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Sweden – a pocket guide
Bahá’í
There are just under 1,000 Bahá’ís in Sweden, who are distributed
all round the country. Contact the Nationella
Bahá’ísamfundet – the national Bahá’í organisation – for
the location of the nearest house of worship.
Sikhism
Sikhism originated in Punjab, India. There are only about
800 Sikhs in Sweden. The men wear their hair long, tucked
up under large turbans. There is a Sikh congregation in
Stockholm.
In addition to the sectarian religious organisations, there
are groups that promote dialogue and understanding between
religions. One such organisation is Abrahams barn
för religiös and kulturell samexistens, which emphasises the
similarities between Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
Others include the Network for Friendship and Tolerance
between People of Different Faiths, Nätverket för vänskap
and tolerans mellan människor av olika tro, the Nordic centre
for dialogue between religions, Stiftelsen Nordiskt center
för interreligiös dialog, and the Multi Faith
Rådgivningen, which takes an interest in family issues within
the major religions.
If you can read Swedish, you can find more information on
religions in Sweden in the book “Gud har 99 namn”, a guide to
religiously diverse Sweden published by the Swedish Educational
Broadcasting Company (UR). This was the primary source of the
information included in this chapter.
GOOD TO KNOW:
• A list of addresses of various religious communities can be
found at the end of this book.
Churches
and faith