My name is Leif Rosqvist, and I write personal Swedish emigrant stories. These emigration stories try to illustrate the shared tenacity and will that Swedish emi- The Emigration from Sweden To leave Sweden and depart to America was a big decision. Swedish Americans have fought for America in all of its wars, from the Revolution to the present day. Passenger lists for ships leaving Gothenburg, indexed and photographed.

Let me help you find your connection to Sweden. Gothenburg had the main port for migrants from Sweden. the Swedish emigration to North America. Sweden Passenger Lists and Other Records. The recent immigration peak has posed a challenge to the country, but beyond statistics and headlines are personal stories and a complex reality. Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951. New Sweden soon included villages and forts in what is now Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.Although Sweden held the colony for only 17 years, to 1655, this was the start of Swedish … During the Revolutionary War, Swedes from Maryland and Delaware fought, for the most part, on the revolutionary side, some in the Army, but many more in the new American Navy. Between 1850 and 1930 some 1,3 million Swedes left their home to seek their future in North America. The History of Emigration from Sweden [edit | edit source]. Imaging to leave your home country and never see it again and maybe also never see your family again. Swedish emigration to the United States reached its height in the 1870-1900 era. The Swedish Migration Agency considers applications from people who want to visit, live in or seek asylum in Sweden, or who want to become Swedish citizens. Indexes for passenger lists and other travel documents. EmiSjo: Sailors who were listed in the sailor houses in Göteborg, Lysekil, Marstrand Strömstad, and Uddevalla and who are recorded as discharges, escapees or dead outside of Europe, 1812-1930 (16,996 records). The first Swedish emigrants were sent by their government in Stockholm to America in 1638, just 18 years after the arrival of the Mayflower. to America, and how their journey to America forever changed their lives, as it did change mine, as I myself am an immigrant. Do you know you have Swedish ancestors but you have lost track of them? You will not find your ancestor in EMISAL unless that ancestor traveled on the Swedish America Line because there were plenty of other ports in Scandinavia and the rest of Europe, which are not included in this database. The size of the Swedish-American community in 1865 is estimated at 25,000 people, a figure soon to be surpassed by the yearly Swedish immigration. Sweden Reasons for Emigration. To access the full Swedish America Line (SAL) archives you will have to visit the Regional Archives in Gothenburg. Gothenburg, Sweden, Passenger Lists, 1869-1951. Start your journey The “Emigranten Populär” database of Swedish passengers travelling to North America but also to Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway and Russia covers the following records: Every person has his own story why he left all behind and emigrated. Do you know some parts of your Swedish history and want to know more? Migrationsverket är den myndighet som prövar ansökningar från personer som vill bosätta sig i Sverige, komma på besök, söka skydd undan förföljelse eller ha svenskt medborgarskap. Each and every one of them had their own dream about how their new life would turn out.

EmiSal: Passengers from the Swedish America Line, 1915-1950 both to and from America (242,000 records) 5. Are you doing genealogy research yourself and have you run into a brick wall?
The Swedish Emigration to North America. Film courtesy of NASA. Important! Their goal was to establish a Swedish colony in Delaware. 1.3 million emigrated Between year 1821-1930 approx 1,3 million Swedes emigrated. This endeavour ended just 17 years later in 1655 when this colony was lost to the Dutch. Sweden Passenger Lists and Other Records. The “Emigranten Populär” database of Swedish passengers travelling to North America but also to Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway and Russia covers the following records: The Swedish presence in the mid-Atlantic states continued for more than a century, though, and still survives in family names, churches, and in the distinctively Swedish notched-corner log cabins that became a staple of the European settlement throughout North America.
Sweden has a long history of migration.

The first Swedish emigrants to the United States left Sweden in 1638 and founded the colony of New Sweden at present-day Wilmington, Delaware. Sweden and migration. Follow the timeline below to get the bigger picture of Sweden and migration.