Some ambitious parents send their kids to schools in the city center, the only way to make connections with ethnic Swedes and thus (parents feel) to rise in life.

The Swedish language came to Lappmark in the 18th and 19th centuries as ethnic Swedes began to settle the area.

The report focused on the borough of Rosengård where two out of 1,000 school students were ethnic Swedes.

It is also popular in Swedish-speaking families in Finland, where it ranked among the top ten names for girls born to ethnic Swedes.

In the study, immigrants were found to be four times more likely to be investigated for lethal violence and robbery than ethnic Swedes.

However, ethnic Swedes, most of which are converts from Lutheranism, do form a majority of the traditionalist Catholics in the country.

Some demonstrators appeared in Palestinian scarves, likening the Middle Eastern plight to racism against ethnic Swedes.

Sweden shall be governed for the Swedes: All policy decisions should be based on what is best for the interests of ethnic Swedes.

For example, Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was heavily criticised in the spring of 2012, after having used the word "ethnic Swedes".

Within Finland these diseases are more common in the east and north, consistent with their higher association with ethnic Finns than with ethnic Swedes.