The formation of Polish community in Iceland

• Main Author: Raczyński, Rafał
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Polish
• Published: Gdańska Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna 2014
• Subjects: anthro-se; manag; Iceland
• Online Access: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/902054.pdf; https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/902054

The article in a general way presents the shaping of the process of migration from Poland to Iceland and the determinants and contributing factors of this pro-cess. It is noted that Polish community in Iceland is the youngest Polish community in Scandinavia and one of the youngest Polish community in the world. Although the beginnings of Polish settlement on the island dates back to the interwar period, a more numerous Polish diaspora in Iceland was formed only in the 90s of the twentieth century, and its current face is mostly the result of the influx of Polish immigrants to this country, which took place after 2006, as a effect of the opening of the Icelandic labor market for Polish workers. It is estimated that currently in Iceland lives around nine thousand Poles.