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Sweden & Taiwan
Sweden and Taiwan are...

8,352 km
7 (-1) hours
apart
different
But our history goes back to...
1650

When the first Swede was recorded living in Taiwan
Credits: National Palace Museum
According to the birth, baptism, and marriage registry kept by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) administration of Formosa, there were many Swedish sailors and merchants employed by the company living in Taiwan during the 17 century. The most notable was the last Governor of Dutch Formosa Frederick Coyett who governed Taiwan between 1656 and 1662.
And...

1886
When Sweden appointed its first diplomatic representation in Taiwan
On 20 September 1886, Sweden opened up its first official diplomatic representation in Taiwan and appointed British merchant Francis Cass as the Vice Consul of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway at Tamsui (now Taipei) to represent its trade interests in Formosa (now Taiwan).
Today there are...
270+
Taiwanese students studying in Sweden (2019) 1
250+
Swedish students studying in Taiwan (2019) 2
67
Higher education collaboration agreements between Sweden and Taiwan (2020) 3
95+
Swedish companies in Taiwan (2021) 4
769 mil
USD of Taiwanese export to Sweden (2021) 5
824 mil
USD of Swedish export to Taiwan (2021) 5
556
Taiwanese Citizens living in Sweden (2021) 6
Swedish Citizens living in Taiwan, excluding students (2021) 7
191
Sources
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Calculation based on statistics from Universitetskanslersämbetet (UKÄ), Taipei Mission in Sweden, Migrationsverket, and Statistikmyndigheten (SCB)
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2019 EU-Taiwan Relations published by the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO)
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2020 Business Climate Survey published by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Taipei (SCCT)
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Utrikesdepartementet Statsrådet Hallberg Till riksdagen Svar på fråga 2020/21:1268 av Markus Wiechel (SD) "Frihandelsavtal med Taiwan"
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Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
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Statistikmyndigheten (SCB)
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National Immigration Agency, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Taiwan
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