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Nordic New Zealanders are New Zealand-born citizens whose origins are found in any of the Nordic countries (
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
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Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
, Sweden and
Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
), or people from any of these countries who live in New Zealand.


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. * Danish New Zealanders estimate: 1,9862013 Census ethnic group profiles: Danish
/ref> * Icelandic New Zealanders estimate: 1202013 Census ethnic group profiles: Icelandic
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Norwegian New Zealanders Norwegian New Zealanders (Norwegian: ''Norske newzealendere)'' are New Zealanders of Norwegian ancestry, the majority of whom are part of the Norwegian diaspora. History Two Norwegian settlements were established in New Zealand, one in Norsewoo ...
estimate: 8102013 Census ethnic group profiles: Norwegian
/ref> * Swedish New Zealanders estimate: 1,4042013 Census ethnic group profiles: Swedish
/ref> * Finnish New Zealanders estimate: 7832018 Census ethnic group profiles: Finnish
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See also

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Europeans in Oceania European exploration and settlement of Oceania began in the 16th century, starting with the Spanish ( Castilian) landings and shipwrecks in the Mariana Islands, east of the Philippines. This was followed by the Portuguese landing and settling tem ...
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Immigration to New Zealand Migration to New Zealand began with Polynesian settlement in New Zealand, then uninhabited, about 1250 to 1280. European migration provided a major influx following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Subsequent immigration has be ...
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Pākehā Pākehā (or Pakeha; ; ) is a Māori term for New Zealanders primarily of European descent. Pākehā is not a legal concept and has no definition under New Zealand law. The term can apply to fair-skinned persons, or to any non- Māori New Z ...


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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...