Albanians in the Nordic countries
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The Albanians in the Nordic countries (Albanian: Shqiptarët në vendet nordike) refers to the Albanian migrants in Nordic countries such as Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Norway and Sweden and their descendants.
Total population | |
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c. 210.000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Sweden | 15,070–180,000a[1][2] |
Norway | 18,524a[3] |
Finland | 12,362[4] |
Denmark | 8,223a[5] |
Faroe Islands | 1[6] |
Languages | |
Religion | |
a The estimation contains nationals from Albania and Kosovo. |
The Albanians mostly trace their origins to Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and to a lesser extent to other Albanian-speaking territories in the Balkan Peninsula. Their exact number is difficult to determine as some ethnic Albanians hold other citizenship than Albanian or Kosovan.
Albania and Kosovo maintain close and friendly diplomatic and political ties with the Nordic countries. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have been among the first countries to officially recognise the self-proclaimed Independence of Kosovo and its sovereignty.[7][8][9][10]