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Finnish nationals in Japan

Total residents (2025)
958
Total Population of Finland: ~5.6 million
Growth (past 10 years)
+18.9%
806 in 2015 → 958 in 2025

Top visa types (2025)

Student
228
Permanent resident
214
Engineer / Humanities
145
Spouse of Japanese
142
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The Average Finnish Migrant

Male profile

The average Finnish male in Japan is a permanent resident in his early thirties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age30–34
Top visaPermanent resident (22.6%)
2nd visaStudent (22.6%)
Population526 (54.9%)
Female profile

The average Finnish female in Japan is a student in her early thirties, living in Tokyo.

Modal age30–34
Top visaStudent (25.2%)
2nd visaPermanent resident (22.0%)
Population432 (45.1%)

Population over time

Total Finnish residents

Annual figures, 2006–2025 — hover the line for details
02004006008001,00020062010201520202025
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2024
Permanent resident Engineer / Humanities Spouse of Japanese Instructor Student Others

Visa Types

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Status of residence (2025)

Current snapshot
0 100 200 300 Student Student: 228 228 Permanent resident Permanent resident: 214 214 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 145 145 Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese: 142 142 Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent: 65 65 Designated activities Designated activities: 60 60 Professor Professor: 17 17 Religion Religion: 15 15 High-skilled professional High-skilled professional: 14 14 Cultural activities Cultural activities: 10 10 Entertainer Entertainer: 9 9 Business manager Business manager: 7 7
0 100 200 300 Student Student 2015: 233 233 228 (2025) Permanent resident Permanent resident 2015: 129 Permanent resident 2025: 214 129 214 (2025) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2015: 126 Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services 2025: 145 126 145 (2025) Spouse of Japanese Spouse of Japanese 2015: 92 Spouse of Japanese 2025: 142 92 142 (2025) Family stay / Dependent Family stay / Dependent 2015: 70 70 65 (2025) Designated activities Designated activities 2015: 6 Designated activities 2025: 60 6 60 (2025) Professor Professor 2015: 16 Professor 2025: 17 16 17 (2025) Religion Religion 2015: 19 19 15 (2025) High-skilled professional High-skilled professional 2015: 3 High-skilled professional 2025: 14 3 14 (2025) Cultural activities Cultural activities 2015: 14 14 10 (2025)
Where Finland is heavier than rest of world Where Finland is lighter (or absent) Student Finnish: 23.8% 23.8% Rest of world: 11.3% 11.3% Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services Finnish: 15.1% 15.1% Rest of world: 11.5% 11.5% Spouse of Japanese Finnish: 14.8% 14.8% Rest of world: 3.7% 3.7% Designated activities Finnish: 6.3% 6.3% Rest of world: 3.0% 3.0% Professor Finnish: 1.8% 1.8% Rest of world: 0.2% 0.2% Religion Finnish: 1.6% 1.6% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% High-skilled professional Finnish: 1.5% 1.5% Rest of world: 0.8% 0.8% Cultural activities Finnish: 1.0% 1.0% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Entertainer Finnish: 0.9% 0.9% Rest of world: 0.1% 0.1% Intra-company transferee Finnish: 0.7% 0.7% Rest of world: 0.5% 0.5% Researcher Finnish: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 0.0% 0.0% Specified Skilled Worker Finnish: 0.1% 0.1% Rest of world: 9.5% 9.5% Special Permanent resident Finnish: 0.2% 0.2% Rest of world: 6.5% 6.5% Long-term resident Finnish: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 5.5% 5.5% Family stay / Dependent Finnish: 6.8% 6.8% Rest of world: 8.6% 8.6% Skilled labour Finnish: 0.4% 0.4% Rest of world: 1.3% 1.3% Spouse of PR Finnish: 0.6% 0.6% Rest of world: 1.4% 1.4% Permanent resident Finnish: 22.3% 22.3% Rest of world: 23.0% 23.0% Business manager Finnish: 0.7% 0.7% Rest of world: 1.1% 1.1%

Demographics

Age distribution

All Finnish residents — five-year age brackets, December 2025
0 50 100 150 200 0–4: 21 21 0–4 5–9: 16 16 5–9 10–14: 10 10 10–14 15–19: 30 30 15–19 20–24: 150 150 20–24 25–29: 132 132 25–29 30–34: 171 171 30–34 35–39: 114 114 35–39 40–44: 74 74 40–44 45–49: 71 71 45–49 50–54: 39 39 50–54 55–59: 30 30 55–59 60–64: 21 21 60–64 65–69: 19 19 65–69 70–74: 26 26 70–74 75–79: 24 24 75–79 80+: 10 10 80+
MALE 男性 FEMALE 女性 0–4 7 14 5–9 8 8 10–14 5 5 15–19 12 18 20–24 71 79 25–29 69 63 30–34 91 80 35–39 71 43 40–44 54 20 45–49 49 22 50–54 27 12 55–59 27 3 60–64 12 9 65–69 12 7 70–74 2 24 75–79 6 18 80+ 3 7

Gender split

December 2025
Male: 526 (54.9%) Female: 432 (45.1%) 958 total
Male
526 (54.9%)
Female
432 (45.1%)

The Finnish community is the most balanced Nordic one (55% male), led by students (24%) and permanent residents (22%).

Student: 109 (25.2%) Permanent resident: 95 (22.0%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 68 (15.7%) Spouse of Japanese: 43 (10.0%) Family stay / Dependent: 41 (9.5%) Designated activities: 40 (9.3%) Religion: 8 (1.9%) Professor: 6 (1.4%) Spouse of PR: 4 (0.9%) Cultural activities: 4 (0.9%) Long-term resident: 2 (0.5%) Business manager: 2 (0.5%) High-skilled professional: 2 (0.5%) Other: 8 (1.9%) Total female 432
432 female Finnish residents — by status of residence
Student109
Permanent resident95
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services68
Spouse of Japanese43
Family stay / Dependent41
Designated activities40
Religion8
Professor6
Spouse of PR4
Cultural activities4
Long-term resident2
Business manager2
High-skilled professional2
Other8
Permanent resident: 119 (22.6%) Student: 119 (22.6%) Spouse of Japanese: 99 (18.8%) Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services: 77 (14.6%) Family stay / Dependent: 24 (4.6%) Designated activities: 20 (3.8%) High-skilled professional: 12 (2.3%) Professor: 11 (2.1%) Entertainer: 9 (1.7%) Religion: 7 (1.3%) Cultural activities: 6 (1.1%) Business manager: 5 (1.0%) Intra-company transferee: 5 (1.0%) Other: 13 (2.5%) Total male 526
526 male Finnish residents — by status of residence
Permanent resident119
Student119
Spouse of Japanese99
Engineer / Humanities / Int'l services77
Family stay / Dependent24
Designated activities20
High-skilled professional12
Professor11
Entertainer9
Religion7
Cultural activities6
Business manager5
Intra-company transferee5
Other13
0 200 400 600 2010 2015 2020 2025 Female 432 Male 526

Where they live (2025)

By region — heat map

Hover or tap a region to see its breakdown.
Hokkaido Hokkaido 723 723 Tohoku Tohoku 518 518 Kanto Kanto 2,621 2,621 Chubu Chubu 1,926 1,926 Kansai Kansai 3,189 3,189 Chugoku Chugoku 487 487 Shikoku Shikoku 245 245 Kyushu Kyushu 1,158 1,158
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Selected region
Kanto
11,830
57.6% of Japan total
Top Visa Categories
Prefectures
Tokyo
7,596
Kanagawa
1,948
Chiba
1,018
Saitama
763
Ibaraki
231
Tochigi
138
Gunma
136

Highest and Lowest Prefectures

2025 Resident Counts
Top 10
Tokyo
Kanto
356
Kanagawa
Kanto
82
Osaka
Kansai
68
Kyoto
Kansai
64
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
51
Hyogo
Kansai
44
Aichi
Chubu
38
Chiba
Kanto
35
Saitama
Kanto
31
Miyagi
Tohoku
22
Bottom 10
Yamaguchi
Chugoku
1
Fukui
Chubu
1
Nagasaki
Kyushu
1
Iwate
Tohoku
1
Yamagata
Tohoku
1
Tokushima
Shikoku
1
Kagoshima
Kyushu
1
Ishikawa
Chubu
2
Miyazaki
Kyushu
2
Akita
Tohoku
2

Prefecture Growth, 2015 to 2025

Absolute change in Finnish residents over the past decade
Largest increase
Tokyo
Kanto
+97
Kanagawa
Kanto
+36
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
+19
Kyoto
Kansai
+17
Osaka
Kansai
+15
Largest decrease
Nagasaki
Kyushu
-109
Nara
Kansai
-5
Yamanashi
Chubu
-4
Tokushima
Shikoku
-2
Shizuoka
Chubu
-2
0 100 200 300 400 2010 2015 2020 2025 Tokyo Kanagawa Osaka Kyoto Hokkaido Hyogo Aichi Chiba

Fun Fact

Finland and Japan share a quiet mutual admiration — Moomin cafés on one side, design pilgrimages on the other. The community itself: 958 people, growing gently every year.
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