The Greeks in Sweden constitute people of Greek nationality who have settled in Sweden, as well as Swedish people and Swedish residents of Greek heritage.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 34,362 0.37% of the Swedish population (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö | |
| Languages | |
| Greek and Swedish | |
| Religion | |
| Greek Orthodox Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Greek diaspora |
As of January 2020,[update] there were 19,547 people born in Greece living in Sweden, as well as 14,807 people born in Sweden with at least one parent born in Greece.[1] They are located mostly in the southern part of Sweden, especially around Stockholm.
Notable people
- Steve Angello – DJ, producer, and music label owner
- Mikkey Dee – drummer and songwriter for Motörhead
- Theodor Kallifatides – writer
- Kim Cesarion – singer
- Elena Paparizou – singer
- Apollo Papathanasio – singer
- Alexandra Pascalidou – journalist, TV host, and author
- Vasilis Papageorgiou – author, translator, university professor
- Babis Stefanidis – football player and manager
- Panajotis Dimitriadis – football player
- Elli Avram – Bollywood Actress
- Sotirios Papagiannopoulos – football player
- Sotiris Delis – politician, Member of the Riksdag since 2014
- Dimitri Stassos – songwriter, particularly for the Eurovision Song Contest
- Nino (Greek singer) – half Swedish male singer from Swedish mother and Greek father
- Antique (band) Swedish band, member born and raised in Sweden Nikos Panagiotidis – singer and musician (bouzouki)
- Alex P – Greek Swedish songwriter and music producer
See also
References
Further reading
External links
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