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Re:When a cleaner finds 5 euros at a Finnish office by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @05:51AM (#22234215)
In spite of the belief among many Helsinki residents that these are all "Romanian beggars", a substantial number of these Roma beggars – and in at least one summer the majority – have come from Bulgaria. Yes, some of them are from Romania, but I don’t know why Romania is the sole country ever mentioned in this context. I suppose it is an inability to distinguish between the terms romanilainen (Roma) and romanialainen (Romanian) which, despite sounding similar, are not even etymologically related.
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Re:When a cleaner finds 5 euros at a Finnish office by vic-traill on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:31AM (#22234430)
This.

Perhaps the OP intended Romany (or the alternative Romani). [0]

It's a Wikipedia source, but it is of reasonable quality, differentiating between Romanian and Romany in matters of religion and music.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people

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Re:When a cleaner finds 5 euros at a Finnish office by StavrosK on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:20AM (#22234372)
I was just about to say, the only Romanian I've ever seen here is a good friend of mine. I've seen plenty of Roma, though (some of whom are also friends).
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