Finland is Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority faith. The constitution of Finland ensures freedom of religion and Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.
Helsinki Islamic cemetery
6 Islamic, 15 English, and 76 German coins, latest coin dates from 1006 to 1029 - National Museum of Finland
Main building of the Finnish-Islamic Congregation in Helsinki.
The Finnish Tatars, locally known as Finlandiyä tatarları, are a Tatar ethnic group and minority in Finland whose community has approximately 600–700 members. The community was formed between the late 1800s and the early 1900s, when Mishar Tatar merchants emigrated from the Nizhny Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, and eventually settled in Finland. Tatars have the main building of their congregation in Helsinki. They have also founded cultural associations in different cities. They are the first Islamic community in Finland.
Imam Enver Yıldırım and Finnish Tatars during a prayer service at the Järvenpää Mosque in 1989.
Tatars in Helsinki, year 1920.
Shop of Ymär Abdrahim, 1920s.
Kazan Tatar war prisoner Mahmut Rahim playing violin in Tampere, year 1944. He is accompanied by Fatih Arat (left), Letfulla Baibulat, Aisa Hakimcan and Bilaletdin Kaader.