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Norwegian diaspora

Map of the Norwegian diaspora in the world.
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Altar of Mindekirken Norwegian Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN
Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot, North Dakota
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa
Norwegian Constitution Day dinner in the United States with lutefisk, rutabaga, lingonberries, and lefse

The Norwegian diaspora consists of Norwegian emigrants and their descendants, especially those that became Norwegian Americans. Emigrants also became Norwegian Canadians, Norwegian Australians, Norwegian New Zealanders, Norwegian Brazilians, Kola Norwegians and Norwegian South Africans.