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Tornedalians
Sign in to saveTornedalians (; ; ) are an ethnic minority native to the Meänmaa (Torne Valley) region in northern Sweden and Finland. Tornedalians may refer to themselves using several different terms, though most commonly as Tornedalians, Kvens or Lantalaiset. Tornedalians were officially recognized as a distinct national minority in Sweden in 2000. In Finland, Tornedalians are generally considered a regional subgroup of Finns.
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- Tornedalians
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- Flag of Tornedalians
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- Man from Kolari in traditional clothing.
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- 40,000–150,000
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- Lutheranism (Laestadianism)
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- Meänkieli, Finnish and Swedish
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- Kvens, Peräpohjalaiset, Finns, Karelians
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymologies
- Language
- History
- Early History: 800–1323
- Early Interactions with Sweden: 1300–1500
- Swedish Colonial Era: 1500–1809
- The Great Wrath
- Modern Era: 1809–today
- Religion and beliefs
- Population
- Traditional clothing
- Literature and cinema
- Flag
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Tornedalians (; ; ) are an ethnic minority native to the Meänmaa (Torne Valley) region in northern Sweden and Finland. Tornedalians may refer to themselves using several different terms, though most commonly as Tornedalians, Kvens or Lantalaiset. Tornedalians were officially recognized as a distinct national minority in Sweden in 2000. In Finland, Tornedalians are generally considered a regional subgroup of Finns.
==Etymologies== The English word Tornedalian derives from the Swedish name for the Torne Valley, Tornedalen. The Swedish word Tornedalen in turn derives from the archaic Finnic word tornio meaning spear and the Swedish word dal which means valley.