Most Nordic-like regions of North America? (areas, buildings, winter)
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Both Seattle and Minneapolis were settled by Scandinavians and have the strongest Scandinavian cultural vibes.
Seattle has a neighborhood (Ballard) that is the traditional center of Seattle's ethnically Scandinavian seafaring community. The National Nordic Museum is located there. The neighborhood slogan is "Uff-Da!" While the area has gentrified, there are still Scandinavian bakeries and shops and bars, etc. In recent years the proportion of Scandinavian residents has decreased but the neighborhood is still proud of its heritage. They have a big celebration and parade on May 17th for Norway's constitution day.
Outside of Ballard in general the region has a relatively high share of people with a Norwegian/Scandinavian background. Not to the level of Minnesota, but I'd venture it's in second.
Minnesota and Western Washington are the correct answers. Ton of Scandinavian heritage in both.
While the current Scandinavian population isn't huge, Seattle area feels very Scandinavian in both the natural setting (fjords, mountains, evergreens), climate and modern architecture.
There are many good coffeeshops that are Scandinavian-inspired in Seattle.
Cafe Hagen and Byen Bakery in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle just to name a few.
Should also mention that Utah also has a lot of Scandinavian heritage, those of Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic descent. It's unique in that it's isolated from other Scandinavian American areas and those Scandinavian settlers in Utah were much much more conservative than their counterparts elsewhere throughout the country
While the current Scandinavian population isn't huge, Seattle area feels very Scandinavian in both the natural setting (fjords, mountains, evergreens), climate and modern architecture.
There are many good coffeeshops that are Scandinavian-inspired in Seattle.
Cafe Hagen and Byen Bakery in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle just to name a few.
Also, in terms of Scandinavian populations, Washington State is 3rd in absolute numbers after Minnesota and California. In terms of %, Washington (12.5%) and Utah (14.0%) have the highest share of Scandinavian Americans after the Upper Midwest States, and Washington has the 4th highest share of Scandinavian language speakers (again, only behind the Upper Midwest states).
Well from the Wikipedia reference above, Oregon fits my family's history as a top 10 Scandinavian population state. My maternal great-grandparents emigrated from Sweden around 1900, when they followed other family members to the Portland area. They quickly had 12 children, 10 survived to adulthood. I remember some very early family reunions at their home outside of Sandy, OR where over 100 extended family members would partake. My mom said initially they were farmers near Gladstone, OR and grew grapes commercially, but when the I-205 freeway was planned the state condemned their property and they moved out to Sandy on a smaller acreage.
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