This guide is for anyone looking to conduct research about Swedish immigrants who settled in Canada.

The Swenson Center is located at Augustana College and is a national and international research center for the study of Swedish-American history and relations. 

Canadian Swedes

Keywords / Search terms:

Here are some search terms to try in the library catalog or other search areas. Using the asterisk (*) is a wildcard option, that will return variations on a search term. For example, Canad* will return results for Canada and Canadian.

• Canad*
• Swedes Canada
• Canada AND immigration
• Ethnicity Canada

Possible research questions:

• How did Swedish immigrants build and maintain Swedish communities in Canada?
• How might the immigrant experience been different for Swedes in Canada compared to Swedes in the United States?
• What were some of the factors that pulled Swedes to immigrate to Canada specifically?