kvæn

Etymology
From, possibly from Sámi , after. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  a Finnish person from the innermost part of the Gulf of Bothnia
 * 2)  a Finn, a Finnish speaking person
 * 3) a Kven, person of a Finnish-descended people in Northern Norway
 * 1) a Kven, person of a Finnish-descended people in Northern Norway

Usage notes
The term has traditionally been used for Finns in general, but has in later years been limited to the Finnish-descended group living in Northern Norway. For Finn and Finnish, the common terms today are (from Swedish) and.

The form was removed from the official standard used in education with the reform of 2012, superseded by. It remains the preferred form in the spelling norm.

Etymology
From, ultimately from.