Macedonians in Sweden

Many immigrants settled in towns like Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg, Eslöv, Helsingborg, Trelleborg, Örebro and Växjö.

The Swedish Government officially recognises the Macedonian minority present in Sweden.

January 1973 they established the first Macedonian Orthodox Church municipality (MPCO) in Europe dedicated to Naum of Ohrid.

Macedonian community have their own football club, named IF Vardar from Gothenburg, which is playing in Swedish league "Division 5A".

They have their own newspaper, called "Makedonski Vesnik" which was first published in 1978, by "Makedoniska Riksförbundet i Sverige" the Macedonian community in Sweden.