Tornedalians

Tornedalians
tornionlaaksolaiset (Meänkieli)
	Flag of the Torne Valley
Regions with significant populations
Sweden	30,000–150,000 (est.)
Languages
	Meänkieli and Swedish
Religion
	Lutheranism (Laestadianism)
Related ethnic groups
	Finns (especially Kvens)

The Tornedalians are descendants of Finns who, at some point, settled in the areas of today's northern Sweden near the Torne Valley district and west from there. Tornedalians are a recognized national minority in Sweden.^[2]

^ "Russian Census 2010: Population by ethnicity" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "Fourth Report submitted by Sweden pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ACFC/SR/IV(2016)004)". Council of Europe: Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. 1 June 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[1] "Russian Census 2010: Population by ethnicity" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[2] "Fourth Report submitted by Sweden pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ACFC/SR/IV(2016)004)". Council of Europe: Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. 1 June 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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