Tags: Ethnic Group.
Finnish Canadians are Canadian citizens of Finnish ancestry or Finland-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2001 census number over 131040 Canadians claim Finnish ancestry. Finns started coming to Canada in the early 1880s and in much larger numbers in the early 20th century and well into the mid-20th century. Finnish immigration to Canada was often a direct result of economic depressions and wars or in the aftermath of major conflicts like the Finnish Civil War.
