Buddhism in Sweden

Many practicing Buddhists in Sweden have Asian (mostly Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese) heritage.

Evidence of Buddhism in Sweden dates back to the Viking era.

[2] One of the first texts in Swedish concerning Buddhism was Victor Pfeiff's translation of Edwin Arnold's Light of Asia, published in 1888 with the title Asiens ljus.

The book is a story in verse about the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha.

[3] Among the first in Sweden who developed an interest in Buddhism were August Strindberg, Dan Andersson, Karin Boye, Harry Martinson and Kata Dahlström.