Sikhism in Finland
 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 |
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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]- ^ Singh, Pashaura (2019-04-18), "Northern Europe, Sikhs in", A Dictionary of Sikh Studies, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-183187-4, retrieved 2023-06-02
- ^ a b c d Hirvi, Laura. "Research on Sikhs in Finland". 375 Humanists (375humanistia.helsinki.fi). Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ 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
- ^ Myrvold, Kristina; Jacobsen, Knut A., eds. (28 June 2013). "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 978-1409481669. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Turbaanikielto tuomittiin syrjiväksi - bussikuski ilahtui". iltasanomat. 2013.
- ^ "Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Sikh man in Finland wins right to wear turban at work". The Times of India. 2014-02-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Pieni sikhiyhteisö tekee kovasti töitä Suomessa". Helsingin Sanomat. 2013.
- ^ Hirvi, Laura (2010) ‘The Sikh Gurdwara in Finland: Negotiating, Maintaining and Transmitting Immigrants’ Identities’, South Asian Diaspora, 2(2), pp. 291-32.
- ^ "World Gurudwaras".
