Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians explained

See also: Nordic countries, Scandinavia and Scandinavian immigration to the Americas.

Group:Nordic Canadians
Scandinavian Canadians
Pop:1,201,315
3.5% of the total Canadian population (2016)
Langs:Canadian English, North Germanic languages, Finnish language
Rels:Predominantly Lutheran;
other Protestant denominations, Catholic
Related:North Germanic peoples, Nordic and Scandinavian Americans

Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians are Canadian citizens with ancestral roots in the Nordic countries and/or Scandinavia

The highest concentration of Scandinavian Canadians is in Western Canada, especially British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

As of the 2016 Canadian census, there are approximately 1.2 million Canadians of Nordic and Scandinavian descent, or about 3.49% of the total population of the country.

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History

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