Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians
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Total population | |
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1,300,000 4.1% of the Canadian population | |
Languages | |
Canadian English, Scandinavian languages, Finnish language | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Lutheran; other Protestant denominations, Catholic | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Scandinavians, Scandinavian Americans |
Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians are Canadian citizens with ancestral roots in the Nordic countries and/or Scandinavia
They generally include:
Danish Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)
Norwegian Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)
Sami Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)
Swedish Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)
Finnish Canadians (Nordic)
Icelandic Canadians (Nordic)
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 about 4.1% of the total population of the country.