tornionlaaksolaiset (Meänkieli) | |
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![]() Flag of Tornedalians | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 30,000–150,000 (est.)[1] |
Languages | |
Meänkieli, Finnish and Swedish | |
Religion | |
Lutheranism (Laestadianism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kvens, Finns |
Tornedalians (Meänkieli: tornionlaaksolaiset; Finnish: tornionjokilaaksolaiset; Swedish: tornedalingar) are an ethnic minority native to the Torne Valley (Meänmaa) region in northern Sweden and Finland.[2] Tornedalians are since year 2000 a recognized national minority in Sweden.[3] Tornedalians generally divide themselves into three distinct groups: Tornedalians, Kvens, and Lantalaiset.[2]