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Chinese people in Sweden (Swedish: kineser i Sverige; Chinese: 瑞典华人; pinyin: Ruìdiǎn Huárén) include people born in the People's Republic of China, or have ancestry from there. It may also include people originating from Taiwan and Hong Kong. They form a sizable community and are one of the biggest Asian groups. As of 2021, there are 37,172 mainland Chinese immigrants in Sweden.

History

The first known documented arrival of a Chinese individual in Sweden was Choi Afock in 1786, a translator employed by the Swedish East India Company.

In the mid-1970s, Chinese people began immigrating to Sweden, where they largely made a living by running Chinese-themed restaurants.

Demographics

25% of Sweden's reduced number of international university students after tuition fees were introduced for non-EU/EEA applicants come from China.

See also

• China–Sweden relations
• Sweden-Taiwan relations
• Chinese people in Denmark
• Chinese people in Finland

References

1. "Folkmängd efter födelseland 1900–2016". SCB. Statistics Sweden. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
2. "Inkomne resande". Fahlu Weckoblad. 30 September 1786 – via Svenska dagstidningar.
3. "Nationalmuseum - Choi Afock, Aurora Taube and Olof Lindahl". emp-web-84.zetcom.ch. Nationalmuseum. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. Kjellgren, Björn. "Sveriges kineser" [Chinese Swedes] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
5. "Sweden's international student numbers up for the first time since 2011". ICEF Monitor. December 22, 2015.

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