Russians in Finland or Finnish Russians are a linguistic and ethnic immigrant minority in Finland. As of 2025, there were 102,618 Russian speakers in Finland, or 1.8% of the population. It is the seco
Uspenski Cathedral is a large 19th-century church built with donations from Finnish Russians, the largest Orthodox church in Western Europe. It was originally a Russian Orthodox church, but nowadays it belongs to the Finnish Orthodox Church.
The Soviet monument in Hanko is a memorial to Soviet soldiers who fell in connection with Hanko battles during Continuation War
Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Helsinki
The Sofiankatu Trilingual street sign
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the we
Russians in Finland
…Russians in Finland or Finnish Russians are a linguistic and ethnic immigrant minority in Finland. As of 2025, there were 102,618 Russian speakers in Finland, or 1.8% of the population. It is the second largest linguistic minority in the country…
Stone Age bear head gavel found in Paltamo, Kainuu
Now lying within Helsinki, Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of an inhabited 18th-century sea fortress built on six islands. It is one of Finland's most popular tourist attractions.
Edvard Isto, The Attack, 1899. The Russian eagle is attacking the Finnish Maiden, trying to steal her book of laws
Finnish military leader and statesman C. G. E. Mannerheim as general officer leading the White Victory Parade at the end of the Finnish Civil War in Helsinki, 1918