Swedish contact with the Muslim world dates back to the 7th–10th centuries, when the Vikings traded with Muslims during the Islamic Golden Age.

May 30, 2020 · Sweden is projected to have the highest share of Muslims (12.4%) in total population among the Western European countries by 2050. Between mid-2010 and mid …

Oct 20, 2025 · As immigrants from Muslim nations go north, Denmark and Sweden wrestle with how, or whether, to be a haven for those who are war-weary and vulnerable.

Archaeological discoveries provide a compelling starting point, revealing a historical connection between Sweden and the Islamic world that predates mass migration by centuries.

Apr 14, 2025 · Sweden’s religious landscape has been transformed in a quarter of a century. While churches have been quietly closed, the number of mosques has skyrocketed by some …

Feb 16, 2025 · Sweden has suffered such speech for decades, often following the rise of Swedish Nationalism and even orientalism in the 1940s. Within all subjects of hate, however …

Demographics Since 2007, there is an estimated 250,000 to 350,000 Muslims in Sweden, from 1.8% to 4.4% of the Swedish population of 9 million, a statistic inferred mainly from the …

Nearly 4% of the population of Sweden is Muslim, approximately 300,000 people. There is no dominant ethnic group, but the largest communities are from Iran, Turkey and Bosnia. There …

Present knowledge about Islam, its merciful values and its peaceful message on the basis of a contemporary and local context. b. Supporting Swedish Muslims to exercise their religious …

Oct 22, 2015 · GENERAL Muslims in Sweden [PDF] Extract from: M. Anwar, J. Blaschke, och A. Sander (red:er) State Policies Towards Muslim Minorities. Sweden, Great Britain and Germany.