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Swedish may refer to:
- Swedish cuisine
- Anything from or related to SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, a country in Northern Europe (see List of Sweden-related topics) - Swedish languageSwedish languageSwedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland - A person or persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity (Swedes), see Swedish people; this includes:
- Swedish-Americans
- Swedish-Argentines
- Swedish AustralianSwedish AustralianSwedish Australians are Australians with Swedish heritage, most often related to the large groups of immigrants from Sweden in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The 2006 census showed 30,375 who claimed Swedish ancestry...
s - Swedish-CanadianSwedish-CanadianThe term Swedish Kanuck refers to a naturalized Canadian citizen hailing from Sweden or professing Swedish descent. The 'Swedish-Canadian' community in Canada is 330,000 strong. The vast majority of them reside west of Lake Superior, primarily in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Toronto...
s - Swedish-Britons
- Swedish-PakistaniPakistani SwedishPakistanis in Sweden are people who have migrated from Pakistan to Sweden and their locally-born descendants. As of 2005, there were over 5,000 Pakistanis living in the country.-Notable people:*Ishtiaq Ahmed, political scientist and author...
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- This generally does not include Swedish-speaking Finns.
- National or citizen of Sweden; see Demographics of SwedenDemographics of SwedenThe demographics of Sweden is about the demographic features of the population of Sweden, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population...