The Estonian Swedes (Swedish: estlandssvenskar, or aibofolke, "island people"; Estonian: eestirootslased, or rannarootslased, "coastal Swedes") 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.
The Estonian Swedes (Swedish: estlandssvenskar, or aibofolke, "island people"; Estonian: eestirootslased, or rannarootslased, "coastal Swedes") 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.
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