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Scandinavian Canadians

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Scandinavian Canadians or Nordic Canadians are Canadian citizens with ancestral roots in Scandinavia ("Scandinavia" as a geographic region has varying definitions.) However, they generally include:

  • Danish Canadians
  • Faroese Canadians
  • Greenlandic Canadians
  • Finnish Canadians
  • Icelandic Canadians
  • Norwegian Canadians
  • Sami Canadians
  • Swedish Canadians
  • 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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    Scandinavian Canadians Wikipedia