Sikhism in Sweden

Sikhism in Sweden
Sikhismen i Sverige
	The First Sikh Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeld (2009)
Total population
	5,000
Regions with significant populations
	Stockholm · Gothenburg
Religions
	Sikhism
Languages
	Punjabi · Swedish

Sikhism in Sweden ( Swedish : Sikhismen i Sverige ) is a very small religious minority, there are approximately 5,000 adherents, most of which are settled in Stockholm and Gothenburg , each of which has two gurdwaras . ^[1]^[2]

History [ edit ]

According to Kristina Myrvold, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University , "The Sikhs started coming to Sweden as economic migrants and refugees in the 1970s." ^[3]

Gurdwaras [ edit ]

Gurdwaras in Sweden include:

Gurdwara Sangat Sahib Forening, Botkyrka , Tullinge , Stockholm
Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Angered
Sikh Cultural Association, Hjallbo, Gothenburg
Sikh Temple Sweden ?Gurudwara Bibi Nanki Ji, Stockholm

References [ edit ]

^ "Religios symbol knivig fraga for DO" [Religious symbol sharp question for DO]. 4 May 2002 – via Svenska Dagbladet .
^ Singh, Pashaura (18 April 2019). "Northern Europe, Sikhs in". A Dictionary of Sikh Studies . Oxford University Press . ISBN 978-0-19-183187-4 . Retrieved 2 June 2023 .
^ Myrvold, Kristina (20 June 2017). "Ny forskning om sikhernas religion, historia och samtid" [New research on Sikh religion, history and contemporary times]. lnu.se (in Swedish). Linnaeus University . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .

Further reading [ edit ]

Myrvold, Kristina; Jacobsen, Knut A., eds. (28 June 2013). "Sikhs in Sweden: Community Building Representation" . Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identities and Representations . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 63?94. ISBN 978-1409481669 . Retrieved 31 January 2016 .

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[1] "Religios symbol knivig fraga for DO" [Religious symbol sharp question for DO]. 4 May 2002 – via Svenska Dagbladet .

[2] Singh, Pashaura (18 April 2019). "Northern Europe, Sikhs in". A Dictionary of Sikh Studies . Oxford University Press . ISBN 978-0-19-183187-4 . Retrieved 2 June 2023 .

[3] Myrvold, Kristina (20 June 2017). "Ny forskning om sikhernas religion, historia och samtid" [New research on Sikh religion, history and contemporary times]. lnu.se (in Swedish). Linnaeus University . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .

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