Sikhism in Finland
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Sikhism is a small minority religion Finland. There are approximately 600–700 Sikhs living in the country.{{Citation |last=Singh |first=Pashaura |title=Northern Europe, Sikhs in |date=2019-04-18 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001/acref-9780191831874-e-251;jsessionid=2FFC28CC5D913137A12D40B346F6CFE2 |work=A Dictionary of Sikh Studies |access-date=2023-06-02 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001 |isbn=978-0-19-183187-4}}{{Cite web |last=Hirvi |first=Laura |title=Research on Sikhs in Finland |url=http://375humanistia.helsinki.fi/en/laura-hirvi/research-on-sikhs-in-finland |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=375 Humanists (375humanistia.helsinki.fi) |language=en}}
History
In the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, there were many Sikhs of the Indian Hockey Team who achieved Gold at the games.
Sikhs started arriving to Finland around the year 1980.Hirvi, Laura: Identities in Practice – A Trans-Atlantic Ethnography of Sikh Immigrants in Finland and in California. SKS 2013. http://skskirjat.pikakirjakauppa.fi/search.php?search=laura+hirvi#!product_id=9789522224705 A majority of Sikh immigrants are employed in restaurant business in Finland.{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R_6hAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 |title=Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identities and Representations |date=28 June 2013 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=978-1409481669 |editor1-last=Myrvold |editor1-first=Kristina |pages=63–94 |chapter=Sikhs in Finland: Migration Histories and Work in the Restaurant Sector |editor2-last=Jacobsen |editor2-first=Knut A. |accessdate=31 January 2016}}{{Verify source|date=June 2023|reason=Cited chapter appears to discuss Sweden, not Finland}} Many male Finnish Sikhs work at bars.
In 2013, a company ban on bus drivers wearing turbans was fought against by a Sikh bus driver in Vantaa.{{cite web|date=2013|title=Turbaanikielto tuomittiin syrjiväksi - bussikuski ilahtui|url=https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000000634480.html|work=iltasanomat}}{{Cite web |title=Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sikh-man-in-finland-fights-for-right-to-wear-turban-at-work-522901 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=NDTV.com}} In 2014, he won the legal battle and was able to wear a turban to work.{{Cite news |date=2014-02-27 |title=Sikh man in Finland wins right to wear turban at work |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/Sikh-man-in-Finland-wins-right-to-wear-turban-at-work/articleshow/31076164.cms |access-date=2023-06-02 |issn=0971-8257}}
Most Sikhs in the country are fluent in the Finnish, Punjabi, and English languages.
Places of worship
- Gurdwara Sarb Sangat, Helsinki{{cite web|date=2013|title=Pieni sikhiyhteisö tekee kovasti töitä Suomessa|url=https://www.hs.fi/sunnuntai/art-2000002608983.html|work=Helsingin Sanomat}}Hirvi, Laura (2010) ‘The Sikh Gurdwara in Finland: Negotiating, Maintaining and Transmitting Immigrants’ Identities’, South Asian Diaspora, 2(2), pp. 291-32.
- Gurdwara Vantaa, Vantaa{{cite web|url=https://www.worldgurudwaras.com/gurudwaras/gurudwara-vantaa|title=World Gurudwaras}}
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