Kvens

This article is about the contemporary ethnic group in Norway. For ancient Kvens, see Kvenland.
Kvens
kveeni / kvääni (Kven)
kvener / kvenar (Norwegian)
kveanat (Northern Sami)
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, Sami, Norwegian
Religion
Lutheranism, including Laestadianism
Related ethnic groups
Finns, Peräpohjalaiset, Tornedalians, Sámi

Kvens (Kven: kvääni; Finnish: kveeni; Norwegian: kvener; Swedish: kväner; Northern Sami: kveanat) are a Balto-Finnic ethnic group in Northern Norway. In 1996, Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a minority language in Norway.

The term Kven is sometimes used more broadly to include the Tornedalians, a closely related Balto-Finnic minority group in northern Sweden.

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