Lithuanians in Sweden
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Lithuanians in Sweden (Swedish: svensklitauer; Lithuanian: Švedijos lietuviai) are people of full or partial Lithuanian descent residing in Sweden.
Besides occasional persons,[
During World War II about 400 Lithuanian refugees fled to Sweden. By 1960s most of them moved to other countries, mostly to the United States and Canada, an in 1963 there were about 100 Lithuanians left.[1]
After Lithuania reestablished its independence from the Soviet Union, Lithuanians started moving to Sweden for work and study. This process intensified after Lithuania joined the European Union, and in 2017, according to the official data, there were 13,659 Lithuania-born residents in Sweden.[1]
See also
- Lithuania–Sweden relations
- Lithuanian diaspora
- Immigration to Sweden
- Latvians in Sweden
References
- ^ Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
External links
- Lietuvių bendruomenė Švedijoje "Lithuanian community in Sweden"; (English-language version)