Entrepreneurship as Social Status: Turkish Immigrants’ Experiences of Self-Employment in Finland

Östen Wahlbeck ()
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Östen Wahlbeck: Department of Sociology, Åbo Akademi University, FI-20500 Åbo, Finland.

Migration Letters, 2008, vol. 5, issue 1, 53-62

Abstract: The article discusses the experiences of self-employmentamong immigrants from Turkey living in Finland. The immigrantsare mainly active in the restaurant and fast foodsector in Finland, primarily in small kebap and pizza businesses.The article argues that both economic and social aspectsexplain the experiences of self-employment. Despiteeconomic hardship, the freedom and social status connectedto entrepreneurship is highly valued. Self-employment providesa positive self-understanding and a good social status,which the immigrants from Turkey find it difficult to achieveby any other means in Finnish society.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; self-employment; Turkish immigrants; Finland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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