Serbs in Sweden

Serbs In Sweden

The Swedish Serbs (Swedish: Serber) constituted a low percentage of the Swedish population prior to the 1960s. Some came after World War II, mostly seeking political asylum. The greatest proportion of Serbs came together with Greeks, Italians, Croats and Turks under the visa agreements in times of severe labour shortages or when particular skills were deficient within Sweden. During the '60s and '70s, agreements were signed with the governments of Yugoslavia to help Sweden overcome its severe labour shortage.

Bosnian and Croatian Serbs migrated in another wave during and after the Yugoslav wars. Another wave of Kosovar Serbs came during the Kosovo war in 1999.