Portuguese in Sweden explained

Group:	Swedish Portuguese
Native Name:
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Total:	5,033^[1] 0.05% of the Swedish population (2020)
Langs:	Swedish, Portuguese
Rels:	Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Irreligion
Related:	Other Portuguese people, Portuguese in Denmark, Portuguese in Finland, Portuguese in Iceland, Portuguese in Norway

Portuguese in Sweden (sv|Svensksportugiser) are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Portuguese descent.

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

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

In 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

The 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

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

• 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

• Denmark-Portugal relations
• Finland-Portugal relations
• Iceland-Portugal relations
• Norway-Portugal relations
• Portugal–Sweden relations
• Portuguese in Denmark
• Portuguese in Finland
• Portuguese in Iceland
• Portuguese in Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portugueses na Suécia.
2. Web site: Observatório da Emigração . 2023-07-23 . observatorioemigracao.pt . pt.
3. Web site: Ferreira . Marta Leite . 2023-06-28 . Novos emigrantes portugueses trocam o Reino Unido pelos países nórdicos: "Parece uma redistribuição", diz Observatório . 2023-07-23 . PÚBLICO . pt.
4. Web site: Cruz . Luís . 2023-03-07 . Comunidade portuguesa na Suécia continua a crescer . 2023-07-23 . BOM DIA . pt.
5. Web site: webmaster . 2022-03-08 . Entrada de portugueses na Suécia cresce 27% em 2021 . 2023-07-23 . Diáspora Lusa . pt-PT.
6. Web site: Brazão . Isabel . Aumentou a entrada de portugueses na Suécia . 2023-07-23 . ccmm.madeira.gov.pt . pt-pt.
7. Web site: QUEM SOMOS . 2023-07-23 . FAPS . pt.
8. Web site: FF . Skellefteå . 2021-08-26 . HERR: Ieltsin Camoes klar för SFF . 2023-07-24 . Skellefteå FF . sv-SE.
9. Web site: IK Brage .
10. Web site: GB . O. Golo . 2022-08-18 . FILIPE SISSÉ ESTREOU-SE PELO VARBERGS . 2023-07-24 . O GOLO GB . pt-BR.
11. Web site: Kurt . Mattias . 2023-01-16 . Örebro Syrianska värvar Mamadu Djau . 2023-07-24 . Örebro Syrianska IF . sv-SE.
12. Web site: 2023-01-26 . Luis Correia är klar för IFK Luleå . 2023-07-24 . sv-SE.
13. Web site: Häcken .
14. Web site: Sefstat .
15. Web site: Observatório da Emigração . 2023-07-28 . observatorioemigracao.pt . pt.
16. Web site: Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 – 2022 . 2023-07-23 . Statistikdatabasen . en.
17. Web site: Brasileiros no exterior .
18. Web site: Statistics Sweden . 2023-07-23 . Statistiska Centralbyrån . en.
19. Web site: Finnish citizens with dual nationality by Second nationality, Year, Sex, Age and Information . 2023-07-23 . PxWeb . en.
20. Web site: Population 31.12. by Region, Nationality, Age, Sex, Year and Information . 2023-07-23 . PxWeb . en.
21. Web site: Population figures . 2023-07-23 . www.dst.dk . en.
22. Web site: Statistikbanken . 2023-07-23 . www.statbank.dk.
23. Web site: Dinamarca . 2023-07-23 . Portal Diplomático . pt-pt.
24. Web site: Population by country of birth, sex and age 1 January 1998–2022 . 2023-07-23 . PxWeb . en.
25. Web site: Brasileiros no exterior .
26. Web site: Observatório da Emigração . 2023-07-23 . observatorioemigracao.pt . pt.
27. Web site: Foreign citizens gaining Icelandic citizenship by former citizenship, sex and age 1991–2021 . 2023-07-23 . PxWeb . en.
28. Web site: Statistics Iceland: Overview . 2023-07-23 . Statistics Iceland . en.
29. Web site: Immigrants in Norway .
30. Web site: Brasileiros no exterior .
31. Web site: Pisco . Paulo . 2020-03-13 . Os portugueses na Noruega . 2023-07-23 . BOM DIA . pt.
32. Web site: 2023-07-19 . Statistics Norway . 2023-07-23 . SSB . en.
33. Web site: Gonçalves . Mauro . A vida de uma "dancing queen": a rainha Silvia da Suécia faz 75 anos . 2023-07-24 . Observador . pt-PT.
34. Web site: Hans i Curitiba. .
35. Web site: Samuelsson . Elin . 2020-10-30 . Allt om drottning Silvias bortglömda familj . 2023-07-24 . www.allas.se . sv-SE.
36. Web site: Det blåa blodet blir allt tunnare inom kungafamiljen .