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Swedes

Also known as Swedish people, Swedish

Swedes (), or Swedish people, are an ethnic group native to Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language. Swedes mostly inhabit Sweden but have also migrated to other countries, especially the other Nordic countries. A substantial diaspora in other countries include the Swedish Americans in the United States and Canada.

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Swedes are the ethnic group native to Sweden who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language. While most live in Sweden, many have migrated to other countries, particularly other Nordic nations and North America, where Swedish Americans form a significant diaspora community.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Swedes
Ethnic group.image: Map of the Swedish Diaspora in the World.svg
Ethnic group.pop: 15 million
Ethnic group.popplace: 10 million
Ethnic group.region1: Swedish citizens abroad
Ethnic group.pop1: 546,000
Ethnic group.region2: Swedish diaspora
Ethnic group.pop2: 4.5–5 million
Ethnic group.pop3: 4,347,703 29,000
Ethnic group.pop4: 341,845 26,000 <!--
Ethnic group.pop5: 290,000 -->
Ethnic group.pop6: 100,000
Ethnic group.pop7: 36,887–90,000
Ethnic group.pop8: 46,699
Ethnic group.pop9: 30,000
Ethnic group.pop10: 23,000
Ethnic group.pop12: 20,385
Ethnic group.pop13: 16,620

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native label: svenskar
Commons category: People of Sweden

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Article

21 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Origins
Migration Age and Vendel Period
Viking and Middle Ages
Kingdom of Sweden
Cultural advances
Feudal institutions in Sweden
Late Middle Ages
Swedish Empire
Modern history
World Wars
Post-war era
Recent history
Language
Genetics
Geographic distribution
See also
Notes
References
External links

The Swedish language is one of the official languages of Finland and the Finland-Swedes – having Finnish national identity – are an officially recognized linguistic minority.