Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians
Introduction '''Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians'''  are Canadian citizens with ancestral roots in the Nordic countries and/or ScandinaviaThe 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.
Terminology They generally include:*  Danish Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)*  Norwegian Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)*  Sami Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)*  Swedish Canadians (Nordic and Scandinavian)* Finnish Canadians (Nordic)* Icelandic Canadians (Nordic)
History
See also * European Canadians* Vinland* L'Anse aux Meadows
References
External links *  "Immigration Handbook for Scandinavian Settlers in Canada, with Comprehensive Descriptions of Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and British Columbia" from 1899