It is known that the Swedish economy is one of the most advanced in the world. Sweden's main industries include automobile manufacturing, engineering, forestry and mining. Major services include finance, tourism and healthcare. Sweden is a major exporter of goods and services. Its main partners are Germany, the United States, Norway and Denmark. This has been sustained with a very aggressive immigration policy.
Sweden has a long history of migration. At the beginning of the 20th century, many Swedes emigrated to North America. In recent years, Sweden has received large numbers of immigrants from other countries, including Iraq, Syria and Somalia, while many Swedes are leaving.
According to data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), in 2022, 13.8% of Swedish women were married to foreign men. This percentage has increased slightly in recent years, from 12.5% in 2012.
The main countries of origin of foreign spouses of Swedish women are:
1. Syria: 20.4%
2. Iraq: 10.8%
3. Afghanistan: 8.7%
4. Somalia: 5.6%
5. Eritrea: 4.8%
The increase in the number of Swedish women marrying foreigners has several implications for Swedish society such as Greater Diversity: Swedish society is becoming more diverse as more Swedish women marry men from other countries.
Swedish society is undergoing cultural changes as Swedish women adopt the cultures of their foreign spouses, so they may face challenges such as discrimination, language, and adapting to a new culture.
According to a 2023 survey by Ipsos, the main concerns of Swedes are:
* Crime and violence: 61% of Swedes say they are worried about crime and violence.
* Health care: 57% of Swedes say they are worried about the state of the health care system.
* Environment: 56% of Swedes say they are concerned about the environment.
* Immigration: 54% of Swedes say they are worried about immigration.
* Economy: 52% of Swedes say they are worried about the economy.
Since the conflict in Ukraine began, the fear of war resonates strongly in countries like Finland and Sweden, nations that went from being neutral to aspiring to join NATO. Sweden is especially alert these days after two senior defense officials warned Swedes to prepare for war, which has sparked concern and accusations of scaremongering.
Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin declared at a defense conference that "there could be a war in Sweden." His message was backed by the army's commander-in-chief, General Michael Byden, who said all Swedes should mentally prepare for that possibility.
Even without war but affected by the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia, the Swedish economy with a GDP per capita of $53,690 faces some challenges, including an aging population, growing income inequality and loss of competitive space. global. Today Sweden has an unemployment rate: 6.7% and a public debt of 32.9% of GDP.
But that economic well-being has been sustained by an immigration issue. In Sweden, the percentage of foreign workers has increased steadily in recent decades. Today, around 17% of the Swedish workforce is made up of foreign-born workers, whose main countries of origin for workers are
1. Syria: 31%
2. Iraq: 12%
3. Afghanistan: 8%
4. Somalia: 6%
5. Eritrea: 5%
6. Iran: 4%
On the other hand, and according to Statistics Sweden data, the main emigration destinations for Swedish women in 2020 were:
1. Norway (14.7%)
2. United States (12.4%)
3. United Kingdom (10.9%)
4. Denmark (9.6%)
5. Finland (8.9%)
6. Germany (7.6%)
These totally different Destinations between the origin of the workers and the countries to which Swedes decide to emigrate is causing an accelerated ethnic replacement. #openyourwindowtotheworld #ViajarEsHipervivir
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🔎 I am Gustavo Llusá, Argentine, after traveling for several years through more than 65 countries I settled in Latvia where I married Dace and learned to know another way of life, on the other side of the map.
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