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The paper looks at the selected issues related to the Polish migrants in Iceland. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of the Polish migrants there grew nearly tenfold and exceeded 17,000 in 2018. As a result, Poles are the most numerous national minority in Iceland. The author discus...

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Published in:Studia BAS
Main Author: Budyta-Budzyńska, Małgorzata
Other Authors: Collegium Civitas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Polish
Published: Biuro Analiz Sejmowych 2019
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Online Access:https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/18010
https://doi.org/10.31268/StudiaBAS.2019.30
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Summary:The paper looks at the selected issues related to the Polish migrants in Iceland. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of the Polish migrants there grew nearly tenfold and exceeded 17,000 in 2018. As a result, Poles are the most numerous national minority in Iceland. The author discusses demographics, including size of the community and its distribution, migration patterns, occupational careers and position in the labour market, integration and activities of Polish associations, both formal and informal ones.