Nordic New Zealanders

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Nordic New Zealanders
Total population
c.5,000
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups
Scandinavian Australians, other European New Zealanders

Nordic New Zealanders are New Zealand-born citizens whose origins are found in any of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland), or people from any of these countries who live in New Zealand.

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Countries of origin

This is a list of the countries of origin. The numbers indicate the people born in their home countries and people of Nordic descend born in New Zealand.


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References

  1. 2013 Census ethnic group profiles: Danish
  2. 2013 Census ethnic group profiles: Icelandic
  3. 2013 Census ethnic group profiles: Norwegian
  4. 2013 Census ethnic group profiles: Swedish
  5. 2018 Census ethnic group profiles: Finnish