Finnish Americans

Finnish Americans
Amerikansuomalaiset (Finnish)
Amerikafinländare (Swedish)
Total population
612,181 (2024 U.S. Census Bureau est.)
0.18% of the U.S. population
Regions with significant populations
Midwest288,178
West184,724
South103,306
Northeast77,014
Minnesota100,545
Michigan94,259
Washington53,599
California48,518
Wisconsin39,698
Florida29,337
Oregon23,510
Languages
American English · Finnish · Fingelska · Swedish
Related ethnic groups
Finns · Finnish Canadians · Estonian Americans · Sami Americans · Scandinavian Americans · Findians

Finnish Americans (Finnish: amerikansuomalaiset, pronounced [ˈɑmerikɑnˌsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) comprise Americans with ancestral roots in Finland, or Finnish people who immigrated to and reside in the United States. The Finnish-American population is around 650,000. Many Finnish people historically immigrated to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Iron Range of northern Minnesota to work in the mining industry; much of the population in these regions is of Finnish descent.