Total population | |
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28,000 | |
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Swedish,Croatian | |
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Croats |
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Croats in Sweden (Swedish:Sverigekroater;Croatian:Hrvati u Švedskoj) are citizens and residents ofSweden ofCroatian descent. As of 2017, they number approximately 28,000 individuals.[1] Croats mostly followCatholicism, but a small minority that have been living in Sweden for generations have converted toEvangelicalism. They mostly live inStockholm, the capital city, and inMalmö, inRosengård district. The most successful football club of Croats of Sweden is NK Croatia Malmö, that played in 1988 the Swedish 2nd League, declared in 1989 with title "Best Immigrant Club of Europe",[2] winner of Malmö Mästerskap four times (1988, 1989, 1991 and 2016).[3]