Portuguese in Sweden (Swedish: Svensksportugiser) are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Portuguese descent.
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| Total population | |
| 5,033[1] 0.05% of the Swedish population (2020) | |
| Languages | |
| Swedish, Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Portuguese people, Portuguese in Denmark, Portuguese in Finland, Portuguese in Iceland, Portuguese in Norway |
Portuguese Swedes are Portuguese-born citizens with a Swedish citizenship or Swedish-born citizens of Portuguese ancestry or citizenship.
There are approximately 5,033 Portuguese people living in Sweden as of 2022. The Portuguese represent 0.05% of the country's population.[2]
History
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The Portuguese community in the country has experienced considerable growth, especially after Brexit. Portuguese emigrants are in fact leaving the United Kingdom for Nordic countries: most of them are highly qualified and aged between 20 and 40, looking for better quality of life and economic stability.[3] The influx of Portuguese migrants towards the country is steadily increasing and there are 5 Portuguese associations in the country.[4][5][6][7] Both countries are EU members.
Footballers
editIn recent years many Portuguese international footballers have moved to Sweden to play for Swedish clubs. In 2023 these included: Ieltsin Camões (IK Brage), Filipe Sissé (Varbergs BoIS), Mamadu Djau (Örebro), Luís Canina (IFK Luleå) and Kevin Cerqueira (BK Häcken).[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Remittances
editThe Portuguese community in Sweden retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent about 162.5 million euros (€) to Portugal in remittances. In the same timeframe, Swedes in Portugal (numbering around 5,700 individuals)[14] have sent approximately 19.81 million euros to Sweden.[15]
Portuguese language
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the Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community in Sweden, comprising around 1,920 people from PALOP countries (the majority being from Angola or from Cape Verde), Timor-Leste and Macau and around 20,000 Brazilians.[16][17]
People from CPLP countries thus number around 27,000 accounting for 0.25% of the population of Sweden.[18]
The immigrant community of people coming from CPLP countries in Sweden is the largest found among the Nordic countries: in Finland there are a little more than 5,000 CPLP nationals (0.09% of the country's population),[19][20] in Denmark there are around 11,000 CPLP nationals (0.19% of the country's population)[21][22][23] while in Iceland there are around 2,000 CPLP nationals (0.52% of the country's population),[24][25][26][27][28] and in Norway there are around 25,300 CPLP nationals (0.38% of the population).[29][30][31][32]
Notable people
edit- Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (1966): Swedish writer
- André (1971): Swedish-French artist best known for his work in graffiti
- Carin da Silva (1984): Swedish-Portuguese singer, professional dancer and television presenter
- Prince Carl Philip (1979): Duke of Värmland, only son and the second of three children of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
- Princess Madeleine (1982): Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
- Paulo Mendonça: Swedish funk guitarist songwriter and composer
- Malin Olsson (1982): Swedish television presenter and a former singer and beauty queen
- Queen Silvia (1943): Queen of Sweden since 1976. Of Brazilian-German descent, amongst her ancestors there is also Afonso III of Portugal[33][34][35][36]
- Carlos Strandberg (1996): Swedish professional footballer
- Christopher Telo (1989): Swedish footballer
- César Vidal (1970): Swedish singer and lead singer for the band Caesars
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977): Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland and heir apparent to the Swedish throne
See also
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edit- ^ "Portugueses na Suécia".
- ^ "Observatório da Emigração". observatorioemigracao.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Ferreira, Marta Leite (2023-06-28). "Novos emigrantes portugueses trocam o Reino Unido pelos países nórdicos: "Parece uma redistribuição", diz Observatório". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Cruz, Luís (2023-03-07). "Comunidade portuguesa na Suécia continua a crescer". BOM DIA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ webmaster (2022-03-08). "Entrada de portugueses na Suécia cresce 27% em 2021". Diáspora Lusa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Brazão, Isabel. "Aumentou a entrada de portugueses na Suécia". ccmm.madeira.gov.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "QUEM SOMOS". FAPS (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ FF, Skellefteå (2021-08-26). "HERR: Ieltsin Camoes klar för SFF". Skellefteå FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "IK Brage".
- ^ GB, O. Golo (2022-08-18). "FILIPE SISSÉ ESTREOU-SE PELO VARBERGS". O GOLO GB (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Kurt, Mattias (2023-01-16). "Örebro Syrianska värvar Mamadu Djau". Örebro Syrianska IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Luis Correia är klar för IFK Luleå" (in Swedish). 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Häcken".
- ^ "Sefstat" (PDF).
- ^ "Observatório da Emigração". observatorioemigracao.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 – 2022". Statistikdatabasen. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Brasileiros no exterior" (PDF).
- ^ "Statistics Sweden". Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Finnish citizens with dual nationality by Second nationality, Year, Sex, Age and Information". PxWeb. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Population 31.12. by Region, Nationality, Age, Sex, Year and Information". PxWeb. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Population figures". www.dst.dk. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Statistikbanken". www.statbank.dk. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Dinamarca". Portal Diplomático (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Population by country of birth, sex and age 1 January 1998–2022". PxWeb. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Brasileiros no exterior" (PDF).
- ^ "Observatório da Emigração". observatorioemigracao.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Foreign citizens gaining Icelandic citizenship by former citizenship, sex and age 1991–2021". PxWeb. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Statistics Iceland: Overview". Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Immigrants in Norway".
- ^ "Brasileiros no exterior" (PDF).
- ^ Pisco, Paulo (2020-03-13). "Os portugueses na Noruega". BOM DIA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Statistics Norway". SSB. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Gonçalves, Mauro. "A vida de uma "dancing queen": a rainha Silvia da Suécia faz 75 anos". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Hans i Curitiba" (PDF).
- ^ Samuelsson, Elin (2020-10-30). "Allt om drottning Silvias bortglömda familj". www.allas.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Det blåa blodet blir allt tunnare inom kungafamiljen".
