Swedish Indians

Indians in Sweden
Total population
c. 11,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Stockholm · Lund · Malmö · Göteborg · Karlskrona · Västerås
Languages
Swedish · English · languages of India
Religion
Hinduism · Sikhism · Catholicism · Lutheranism · Jainism · Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
People of Indian Origin

There is a small community of people of Indian origin living in Sweden, most of whom are Punjabis, Bengalis, Gujaratis, and South Indians.[2]

History

Some Indian students who went to Sweden in the 1950s settled down there. Another stream of Indians came from Uganda in the 1970s. Some Indians sought and obtained political asylum after 1984.

During the period of 2001 to 2010, of the total of 23,000+ South Asian students coming for higher studies in Sweden taking advantage of the tuition-free high-quality education system, 33% were Indians as per study.[3] A percentage of this number have managed to settle in the country after finishing their education mostly finding highly skilled jobs at the bio-medical companies, research divisions, telecommunications (Ericsson AB, Sony Ericsson & ST-Ericsson), universities etc.

Culture

The Indian community is culturally very active. Different associations hold cultural functions and observe national days.[2]

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ "Estimated Size of Overseas Indian Community: Countrywise". Report of the High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora (PDF). nic.in. 19 December 2001. p. l. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Other European countries". Report of the High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora (PDF). nic.in. 19 December 2001. pp. 133–156. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Velkova, Julia (4 November 2011). "Large number of South Asian students at Swedish universities 2001–2010". Lund University. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011.

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