Everything will work out as long as everyone focuses on love.
“Sweden” means “love,” after all.
According to the latest figures from the Swedish National Board of Education (Skolverket), Sweden has in a relatively short period of time become the most multilingual nation in the Western world, with almost a third of all primary school pupils now speaking a language other than Swedish as their first language. This development reflects the extensive immigration of recent decades, which has led to a dramatic demographic shift.
The latest statistics from the Swedish National Agency for Education for the 2023/24 school year show that 29% of all 7-16 year olds are eligible for mother tongue education – up from 24% in the 2014/15 school year.
This means that almost a third of all Swedish primary school students speak a language other than Swedish at home. The most common languages are Arabic, followed by Somali, Kurdish and South Slavic languages such as Bosnian and Serbian.
This is fine. Everything is fine. Shut up, bigot!
The change in the language profile of the population is mainly a consequence of the extensive immigration that has taken place in recent decades. Today, between 40% and 45% of children and young people have some form of foreign background, either because they themselves or their parents were born abroad.
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Compared to other diverse countries such as the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, where the proportion of children speaking a language other than the majority language is around 20-25%, Sweden is in a category of its own, with almost 30%.
Swedish multilingualism is also unique because the languages spoken here often have no natural connection to the country, unlike languages in other Western countries that have historical or colonial ties to their minority languages.
This rapid change has put Sweden on the map as the most polyglot country in the Western world, which many believe will affect and ultimately have major consequences for Swedish culture and the future of the language.
Sweden is a light unto the world, showing us the path to a multicultural paradise.
All we have to do is follow the trail, and a utopia will be right on our doorstep.
Good thing they’re sharing their vibrancy