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The size of the Swedish-American community in 1865 is estimated at 25,000 people, a figure soon to be surpassed by the yearly Swedish immigration. By 1890, the U.S. census reported a Swedish-American population of nearly 800,000, with immigration peaking in 1869 and again in 1887. [43] Most of this influx settled in the North.
Swedish immigrants also brought with them religious traditions to America. [13] Highly knowledgeable figures, such as theologians and preachers, played central roles in their new communities. While many Swedish Americans came from Lutheran backgrounds, they actively engaged with a myriad of denominations, thus bolstering the religious diversity ...
I Go to America: Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson (2009) Varg, Paul A. ed "Report of Count Carl Lewenhaupt on Swedish-Norwegian Immigration in 1870" Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly. 1979, 30#1 pp 5–24. Swedish diplomat provides a wealth of factual detail on immigrants. online free copy
There are numerous Swedish descendants in places like the United States and Canada (i.e. Swedish Americans and Swedish Canadians), including some who still speak Swedish. The majority of the early Swedish immigrants to Canada came via the United States. It was not until after 1880 that significant numbers of Swedes immigrated to Canada.
Dom Pedro II, the second Emperor of Brazil, encouraged immigration, resulting in a sizeable number of Swedes entering Brazil, settling mainly in the cities of Joinville and Ijuí. In the late 19th century, Misiones Province in Argentina was a major centre for Swedish immigration, and laid the foundations of a population of Swedish-Argentines. [13]
Why a ‘heartland visa’ for skilled workers could be the answer to America’s immigration debate. Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever. June 13, 2024 at 11:48 AM. Spencer Platt - Getty Images.
Poster showing a cross-section of the Cunard Line's RMS Aquitania, the largest and most luxurious of the big transatlantic emigrant liners, launched in 1913.. The Swedish Emigration Commission (Swedish: Emigrationsutredningen), was a commission that existed between 1907 and 1913 that was mandated by the Swedish Riksdag to try to reduce Swedish emigration to the United States.
I recently had a fascinating meeting with the Swedish ambassador to the United States, Urban Ahlin, who made me wonder if America should be more like Sweden.