During World War II, there were about 200,000 German soldiers in Finland from 1941 to 1944, and an estimated 700 children were born to German soldiers and Finnish women.

Many present-day Finnish companies were started by Germans: Paulig by , Stockmann by and Hackman by .

FC Germania Helsinki is a sports club formed by Germans in Finland in 2015 and officially established in 2017.

Notable people

Born in the 18th century

  • , 1759, architect, originally from Germany
  • Carl Ludvig Engel, 1778, architect, born German
  • , 1755, merchant, originally from Germany
  • , 1767, military bandmaster, originally from Germany
  • , 1595, city architect of Turku, originally from Germany
  • Carl Gottfried Seuerling, 1727, actor and theatre director, originally from Germany

Born in the 19th century

  • Eduard Ausfeld, 1885, German military officer in Finland during Finnish Civil War
  • , 1875, visual artist, originally from Germany
  • Wipert von Blücher, 1883, German ambassador to Finland 1935–44
  • , 1835, composer, conductor, organist, music educator, originally from Germany
  • Alina Frasa, 1834, originally from Germany/Switzerland
  • Ludovika Jakobsson, 1884, Olympic champion, originally from Germany
  • , 1808, Finnish restaurateur, originally from Germany
  • Ernst Lohrmann, 1803, architect, originally from Germany
  • , 1863, businessman, originally from Germany
  • Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, 1867, former Finnish president, family originally from Germany in 17th century
  • Fredrik Pacius, 1809, composer, born German
  • , 1850, coffee roastery owner, originally from Germany
  • , 1825, merchant and founder of Stockmann retailer, originally from Germany
  • , 1832, printing entrepreneur, originally from Germany
  • Martin Wetzer, 1868, infantry general and jurist, father German

Born in the 20th century

  • , 1909, political scientist, historian and professor of political science, originally from Germany
  • Peter von Bagh, 1943, science author, German grandfather
  • , 1933, former rector of Svenska social- och kommunalhögskolan, father German
  • Maria Guzenina, 1969, politician, of German descent
  • Samu Haber, 1976, singer-songwriter, of German descent
  • Eva Polttila, 1946, former news anchor, of German descent
  • Lasse Pöysti, 1927, actor, German grandfather
  • Michael Rießler, 1971, linguist, originally from Germany
  • Roman Schatz, 1960, writer, born German

Born in the 21st century

  • Niklas Linke, 2001, footballer, of Finnish descent with dual Finnish-German citizenship
  • Julius Schmid, 2001, footballer, of Finnish descent with dual Finnish-German citizenship
  • Lasse Schulz, 2003, footballer, of Finnish and German descent with dual Finnish-German citizenship
  • Niklas Schulz, 2005, footballer, of Finnish and German descent with dual Finnish-German citizenship

See also

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