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Lithuanians in Sweden

Dance group "Baltija"; Stockholm, 2011
Total population
16,434 (2021; by birth)
Languages
Swedish and Lithuanian
Related ethnic groups
Other Balts, Lithuanian diaspora

Lithuanians in Sweden (Swedish: svensklitauer; Lithuanian: Švedijos lietuviai) are people of full or partial Lithuanian descent residing in Sweden.

Besides occasional persons,^{[clarification needed]} many Lithuanians moved to Sweden after the defeated Uprising of 1863 against the Russian Empire. Next two waves were associated with the World Wars. During the interwar, a number of Lithuanians studied in Swedish universities and during 1925-1940 there was the Swedish-Lithuanian Society (reestablished in 1990).^[1]

During World War II about 400 Lithuanian refugees fled to Sweden. By 1960s most of them moved to other countries, mostly to the United States and Canada, an in 1963 there were about 100 Lithuanians left.^[1]

After Lithuania reestablished its independence from the Soviet Union, Lithuanians started moving to Sweden for work and study. This process intensified after Lithuania joined the European Union, and in 2017, according to the official data, there were 13,659 Lithuania-born residents in Sweden.^[1]

• Lithuania–Sweden relations
• Lithuanian diaspora
• Immigration to Sweden
• Latvians in Sweden

• Lietuvių bendruomenė Švedijoje "Lithuanian community in Sweden"; (English-language version)