Baltic State migration system : the case of latvian immigrants in Sweden
Sweden, with a particular focus on Latvia. Two historical turns in the BalticStates’ recent history have contributed to an out-migration from the region—the restoration of independence in the early 1990s and accession to the EuropeanUnion (EU) in 2004. Although these events were considered posit...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-60195 2024-09-15T18:15:43+00:00 Baltic State migration system : the case of latvian immigrants in Sweden Apsite, Elina Lundholm, Emma Stjernström, Olof 2012 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-60195 https://doi.org/10.36368/jns.v6i1.694 eng eng UmeÃ¥ universitet, Institutionen för geografi och ekonomisk historia UmeÃ¥ : UmeÃ¥ University; The Royal Skyttean Society Journal of Northern Studies, 1654-5915, 2012, 6:1, s. 31-52 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-60195 doi:10.36368/jns.v6i1.694 Local 881251 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess international migration east-west migration Latvian emigration Baltic migration system Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2012 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.36368/jns.v6i1.694 2024-07-09T23:37:52Z Sweden, with a particular focus on Latvia. Two historical turns in the BalticStates’ recent history have contributed to an out-migration from the region—the restoration of independence in the early 1990s and accession to the EuropeanUnion (EU) in 2004. Although these events were considered positive asthey meant “open†borders for Baltic State citizens, lately the out-migrationfrom Latvia has increased. Likewise, the global economic crisis that started in2008 and the consequential unemployment draw attention to emerging patternsand the composition of emigrants to several destinations, but in this caseparticularly to Sweden. After the EU expansion Sweden did not receive as manyEastern European migrants as was expected at the time, but recent trends revealthat there has been a steady increase in the migration flow since then. TheNordic countries as a potential destination initially lacked pioneer migrants toestablish social support networks that would attract newcomers, but this is nowchanging; statistics for 2010 show that the number of Baltic State immigrantsin Sweden has grown significantly since 2008. With the economic recessionand unemployment in Latvia in 2009, 2010 had even higher emigration activitythan in 2004 just after the country’s accession to the EU. Nordic countriesemerge as welcoming destinations to recent migrants, who state that the proximityto their home country and the labour market opportunities are the mainattraction but also that a positive view of Sweden and the Swedes plays a part.Contemporary trends of migration from the Baltic States and especially Latviaunder conditions of economic downturn lead to emerging pattern of migrationsystems between Latvia and Sweden, combining a mixture of motives and diversityof the people involved in migration chains. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Northern Studies Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Journal of Northern Studies 6 1 31 51 |
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Sweden, with a particular focus on Latvia. Two historical turns in the BalticStates’ recent history have contributed to an out-migration from the region—the restoration of independence in the early 1990s and accession to the EuropeanUnion (EU) in 2004. Although these events were considered positive asthey meant “open†borders for Baltic State citizens, lately the out-migrationfrom Latvia has increased. Likewise, the global economic crisis that started in2008 and the consequential unemployment draw attention to emerging patternsand the composition of emigrants to several destinations, but in this caseparticularly to Sweden. After the EU expansion Sweden did not receive as manyEastern European migrants as was expected at the time, but recent trends revealthat there has been a steady increase in the migration flow since then. TheNordic countries as a potential destination initially lacked pioneer migrants toestablish social support networks that would attract newcomers, but this is nowchanging; statistics for 2010 show that the number of Baltic State immigrantsin Sweden has grown significantly since 2008. With the economic recessionand unemployment in Latvia in 2009, 2010 had even higher emigration activitythan in 2004 just after the country’s accession to the EU. Nordic countriesemerge as welcoming destinations to recent migrants, who state that the proximityto their home country and the labour market opportunities are the mainattraction but also that a positive view of Sweden and the Swedes plays a part.Contemporary trends of migration from the Baltic States and especially Latviaunder conditions of economic downturn lead to emerging pattern of migrationsystems between Latvia and Sweden, combining a mixture of motives and diversityof the people involved in migration chains. |
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Baltic State migration system : the case of latvian immigrants in Sweden |
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