Muslims in Finland Finland is home to approximately 100,000 Muslims

Muslims in Finland
Finland is home to approximately 100,000 Muslims, including around a thousand Turkish Tatars. Islam was officially recognized as a religion following the enactment of the Religious Freedom Act in 1922, according to the Turkish Anadolu Agency.

On April 10, 2018, the agency reported that the first mosque built in Scandinavia was established on the Finnish island of Suomenlinna. It was initially a room in a building designated for Muslims to perform their prayers.

Helsinki, the Finnish capital, hosts the oldest Muslim cemetery, established in 1870. It is the final resting place for the earliest Muslims who came to the country, most of whom were Turkish Tatars.

In 1925, the first official Finnish Islamic association was founded, making Finland the first Western European country to formally recognize an Islamic association on its soil.

In 1943, Muslim Tatars established another association in the city of Tampere. However, Muslims of non-Tatar origin could not obtain membership in the Islamic association.

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According to the World Happiness Report released by the United Nations for 2022, Finland retained its title as the “Happiest Country in the World” for the fifth consecutive year. However, this status doesn’t seem to extend to all inhabitants of the country.