Swedish diaspora

[4][5] In the United States members of the diaspora had access to Swedish films starting in 1922 with The Treasure of Arne which was shown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[16] The presence of Swedish-speaking permanent residents in the area of present-day Estonia (Estonian Swedes, Swedish: estlandssvenskar) was first documented in the 14th century, and possibly dates back to the Viking Age.

Estonia came under Swedish rule from 1558 to 1710, after which Stockholm ceded the territory to Russia in the 1721 Treaty of Nystad and the area became the Reval Governorate.

Some Estonian Swedes made careers in the Russian Tsarist system, like Adam Johann von Krusenstern.

[18] They live in Ile-de-France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Languedoc-Rousillon, Midi-Pyrenees, Brittany, Poitou-Charentes, Picardy, Upper Normandy, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire and in the Gallic country.

[18] Many Swedes spend their holidays in Portugal and many Swedish pensioners have moved to the country in recent years.

Other estimates suggest that as many as 8,000 Swedes may be living in the country[19][20][21][22] Notable Luso-Swedes include filmmaker Solveig Nordlund.

Swedish Canadians can be found in all parts of the country, but the largest population resides in British Columbia.

Many Swedish social, cultural, political, business and welfare organizations, both religious and secular, can be found in all major Canadian cities and some of the smaller towns and rural communities.