Albanians in the Nordic countries

Albanians in the Nordic countries

Total population
c. 210.000
Regions with significant populations
Sweden	15,070–180,000a[1][2]
Norway	18,524a[3]
Finland	12,362[4]
Denmark	8,223a[5]
Faroe Islands	1[6]
Languages
Albanian Danish Finnish Norwegian Swedish
Religion
Christianity Islam Judaism Irreligion
a The estimation contains nationals from Albania and Kosovo.

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The Albanians in the Nordic countries (Albanian: Shqiptarët në vendet nordike) refers to the Albanian migrants in Nordic countries such as Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Norway and Sweden and their descendants.

The Albanians mostly trace their origins to Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and to a lesser extent to other Albanian-speaking territories in the Balkan Peninsula. Their exact number is difficult to determine as some ethnic Albanians hold other citizenship than Albanian or Kosovan.

Albania and Kosovo maintain close and friendly diplomatic and political ties with the Nordic countries. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have been among the first countries to officially recognise the self-proclaimed Independence of Kosovo and its sovereignty.^{[7][8][9][10]}