New Swedes
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New Swedes ("Nysvenskar" in Swedish) is a term coined for those who have Swedish citizenship but is not of Swedish ethnicity especially denote 20th century immigrants and their offspring, particularly those of Southern European and non-European descent. Critics of this term however object to it as an exaggerated political correctness or alternatively as disguised racism, pointing out that this term ignores roughly a third of the immigrants who originate from Finland, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Germany & other countries in Northern, Western, Central and Eastern Europe.
Many second- and third-generation immigrants have experienced how being born in Sweden is not sufficient to escape discrimination. A family name (Such as a foreign name) or physical looks (such as black hair and dark complexion) that hint at low-status immigrant ancestry can be a critical disadvantage. Swedish-speaking Finns who are immigrants in Sweden have also experienced how they are first and foremost perceived as immigrants from Finland and not as "Swedes" by the authorities, neighbours, and colleagues.
