Buenos Aires (the city)

Since the first migration from Denmark to Argentina, Danish immigrants have settled in and around the Argentine capital, either to establish themselves in the city with its offering of industrial, craft or office work or in the delta of the river Paraná north of Buenos Aires where many took up employment in the timber industry.

The Danish immigrants in Buenos Aires did not segregate themselves, particularly from other ethnic groups, but early on they formed Danish associations as, e.g., The Danish Youth Association or The Scandinavian Rowing Club in Tigre north of Buenos Aires. The associations and The Danish Church (Iglesia Danesa) in San Telmo were and are the background for gatherings around sport (particularly rowing and handball), folk dance and amateur theatre. The church houses a library with Danish books and a room for social gatherings.

Jon Albris, Iglesia Danesa, Buenos Aires

We do not know the number of descendants of the Danish immigrants from the period 1860–1930 who live in Buenos Aires today, and it is also unclear how huge in numbers the Danish community has been through the years. It seems, though, that the Danish group in Buenos Aires has been revitalized continuously by new immigrants, but also by the influx of Argentine Danes from other parts of the country. Altogether, the Danish Voices project has recorded 18 Argentine Danes from Buenos Aires.