Thais among largest immigrant groups to settle in Sweden

The largest group among 12,991 people who have become Swedish citizens during the last five months 2014 are from Iraq, local media reported on June 6. But Thais immigrating to Sweden are not far behind.

File photo from Royal Thai Embassy Stockholm. A Songkran celebration by members of Thai community in Sweden.
File photo from Royal Thai Embassy Stockholm. A Songkran celebration by members of Thai community in Sweden.

According to statistics from the Swedish Migration Board, the following three largest groups of the new Swedish citizens this year are people from Poland, Somalia and Thailand, said the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter (Dn).

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