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
4,000
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 4,000 adherents, most of which are settled in Stockholm and Gothenburg, each of which has two gurdwaras.^[1][2]

History

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

Gurdwaras in Sweden include:

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

References

1. "Religiös symbol knivig fråga för 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.

Further reading

• 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.