Kven people
Balto-Finnic ethnic minority in Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the contemporary ethnic group in Norway. For ancient Kvens, see Kvenland.
Kvens (Kven: kvääni; Finnish: kveeni; Norwegian: kvener; Swedish: kväner; Northern Sami: kveanat) are a Balto-Finnic[3][4] ethnic minority in Norway. They are descended from Finnish peasants and fishermen who emigrated from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1996, Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a minority language in Norway.
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Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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10,000–15,000 0.2% of the Norwegian population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Norway (Northern Norway, particularly Finnmark and Troms) | |
Languages | |
Kven, Finnish, Sami,[2] Norwegian | |
Religion | |
Lutheranism, including Laestadianism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Finns, Tornedalians, possible Sami |
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