Finnish Kale

Kàlo in Malmi, Helsinki, 1930
Finnish Kale
Total population
17,500
Regions with significant populations
 Finland13,000[1]
 Sweden4,500[2]
Languages
Finnish, Swedish and Finnish Romani
Religion
Lutheran and Pentecostal Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Laiuse Romani, Romanisael, Romanichal, Welsh Kale, Scottish Lowland Roma and other Romani peoples

The Finnish Kale (Romani: Kàlo; Swedish: Kalé; Finnish: Kaale, also Suomen romanit – "Finnish Romani", or Mustalainen – literally "Gypsy", often considered offensive) are a Romani subgroup who live primarily in Finland and Sweden. Their main languages are Finnish, Swedish and Finnish Romani. Kalo/Kale is the collective name for traveler people in Finland.[3]

  1. ^ "Julkaisut". Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö.
  2. ^ "Suomen romanit ovat yli 4 000 ihmisen tuplavähemmistö Ruotsissa: "Suomi on meidänkin maamme"". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Factsheet. Kaale in Finland". rm.coe.int. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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