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Sikhism in Sweden

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Source revisionOct 30, 2024
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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.

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."

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

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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