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The Ethnicity of Tromsø
1812 and 2012By Louisa, Rosa, Ellen and Yngve
Multicultural Tromsø 1812
Around 1830, after several lean years in the North of Sweden and Finland,
a lot of people migrated to the Tromsø area in search of greener pastures.
These migrants were called the Kven people. Although most of the Kven
settled in the countryside, some settled in the city too, and in 1845 they
made up 8 % of the city population. Another prominent group in the 19th
century Tromsø was the Pomors. They were traders from Russia bringing
wood and rye to trade for fish. Although they never settled in large
numbers, they had an influence on the trading culture of Tromsø.
The Sami People in Tromsø 1812
In the beginning of the 19th century, the Sámi people made up about 12% of
the overall population of the Tromsø region. However, almost none of them
lived in the city proper, instead they chose to settle in small communities
around the fjords. Some of these settlements were: Kattfjord, Kaldfjord,
Kåfjord and Sørfjord. It is also worth noting that in addition to these resident
Sámi, there were a large number of nomadic Sámi hailing from Sweden. Every
summer they drove their herds of reindeer to the lush summer pastures of
Tromsø, thus swelling the number of Sámi in the region to nearly double their
winter numbers.
Multicultural Tromsø 2012
Today, almost 9% of the population in Tromsø are from foreign countries. There
are a lot of different ethnicities; Russians, Poles, Swedes, Germans and Finns are
most represented. Most of these immigrants are highly educated and have come
here to work at the university (UiT). Russians are the biggest group of settlers.
Although Tromsø is getting more international, we still have a very close
cooperation with the Russians when it comes to trade, research, political
agreements and other projects. For instance; our school is cooperating with a
school in Russia. Norwegian students go to Murmansk, and Russian students
come to Tromsø to exchange culture, language and to strengthen our relationship.
The Sami People in Tromsø 2012
According to the Sami electoral roll there are about 2000 Sami people in Tromsø.
However, these numbers are unclear because a lot of people live up to the criteria of
being a part of the Sami population, but are not registered. The Sami people do not
distinguish themselves, they live like ordinary people. Yet, they still wear their
traditional costume in special occasions and they make Sami art and music to keep
their culture alive. Lately, there has been a debate concerning whether or not
Tromsø should become a Sami city. This would mean that all information such as
signs, brochures and webpages have to be in the Sami language as well as
Norwegian. The outcome of this debate was that Tromsø did not become a Sami city.
Sources
http://www.sametinget.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=3458&AId=3183
«Tromsø gjennom 10000 år - handelsfolk og fiskebønder» by Astrid Andersen
(published by Tromsø Kommune in 1994)
http://tromsoby.no/node/17051
http://www.perspektivet.no/tromso/pomor/#no
http://www.tromsfylke.no/samisk/grensetrekking/befolkningsortromsofoten.html
http://samenes-historie.origo.no/-/
bulletin/print/631381_samenes-historie-i-tromsoe?ref=mst
www.nordlys.no/nyheter/article5724021.ece