[2] The early stages of mass migration mainly consisted of politicians, militants, intellectuals and other left-leaning elements seeking political refuge, but recent arrivals usually involve working-class Chileans in search of better living conditions for themselves and their families.
[citation needed] Chilean Swedes are the largest and most prominent group among Latin American communities residing in Sweden.
Language barriers, colder weather and monopolies on TV, radio and alcohol sales, for example, were a huge contrast to Chile.
Nevertheless, conservative groups started to debate the reasons behind the massive arrival of Chileans in Sweden, and members of radical right organizations founded the Chilean-Swedish Society (Svensk-Chilenska Sällskapet), in order to make good publicity of the Pinochet regime.
They are the largest Latin American group in Sweden and celebrate their culture in ways such as commemorating Chilean National Days or Fiestas Patrias.