They originally settled in Kvenland, which also expanded into the flat areas of the Bay of Bothnia.

It included Kven as a minority language; it is only protected under Part II.

The organization has also been pushing the Norwegian government to establish a state secretary for Kven issues.

Moving the language of Kven into kindergarten classrooms, as well as all other education levels is also a forefront issue that the organization is aiming to tackle.

A few speakers can be found other places, such as Bugøynes, Neiden, Vestre Jakobselv, Vadsø, and Nordreisa.

[citation needed] In government report from 2005, the number of people speaking Kven in Norway is estimated to be between 2,000 and 8,000, depending on the criteria used, though few young people speak it, which is a major obstacle to its survival.

[5] Tromssan fylkinkomuuni oonsaanu valmhiiksi mailmanensimäisen kainun kielen ja kulttuurin plaanan.Se oon seppä tekemhään plaanoi.

Heilä oonesimerkiksi biblioteekkiplaana,transporttiplaana ja fyysisen aktiviteetin plaana.Tromssan läänikunta onsaanut valmiiksi maailman ensimmäisenkveenin kielen ja kulttuurin suunnitelman.Se on taitava tekemään suunnitelmia.

Heillä onesimerkiksi kirjastosuunnitelma, liikennesuunnitelma ja fyysisten aktiviteettien suunnitelma.prepared the first Kven language and culture plan.

In the above sample, some Kven terms are shared with not only Norwegian, but also Swedish (e.g. biblioteek (bibliotek), transport, kommuun (kommun), and plaan (plan, alternate term for planering/planera)), giving Finns who learned Swedish at school a slight advantage in understanding Kven speakers, as opposed to the other way around.