The Nordic diaspora may refer to:
Old diaspora
Viking and Old Norse
"Scandinavian diaspora" during this era refers to explorations, conquests, emigrations, and pioneering settlements during the Viking expansion.[1] Scrutinising the Viking Age through the lens of settlement offers a distinct perspective, highlighting their cultural profile distinct from their predatory reputation.[2]
Modern diaspora
The term "Nordic diaspora" is also used to describe more recent emigrations and emigrants originating in one or more of the Nordic countries.[3][4][5]
Swedish diaspora
Swedish diaspora communities include:
- Swedish Americans
- Swedish Argentines
- Swedish Australians
- Swedish Canadians
- Swedish Costa Ricans
- Ural Swedes (Russia)
- Gammalsvenskby (Ukraine)
Finnish diaspora
People emigrated to the United States, Canada, Ghana, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Sweden, Brazil and Argentina.[6][7] They have also started Utopian communities in places including Australia, Brazil, Paraguay, France, Cuba, and Sierra Leone.
Finnish diaspora communities include:
- Finnish Americans
- Finnish Argentine
- Finnish Australians
- Finnish Canadians
- Forest Finns (Norway & Sweden)
- Kven people (Norway)
- Ingrian Finns (Russia)
- Sweden Finns
- Tornedalians (Sweden)
- Finns in Switzerland
Danish diaspora
Danish diaspora communities include:
- Danish Americans
- Danish Argentine
- Danish Australians
- Danish Canadians
- Danish minority of Southern Schleswig (Germany)
- Danish people in Greenland
- Danish New Zealanders
- Danes in Sweden
Icelandic diaspora
Icelandic diaspora communities include:
- Icelandic Americans
- Icelandic Australians
- Icelandic Canadians
- Icelanders in Sweden
Norwegian diaspora
Norwegian diaspora communities include:
- Norwegian Americans
- Norwegian Australians
- Norwegian Canadians
- Norwegians in Finland
- Norwegian New Zealanders
- Kola Norwegians (Russia)
- Norwegian South Africans
- Norwegian diaspora in Denmark
- Norwegian diaspora in Sweden
The first modern Norwegian settlement in the United States was Norwegian Ridge, in what is now Spring Grove, Minnesota.[8]