Swedish-speaking Estonians

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Estonian_Swedes
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Pakri_Islands
gptkb:Tallinn
gptkb:Hiiumaa
gptkb:Haapsalu
gptkb:Ruhnu
gptkb:Vormsi
gptkb:Noarootsi
gptkbp:culturalHeritage distinct dialects
wooden churches
Swedish villages
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:emigrationPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Estonian_Swedish_Days
gptkbp:firstMentioned 13th century
gptkbp:flag blue-yellow cross flag
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Estonia
gptkb:Restoration_of_Estonian_independence
gptkb:German_occupation_of_Estonia
mass emigration 1944
gptkbp:historicalRegion Estonian islands
coastal Estonia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swedish-speaking Estonians
gptkbp:languageEndangerment severely endangered
gptkbp:languageVariety Estonian Swedish
gptkbp:mainLanguage Swedish
gptkbp:minorityStatus recognized national minority in Estonia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Anders_Johan_Sjögren
gptkb:Bengt_Gottfried_Forselius
gptkb:Dagmar_Normet
gptkb:Erik_Schmidt
gptkb:Evald_Okas
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Estonian_Swedish_Council
gptkbp:population less than 1,000 (21st century)
gptkbp:populationBeforeWWII over 7,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Estonia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Estonians
gptkb:Finns
gptkb:Swedes
gptkb:Finland_Swedes
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:status small minority
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vormsi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6