[Jeanette X]

Originally Posted by pjalne

The Sami probably came from Finland and spread westwards through the icy parts of the northern hemisphere. The first Norwegians probably came from Germany/Denmark after the ice age. I'm not really sure who came here first, but I know the Sami are considered the Finnish aboriginals.

Here's some more info. I haven't had the time to read it all, but it seems to cover most of it:

http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html

Thanks, that was interesting. I think it's pretty cool that they intimidated Gehngis Khan.