Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden
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Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden (Swedish: Assyrier/Syrianer i Sverige) are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Assyrian/Syriac descent. There are approximately 150,000 Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden.[2]
Total population | |
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150,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Södertälje, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Örebro, Västerås, Norrköping, Linköping, Skövde, Jönköping, Tibro | |
Languages | |
Neo-Aramaic · Swedish | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Christianity (majority: Syriac Christianity; minority: Protestantism) |
Assyrians/Syriacs first came to Sweden from Syria for work in the late 1960s when Europe needed laborers for its industries. However, with increased ethnic and religious persecution in their homeland, which is located in present-day southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, northwestern Iran and northeastern Syria,[3] Assyrian/Syriac immigration to Sweden increased. Those who had lived in Sweden for a longer period of time were granted residency for humanitarian reasons, given the conflicts in their place of origin.[4]