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Glossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history

utvandra

Swedish word. In English: emigrate

To move from your own country to another country.

Facts about the word

  • More than a million Swedes emigrated to the USA between 1850 and 1920 in the hope of a better life. Sverige i fokus s. 32
  • Sweden was still poor and many struggled to find work, even though the population doubled during the 19th century. Sverige i fokus s. 32
  • During the record years after the Second World War, Sweden instead became a country of immigration, with workers from Finland, Greece, Yugoslavia and Turkey, among others. Sverige i fokus s. 36

Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.

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