Ukrainians in Sweden ( Ukrainian Ukrainians near Shvetsі ) - one of the ethnic communities in Sweden , formed in this country due to political emigration at once in several historical periods. The first Ukrainians in Sweden were Zaporozhye Cossacks led by Philip Orlik .
| Ukrainians in Sweden Ukrainian Ukrainian at Shvetsії | |
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| Total: in Sweden - several thousand Swedes of Ukrainian origin | |
| Language | Ukrainian , Swedish |
| Religion | in most cases, Christians :
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Content
- 1 History of the Ukrainian Diaspora in Sweden
- 1.1 Emigration of the Zaporozhye Cossacks in the XVIII century.
- 1.2 Emigration from Austria-Hungary in the XIX-early XX centuries
- 1.3 Emigration after World War II
- 2 Ukrainian organizations in Sweden
- 3 notes
History of the Ukrainian Diaspora in Sweden
Emigration of a part of Zaporizhzhya Cossacks in the 18th century
The first Ukrainian political immigration to Sweden was a consequence of the events that took place during the Northern War (1700-1721). These were the Cossacks, led by the hetman Philip Orlik , who arrived in Sweden in 1715. In the Swedish city of Kristianstad , a memorial plaque in his honor is installed on the house where Philip Orlik lived. [one]
Emigration from Austria-Hungary in the 19th-early 20th centuries
The next wave of Ukrainian immigrants arrived in Sweden in the second half of the XIX-early XX centuries. They were mainly immigrants from Galicia , which at that time belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire . Most of them returned to their native lands, but some assimilated into Swedish society. [one]
Emigration after World War II
A new immigrant wave appeared in Sweden at the end of World War II. It is believed that in the first post-war years, about 2.5 thousand people of Ukrainian origin lived here. Later, some of them left for the USA , Canada and other countries [1] .
In 1947, the Ukrainian community of Sweden was established in Stockholm . The first general meeting of the Ukrainian community and the first congress of Ukrainians in Sweden took place on January 6, 1948 in the town of Flyusta near Stockholm . Here it was decided to name the association, its charter was approved. The first chairman of the Ukrainian community was V. Fedorchuk (1948-1951). Later, V. Butko (1952), K. Garbar (1953-1978), B. Zaluga (1979-1992, 1994-1998), P. Basarab-Horvat (1992-1994) were elected chairmen of the community. years., 1998-1999), I. Sushelnitska (1999-2006), L. Koval (since April 2006) [1] .
Both in the initial stages, and at present, the main task of the Ukrainian community is outreach. Since 1954, for several decades, the association has published the newsletter “ Scandinavian visti”, published in Ukrainian and Swedish 1-3 times a year. The publication housed publications of the Swedish and European press on Ukrainian topics, articles on Ukrainian culture and history. However, the late publication was discontinued due to lack of funds [1] .
In Stockholm, in the 1950s, the Ukrainian Information Center was opened under the leadership of Bogdan Kentřinsky. Thanks to the information centers, the activity of Ukrainians in Sweden has noticeably intensified. Dynamically worked Ukrainian Academic Club , uniting Ukrainian students [1] .
In Sweden, there were also several representative offices and organizations created by Ukrainian emigrant circles, in particular, the representative office of the Liberation Union of Ukraine (headed by O. Nazaruk), the Ukrainian Information Bureau (established in 1916, headed by V. Stepankivsky, Zaliznyak) [1] .
Ukrainian organizations in Sweden
On the territory of the Kingdom of Sweden officially there are many Ukrainian public organizations [1] :
- Ukrainian community of Sweden, acting Chairman Yaroslav Kaspriv
- Ukrainian Women's Organization in Sweden, Chairman Zoryana Kiktsyo
- Ukrainian-Swedish Cultural Union, Chairperson Yekaterina Andersson
- Swedish youth of Ukraine, chairman Andrey Kachur
- Swedish Cossacks Public Organization, Chairman Alexander Erickson
- Ukrainian Alliance of Sweden, Chairman Tatyana Rap
- Ukrainian Institute in Sweden, Director Natalya Pasechnik
- Ukrainian community in Gothenburg, chairman Alexander Tershak Gustavsson
- VATRA - Ukrainian Association in Sweden, chairman Irina Prisyazhnyuk
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ukrainian at Shvetsii - Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Shvetsiya (Ukrainian) . sweden.mfa.gov.ua. Date of treatment March 12, 2017.