The Estonian Swedes are a Swedish-speaking minority traditionally residing in the coastal areas and islands of what is now western and northern Estonia. During World War II, almost all of the remainin
Swedish towns and villages in Western Estonia
Swedish church in Hullo, Vormsi
Maria Murman (1911–2004), an Estonian Swede who remained in Estonia after the Second World War, in Vormsi (Ormsö), 1994
Farmers of Noarootsi (Swedish: Nuckö) peninsula in 19th-century clothing
Estonian Swedish are the eastern varieties of the Swedish language that were until the mid-20th century spoken in the Aiboland, the coastal areas and islands of western and northern Estonia which had
Estonian Swedes
…Estonian Swedes Regions with significant populations Sweden c. 7000 (1945) Estonia 811 (2021) Languages Estonian Swedish, Estonian Religion Historically Lutheranism Predominantly irreligious Related ethnic groups Finland-Swedes, Swedes, Baltic Germans Swedish towns and…
Estonian Swedes on Ruhnu, 1937