Bible Society work in Sweden
 Swedish
Bible Society Box 1235 SE - 751 42 Uppsala Sweden Tel: +(46)-(0)18-186330 Fax: +(46)-(0)18-186331 E-mail: info@bibeln.se |
Swedish Bible Society website see also: www.bibeln.se and www.bibelsajten.nu |
Country Data:
| Area: | 449,964 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 8,745,000 | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$26,780 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 99% | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Protestant |
85.3%
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| Roman Catholic |
1.7%
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| Muslim |
1.1%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
0.6%
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| Syrian Orthodox |
0.5%
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| Jewish |
0.1%
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| Other |
10.7%
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| Official Languages: | Swedish (national) Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani, Sami, Yiddish (minority languages) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1808 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1815 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1946 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 73,695 | 2,192 | 5,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impact of Bible 2000 assessed (June 2003)
Bringing God’s Word to schools: Swedish Bible Society launches new project for teachers (October 2002)
‘Nothing like this has been done with the Bible since Gutenberg’ (Jan./Feb. 2002)
Posters show Bible in contemporary settings (November 2001)
Joe Frans, fighter for justice, draws strength from the Bible (April/May 2001)
The Bible brings me consolation (April/May 2001)
Sweden Launches New Testament in Lule Sami Language (Jan/Feb 2001)
Minority Group in Sweden Receive New Bible Portion (April/May 2000)
‘Christmas Gift’ for Swedes (February 2000)
Good News of Luke Rivals Morning Paper (June 1999)
Radio Sweden Broadcasts the Bible (December 1998)
New Translation Brings Focus on the Word (July/August 1998)
