Swedish Emigrant Institute

The Swedish Emigrant Institute is a research center in Växjö that preserves extensive collections of documents, photographs, and objects related to Swedish emigration. The holdings include church registers, passenger lists, letters, and census records spanning different time periods.

The institute was founded in 1965 to document Swedish emigration, with particular focus on the mass movement to North America during the 1800s. It emerged to preserve the memory of one of Europe's largest migration movements.

The institute holds the complete source materials from Wilhelm Moberg's Emigrant Series, including original manuscripts and research documents about Swedish-American experiences. These materials show how writers documented and preserved the stories of those who left.

Visitors and researchers can access church registers, passenger lists, archive materials, letters, and census data in the dedicated research facilities. It helps to plan which documents you want to view before visiting to make the most of your time there.

The institute holds an exhibition about Swedish passengers on the Titanic, including a watch that stopped at the exact moment the ship sank. This artifact connects the tragedy of a famous shipwreck to the story of emigration.

Website: http://utvandrarnashus.se

GPS coordinates: 56.87560,14.80900

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:24