Talk:Nordic migration to the United Kingdom

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[edit] Definition of "Scandinavian British"

We say:

...it is estimated that there could be anywhere from 120,000 to up to 750,000 British people with Scandinavian blood in them.

Most English and Scottish people are descended from Celts, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings - the latter two being Scandinavian (mostly Danish) in origin. English and Scottish people of all races make up over 90% of the UK population between them, so it would not surprise me if a large majority of British people have "Scandinavian blood in them".

So, how are we distinguishing "Scandinavian British" people from the White English/Scottish majority who are likely to have some significant Scandinavian ancestry but who are not "Scandinavian British"? In any case, we also need a cite for that claim. Pfainuk 18:05, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel doesn't fit the definition at the top of the page as he was neither born nor raised in the UK. His son, Kasper does though. Maybe it should be changed to him.--Eujin16 (talk) 06:54, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scandinavia/Nordic Countries

Please revise your definition of "Scandinavia." Scandinavia is strictly Sweden, Denmark and Norway. It may be common error to confuse Scandinavia and the Nordic countries, but Wikipedia is no place for this.

Either change "Scandinavian" to "Nordic" or remove everything about Iceland and Finland. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.47.121.108 (talk) 01:01, 10 April 2008 (UTC)