Swedish towns and villages in Western EstoniaSwedish church in Hullo, Vormsi
The Estonian Swedes, or Estonia-Swedes (Swedish: estlandssvenskar, colloquially aibofolke, "island people"; Estonian: eestirootslased), or "Coastal Swedes" (Estonian: rannarootslased) 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 remaining Swedish-speaking minority escaped from the Soviet invasion of Estonia and fled to Sweden in 1944. Only the descendants of a few individuals who stayed behind are permanent residents in Estonia today.
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^2021. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus (2021 Population and Housing Census) (in Estonian and English). Vol. 2. Statistikaamet (Statistical Office of Estonia). 2021. ISBN 978-9985-74-202-0. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
apply to Estonian (mostly non-serf) Swedes. At certain times during Russian Estonia period, groups of EstonianSwedes were forced to leave Estonia for other...
Estonian Swedish (Swedish: estlandssvenska; Estonian: rannarootsi keel, lit. 'Coastal Swedish') are the eastern varieties of Swedish that were spoken in...
Approximately 23,000 Swedes live in Germany. The presence of Swedish-speaking permanent residents in what is now Estonia (EstonianSwedes) was first documented...
rannarootslased in Estonian, and estlandssvenskar or aibofolket in Swedish, has attestably lived in Estonia since the 13th century, similarly to Finnish Swedes in Finland...
of the remaining EstonianSwedes in Estonia live in this parish and this flag reflects the Swedish heritage of the region. "Estonia in the Soviet Union...
confrontations with Estonians, notably when in the early 7th century "Estonian Vikings" defeated and killed Ingvar Harra, the King of Swedes.[additional citation(s)...
West Estonian archipelago (Estonian: Lääne-Eesti saarestik, also Moonsund archipelago) is a group of Estonian islands located in the Baltic Sea around...
Haapsalu. EstonianSwedes are one of the earliest known minorities in Estonia. They have also been called "Coastal Swedes" (Rannarootslased in Estonian), or...
islands of what is now western and northern Estonia. The beginning of the continuous settlement of EstonianSwedes in these areas (known as Aiboland) dates...
of this time, the island was inhabited by EstonianSwedes ("rannarootslased" in Estonian or "coastal Swedes" in English), whose population reached 3,000...
represented the northern part of present-day Estonia. The area was significantly populated by EstonianSwedes, who inhabited the area for centuries after...
Estonization Baltic Germans EstonianSwedes Russians in Estonia Võros Aging of Europe Esslemont, Tom (2011-08-26). "Spirituality in Estonia – the world's 'least...
Age. Like other North Germanic peoples, Swedes likely emerged as a distinct ethnic group during this time. Swedes enters written proto-history with the...
population transfers Northern Crusades Revalsche Zeitung Teutonic Knights EstonianSwedes List of Russian explorers According to Gerhard Reichling, out of 250...
The Swedes of Gammalsvenskby (Swedish: Svenskbybor) are descendants of the Swedish-speaking minority EstonianSwedes that resided on the Baltic sea island...
entered Estonia, welcomed by the Estonian workers who demanded the resignation of the Estonian government. On June 21 under the leadership of the Estonian Communist...
emigration. At the same time Swedes also emigrated to northern Sweden and western Estonia (see EstonianSwedes). In the 14th century Swedes also colonised Medelpad...
Union occupied Estonia during World War II, around 130 people, mainly EstonianSwedes, lived on the island. The continuous settlement of Swedes on Osmussaar...
The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (Estonian SSR), Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia, was a union republic of the Soviet Union (USSR), covering the...
century. EstonianSwedes are also known as aibofolke ("the island people" in the local Swedish) or rannarootslased ("coastal Swedes" in Estonian). Administratively...
of its history the island was inhabited by EstonianSwedes ("rannarootslased" in Estonian, or "coastal Swedes" in English), whose population reached 3,000...
(the Catholic Church and the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church) and Eastern Christianity (the Orthodox Church (the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church))...
the EstonianSwedes from the 13th century until the evacuation of almost all ethnic Swedes from Estonia prior to the Soviet invasion of Estonia during...
the Estonian mainland where most of the local residents were EstonianSwedes. In 1934, the parish had 4,388 inhabitants, 2,697 (64%) of them Estonian Swedes...
town of Paldiski. For centuries the islands had been inhabited by EstonianSwedes, until during the Second World War the entire population was forced...
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