Sikhism in Finland

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Sikhism in Finland
Finnish

Sikhs living in the country.[1][2]

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.[3][2] A majority of Sikh immigrants are employed in restaurant business in Finland.[4][verification needed] Many male Finnish Sikhs work at bars.[2]

In 2013, a company ban on bus drivers wearing turbans was fought against by a Sikh bus driver in Vantaa.[5][6] In 2014, he won the legal battle and was able to wear a turban to work.[7]

Most Sikhs in the country are fluent in the Finnish, Punjabi, and English languages.[2]

Places of worship

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Hirvi, Laura. "Research on Sikhs in Finland". 375 Humanists (375humanistia.helsinki.fi). Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ^ 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
  4. . Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Turbaanikielto tuomittiin syrjiväksi - bussikuski ilahtui". iltasanomat. 2013.
  6. ^ "Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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  8. ^ "Pieni sikhiyhteisö tekee kovasti töitä Suomessa". Helsingin Sanomat. 2013.
  9. ^ Hirvi, Laura (2010) ‘The Sikh Gurdwara in Finland: Negotiating, Maintaining and Transmitting Immigrants’ Identities’, South Asian Diaspora, 2(2), pp. 291-32.
  10. ^ "World Gurudwaras".