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Swedes

Swedes
Bridget of Sweden • Anders Celsius • Carl Linnaeus • Alfred Nobel
Selma Lagerlöf • Dag Hammarskjöld • Greta Garbo • Astrid Lindgren
Ingmar Bergman • Björn Ulvaeus • Carl Sandburg • Annika Sörenstam
Ethnic group
GroupSwedish people
Svenskar
Population datec. 14,000,000
Including those with Swedish ancestry
Main regionSweden: 7,712,376 (2010 est.)
Other significant population centers:
Swedish-speaking ethnic minorities
Finlandapprox. 280,000 Swedish citizens/Swedish speakers
Spain65000
US56324
Norway28 730
United Kingdom22525
Denmark21000
France16000
Germany9,500
Finland9,000 (Swedish citizens)
Australia8170
Canada7000
Italy6000 (est.)
Brazil23,048 (est.)
Mexico425
Estonia300
Ukraine108
Argentina800
Other regions72,000 Persons with Swedish ancestry
US4325000
Canada334765
Argentina175,000 (est.)
Australia30375
New Zealand1257
Brazil32975

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Swedes ( ) are a nation and ethnic group native to Sweden, mostly inhabiting Sweden and the other Nordic countries, with descendants living in a number of countries.


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