 | This article possibly contains original research. (April 2014) |
 Official flag (since 2017)[1] | |
| Total population | |
| 10,000–15,000 0.2% of the Norwegian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Norway (Northern Norway, particularly Finnmark and Troms) | |
| Languages | |
| Kven, Sami,[2] Norwegian | |
| Religion | |
| Lutheranism, including Laestadianism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Finns, Tornedalians, Sami |
Kvens (Kven: kvääni; Finnish: kveeni; Norwegian: kvener; Swedish: kväner; Northern Sami: kveanat) are a Balto-Finnic[3][4] ethnic group indigenous to the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and parts of Russia.[5] In 1996, Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a minority language in Norway.
- ^ [1] "Endelig et felles flagg for kvenene" (in Bokmål)
- ^ "Finnish, Kven". Ethnologue.
- ^ Hickey, Raymond (2010). The Handbook of Language Contact. John Wiley & Sons. p. 598. ISBN 9781405175807.
- ^ Sulkala, Helena; Mantila, Harri (2010). Planning a New Standard Language: Finnic Minority Languages Meet the New Millennium, Issue 1. Finnish Literature Society. ISBN 9789522222275.
- ^ "Kvener/Norskfinner".