The Armenian community of Sweden estimated at about 12 000 members celebrated Christmas and New Year’s Day in the various cities where Armenians reside. Hrach Maroutian the representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Stockholm has given our colleague News.am several features of this community. Stockholm the capital would house more than 4,000 Armenians. “The associations in each of the cities that are home to Armenian community celebrated Christmas mostly in churches, on New Year’s Day with family or friends. January 6 is the Nativity for the Armenians, the Armenian community of Sweden will also visit the churches, “says Hrach Maroutian.
The Armenian community of Sweden is organized in the 1970s by the arrival of Armenians in Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Iran. With this migration, the Armenians have gradually organized in communities in several towns in Sweden.
Krikor Amirzayan