Finland - 2012
Is there evidence of majority driven segregation ("white flight" phenomenon)?
- Code:
- RED68
- Key Area:
- Housing & Segregation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes, there is evidence of this phenomenon in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. |
| Qualitative Info |
A doctoral thesis examining segregation in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area found that there exists selective migration processes, which have resulted in the development of ethnic residential segregation. Migration flows of the native population have gravitated towards neighbourhoods, where the concentration of migrants is below the Helsinki Metropolitan Area average. This has resulted in significant migration losses for neighbourhoods with established and developing concentrations of immigrants. Meanwhile, migration of immigrants has been drawn to neighbourhoods where the concentration of migrants is above the Helsinki Metropolitan Area average. However, the results also point to clear differences in the migration and spatial patterns of different immigrant groups: The spatial selectivity of migration is more prominent amongst the native population than when compared with immigrants. (Source: K. Vilkama, Yhteinen kaupunki, eriytyvät kaupunginosat? : Kantaväestön ja maahanmuuttajataustaisten asukkaiden alueellinen eriytyminen ja muuttoliike pääkaupunkiseudulla, Helsingin kaupunki, Tietokeskus, Tutkimuksia 2011:2) |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Housing |
| External Url | https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/28183/yhteinen.pdf?sequence=1 |
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