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Ukrainians in Sweden

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Ukrainians in Sweden
українці у Швеції
Total population
12,891 (by birth)[1]
Languages
Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian
Religion
Orthodox and Jewish minorities
Related ethnic groups
Ukrainians, Ukrainians in Hungary, Ukrainian Canadians, British Ukrainians, Ukrainian Australians, Rusyn Americans, Ukrainians in Poland, Ukrainians in Germany, other Slavic peoples especially East Slavs

The Ukrainians in Sweden (Swedish: Ukrainare i Sverige; Ukrainian: українці у Швеції, romanizedukrayintsi u Shvetsiyi) refers to Swedish citizens of Ukrainian descent, or Ukraine-born people who emigrated to Sweden. They are an ethnic minority in Sweden. Ukrainian asylum seekers in Sweden increased considerably following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

The Ukrainian diaspora, present in Sweden constituted a relatively small migrant group compared to other groups in Sweden of European descent before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In 1999, there were 1,200 Ukrainians (born in Ukraine) in Sweden, and in 2021 that number had risen to 12,900. In 2010, the majority of Ukrainian nationals were women.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Folkmängden efter födelseland, ålder och kön. År 2000 - 2021". Statistikdatabasen. Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. ^ "Trycket på Migrationsverket ökar – "Omöjligt att komma in"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. ^ "Liten grupp ukrainare i Sverige före kriget" [Small group of Ukrainians in Sweden before the war]. Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-06-30.