Scandinavian Canadian
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Notable Scandinavian Canadians :
Lena Anderssen · Malin Åkerman · Hayden Christensen · Joni Mitchell · Rick Hansen · Leslie Nielsen · Pamela Anderson · Tom Cochrane · Tricia Helfer · k.d. lang · |
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Total population | |
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Scandinavian 1,300,000 Canadians 4.1% of the Canadian population |
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Languages | |
Canadian English, Scandinavian languages | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Lutheran; other Protestant denominations, Catholic; Agnosticism or Atheism |
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Related ethnic groups | |
Scandinavians, Scandinavian Americans |
A Scandinavian Canadian is a Canadian citizen with ancestral roots in Scandinavia ("Scandinavia" as a geographic region has varying definitions.) However, they generally include:
The highest concentration of Scandinavian Canadians is in Western Canada, especially British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. There are nearly 1.2 million Canadians of Scandinavian descent, or 4% of the total population of the country.
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External links[edit]
- (English) (Swedish) "Immigration Handbook for Scandinavian Settlers in Canada, with Comprehensive Descriptions of Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and British Columbia" from 1899
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