Poles in Sweden
Poles in Sweden (Swedish: Svenskpolacker) are citizens and residents of Sweden who emigrated from Poland.
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Total population | |
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103,191 [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Stockholm, Malmö | |
Languages | |
Polish, Yiddish, Swedish | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism), Judaism, Irreligious | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Poles, Ashkenazi Jews |
Demographics

According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there are a total 88,704 Poland-born immigrants living in Sweden.[1] They include both native Poles, as well as descendants of Polish Jewish immigrants from Poland.[2]
Education
In 2010, there were 4,186 students with Polish as their mother tongue who participated in the state-run Swedish for Immigrants adult language program. Of these pupils, 251 had 0–6 years of education in their home country (Antal utbildningsår i hemlandet), 241 had 7–9 years of education in their home country, and 3,694 had 10 years education or more in their home country.[3] As of 2012, 5,100 pupils with Polish as their mother tongue and 5,079 Poland-born students were enrolled in the language program.[4]
Organizations

There are several Polish organizations in Sweden, incl. the Polish Institute in Stockholm, the Polish Cultural Association in Gothenburg,[5] and Polonia Center in Gothenburg.
Notable people
- Anna Anka
- Dorotea Bromberg[6]
- Paula Bieler
- Anitha Bondestam
- Paweł Cibicki
- Wonna I DeJong[7]
- Jerzy Einhorn
- Greekazo
- Peter Jablonski
- Catherine Jagiellon
- Peter Jewszczewski[8]
- Katrine Marcal (born Kielos to Polish immigrant parents)
- Kissie (Alexandra Nilsson-Petroniak, her mother is a Polish immigrant)
- Oscar Lewicki
- Henryk Lipp
- Stefan Liv
- Jerzy Luczak-Szewczyk
- Bea Malecki
- Dominika Peczynski
- Martin Rolinski
- Eliza Roszkowska Öberg
- Thomas Rusiak
- Jerzy Sarnecki
- Danny Saucedo
- Izabella Scorupco
- Sebastian Siemiatkowski
- Czeslaw Slania
- Amanda Sokolnicki (political editor of DN)
- Bea Szenfeld
- Robert Wahlström[9]
- Cissi Wallin born in Sweden to Polish parents
- Michael Winiarski (journalist in DN)
- Peter Wolodarski
- Michal Zajkowski
- Maciej Zaremba
- Małgorzata Pieczyńska
- Z.E. (born to Polish parents as Józef Wojciechowicz)[10]
- Katrin Zytomierska
References
- "Foreign-born persons by country of birth, age, sex and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Bernhardt, Eva (2007). Immigration, Gender, and Family Transitions to Adulthood in Sweden. University Press of America. p. 124. ISBN 978-0761835707. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- centralbyrån, SCB - Statistiska (2010). Statistical Yearbook of Sweden 2010 (PDF). [S.l.]: Statistiska Centralbyran. p. 198. ISBN 9789161814961. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "Utbildning och forskning - Statistisk årsbok 2014" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. p. 456. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "Polski Związek Kulturalny w Göteborgu" (in Polish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- "Dorotea Bromberg | Medverkande personer". Sigtuna Litteraturfestival (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- "Spion från Rinkeby god för en miljard". Dagensps (in Swedish). 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- "Peter Jezewski: "Ett direkt påhopp på yttrandefriheten"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- "Doldisen var med och byggde jättarna – här är hans nya satsning". Breakit (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- "Rapparen Z.E slår tillbaka mot gangsterstämpeln: "Vi gör något större än oss"".