Poles in Iceland
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 20,553 (born in Poland) Roman Catholicism |
History
There have been several different migratory movements of Poles to Iceland. The first major migration occurred at the turn of the 19th century after Poland lost its statehood. However, for much of the Cold War period, most of the Polish population was restricted in their ability to travel outside of communist Poland at all.[2]
More recently in 2004, an influx occurred after
Life in Iceland
The demographic is largely
The Icelandic public broadcaster RÚV maintains a news web page and podcast in Polish.[4] The page was started in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
A study conducted in 2012 suggested that most Polish Icelanders used the English language more often than Icelandic in their daily lives, found English more useful and often learned it before learning Icelandic.[2]
Politics
Poles living in Iceland can cast their vote in Polish elections. During the
See also
References
- ^ a b "Population by country of birth, sex and age 1 January 1998-2021: Poland". Statistics Iceland. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ hdl:1946/11708. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Broder, Henryk M. (June 20, 2011). "Iceland's Face of Immigration Is Distinctly Polish". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "RÚV Polski wiadomości". ruv.is (in Polish). Ríkisútvarpið. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "RÚV polski". ruv.is (in Polish). Ríkisútvarpið. Archived from the original on 2020-04-02.
- ^ Birgir Þór Harðarson (2020-07-13). "Pólverjar á Íslandi vildu ekki Duda sem forseta". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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