13 Facts About Swedish Americans

Swedish Americans are Americans of at least partial Swedish ancestry.

Today, Swedish Americans are found throughout the United States, with Minnesota, California and Illinois being the three states with the highest number of Swedish Americans.

Swedish Americans usually came through New York City and subsequently settled in the upper Midwest.

The Swedish Americans attached relatively little significance to the American dimension of their ethnicity; instead they relied on an extant Swedish literature.

Swedish Americans America was present in Congress under the Articles of Confederation period, and its role was momentous in fighting the war against slavery.

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Swedish Americans formed their own social identity within the U S during the period through their memberships of social clubs and their deliberate membership or non-membership in different ethnically based institutions.

Swedish Americans group was, as many other emigrant groups, highly differentiated.

Swedish Americans was dumb, clumsy, drank too much and talked with a funny accent.

Swedish Americans opposed entry into World War I, in which Sweden was neutral.

Swedish Americans can celebrate with various Swedish Heritage societies across the country who try to keep the Swedish traditions alive.

Swedish Americans often include paskris with twigs cut from a tree, placed in a vase with colored feathers and decorative hanging eggs added.

Swedish Americans tradition found in Swedish Americans American homes has a traditional paskbord, a large meal that is eaten together by families with foods such as deviled eggs, mashed potatoes, meatballs, pickled herring and other fresh fish like salmon.

Swedish Americans is rarely taught in high schools or colleges, and Swedish Americans language newspapers or magazines are rare.