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 The First Sikh Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeld (2009) | |
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| Stockholm · Gothenburg | |
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| Punjabi · Swedish |
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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]
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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
- ^ "Religiös symbol knivig fråga för 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
- 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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