The Finnish Language
In southern Sweden there are about 470,000 Finnish speakers. The Finnish language is a Uralic language and has long been spoken in Sweden. It is logical because Finland was part of the Swedish kingdom for centuries.
Meankieli
Considered a dialect of Finnish and is actively spoken by the Tornedalian people. It is used as a first language mainly in the municipality located in the valley of Torne and is spoken by between 40,000 and 70,000 people.
Sami
Sami language is spoken by Sami people indigenous to northern Scandinavia. In Sweden today, there lived between 15,000 and 20,000 Sami people. Of these, 9,000 are Sami language speakers.
Romani
Known as the Romani Cjib, Romani language is mainly spoken by Romani people and some smaller ethnic groups originating from northern India. In Sweden, about 90% of Romani people or 9,500 people speak the Romani language.
Yiddish
Immigrants brought the Yiddish language to Sweden after the 18th century. Today it is estimated that about 20,000 Jews still live in Sweden, of which 2,000 to 6,000 people have knowledge of the Yiddish language.
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