Scandinavian diaspora


The Scandinavian diaspora may refer to

Old diaspora

Viking and Old Norse

n explorations, conquests, emigrations, and pioneering settlements during the Viking expansion Scrutinising the Viking Age through the lens of settlement offers a distinct perspective, highlighting their cultural profile distinct from their predatory reputation.

Modern diaspora

The term "Scandinavian diaspora" is also used to describe more recent emigrations and emigrants originating in one or more of the countries of Scandinavia.

Swedish diaspora

It includes Swedish Americans, Swedish Australians, Swedish Canadians, Ghanaian Swedes, Swedish New Zealanders, Swedish Britons, and others.

Finnish diaspora

People emigrated to the United States, Canada, Ghana, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Brazil and Argentina. They have also started Utopian communities in places including Australia, Brazil, Paraguay, France, Cuba, and Sierra Leone.

Danish diaspora

They include Danish Americans, Danish Australians, Danish Canadians, Ghanaian Danes, and Danish New Zealanders.

Icelandic diaspora

They include Icelandic Americans, Icelandic Canadians, Icelandic Australians, Ghanaian Icelanders and Icelandic New Zealanders.

Norwegian diaspora

Emigrants became Kola Norwegians, Norwegian Americans, Norwegian Canadians, Norwegian Australians, Ghanaian Norwegians, Norwegian New Zealanders, and Norwegian South Africans. The first modern Norwegian settlement in the United States was Norwegian Ridge, in what is now Spring Grove, Minnesota. There are also people of Norwegian ancestry in South America and the Southern Atlantic and Antarctic Islands.