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For a very long time the majority of immigration to Sweden was from nearby Scandinavian countries. There is a lot of people moving between the borders simply be
by belorn 4y ago
For a very long time the majority of immigration to Sweden was from nearby Scandinavian countries. There is a lot of people moving between the borders simply because they got family on both sides, or get a job opportunity that happens to be on one side of a line on a map and well within driving distance.
People in Sweden however don't generally think of those people as immigrants, and their social economic status is average or maybe even a bit higher than average. Sweden also has about equal amount of swedes doing the same so the end result on the haves and the have-nots is basically static for that form of immigration.
Naturally, when people discuss immigration and immigration politics, immigration and emigration between Scandinavian countries are not part of the discussion and are generally exempted through specific treaties between the countries.