Albanians in Norway
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 20,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Oslo · Sarpsborg | |
| Languages | |
| Norwegian, Albanian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Christianity, Irreligious |
There are up to 20,000 people from the Albanian ethnicity living in Norway. The majority emigrated from Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia in the last forty years.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
Albanian immigration toward Norway began in the 1980s and 1990s due to discrimination of Albanians in Yugoslavia the subsequent break up of that country. There are also a group of Albanian immigrants in Norway who were refugees from the Kosovo war.[2] Revenge killings or violence in Albania are also a common sited reason for why Albanians seek protection in Norway.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nje politikan shqiptar në Norvegji". www.vizionplustv.al.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Skjelbek, Jan (14 April 1999). "REFUGEES-YUGOSLAVIA: Norway Takes in Kosovo Refugees". Inter Press Service.
- ↑ "Review of ODA reporting of the costs of refugees in donor countries DCD/DAC(2000)22/ADD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 1 December 2000. p. 10.
- ↑ "Albania - UNE". www.une.no. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
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