Swedish Greeks

Swedish Greeks
Svenskgreker
اΈλληνες της Σουηδίας
Total population

24,736[1]

0.26% of the Swedish population (2012)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Stockholm
Languages
Greek, Swedish
Religion
Greek Orthodox Church

Swedish Greeks (also known as Greek Swedes) consist of people of Greek nationality who have settled in Sweden, as well as Swedish residents and citizens of Greek heritage.

There are approximately 12,062 people born in Greece living in Sweden today, as well as 12,674 people born in Sweden with at least one parent born in Greece.[2] [1] The Greek community in Sweden was estimated to number between 12,000 and 15,000 people as of 2008.[3] They are located mostly in the southern part of Sweden, especially around Stockholm.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.scb.se/Statistik/BE/BE0101/2011A01B/be0101_Fodelseland_och_ursprungsland.xls
  2. Asadulah Naghdi, “Iranian Diaspora: With focus on Iranian Immigrants in Sweden,” Asian Social Science Vol. 6, No. 11; November 2010
  3. "Sweden", Relationships with EU Member States, Greece: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 2008, retrieved 2009-09-22

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