Eritreans in Sweden

Tewolde-Medhin Gebre-Medhin, an Eritrean bible translator, studied theology in Stockholm from 1883 to 1887.

The interpreters stated that if migrants spoke ill of the government of Eritrea their relatives still in country might suffer reprisals.

[6] In 2010, there were 1,460 students with Tigrinya as their mother tongue who participated in the state-run Swedish for Immigrants adult language program.

[7] As of 2012, 3,623 pupils with Tigrinya as their mother tongue and 3,618 Eritrea-born students were enrolled in the language program.

[10] According to the Institute of Labor Economics, as of 2014, Eritrea-born residents in Sweden have an employment population ratio of about 57%.