Portuguese in Sweden


Portuguese in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Portuguese descent.
Portuguese Swedes are Portuguese-born citizens with a Swedish citizenship or Swedish-born citizens of Portuguese ancestry or citizenship.
There are approximately 5,033 Portuguese people living in Sweden as of 2022. The Portuguese represent 0.05% of the country's population.

History

The Portuguese community in the country has experienced considerable growth, especially after Brexit. Portuguese emigrants are in fact leaving the United Kingdom for Nordic countries: most of them are highly qualified and aged between 20 and 40, looking for better quality of life and economic stability. The influx of Portuguese migrants towards the country is steadily increasing and there are 5 Portuguese associations in the country.
Both countries are EU and NATO members.

Footballers

In recent years many Portuguese international footballers have moved to Sweden to play for Swedish clubs. In 2023 these included: Ieltsin Camões, Filipe Sissé, Mamadu Djau, Luís Canina and Kevin Cerqueira.

Remittances

The Portuguese community in Sweden retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent about 162.5 million euros to Portugal in remittances. In the same timeframe, Swedes in Portugal have sent approximately 19.81 million euros to Sweden.

Portuguese language

the Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community in Sweden, comprising around 1,920 people from PALOP countries, Timor-Leste and Macau and around 20,000 Brazilians.
People from CPLP countries thus number around 27,000 accounting for 0.25% of the population of Sweden.
The immigrant community of people coming from CPLP countries in Sweden is the largest found among the Nordic countries: in Finland there are a little more than 5,000 CPLP nationals, in Denmark there are around 11,000 CPLP nationals while in Iceland there are around 2,000 CPLP nationals, and in Norway there are around 25,300 CPLP nationals.

Notable people