Kven people
Kvens (Kven: kvääni; Finnish: kveeni; Norwegian: kvener; Swedish: kväner; Northern Sami: kveanat) are a Balto-Finnic 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.
Official flag (since 2017) | |
| Total population | |
| 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, Norwegian | |
| Religion | |
| Lutheranism, including Laestadianism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Finns, Tornedalians, possible Sami |
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