It was meant to be!

Saturday at home = nerding it up and researching on the internet. This morning we were Googling ‘Swedish Canadian’ and to our surprise we found lots of interesting facts and even a ‘Swedes in Canada’ association/research project! Seems like Winnipeg was the ‘Swedish capital of Canada’ for quite some time and there is also a Stockholm in Saskatchewan. How ‘bout them apples?

It seems it was meant to be when we met on that faithful day of the white trash themed BBQ back in the Dublin suburbs!

What we really were looking for were pictures of how a Swedish/Canadian child would look like. I guess we are just very curious to see how our little boy is going to look like and how the genes from both sides of the pond will blend, but we will soon find out I suppose. Very soon.

The term Swedish Canadian (Swedish: Svensk-Kanadensare) refers to a naturalized Canadian citizen hailing from Sweden or professing Swedish descent. The 'Swedish-Canadian' community in Canada is 330,000 strong. The vast majority of them reside west of Lake Superior, primarily in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Toronto is the most popular settlement spot for newcomers. Despite having an influential presence and distinctive cultural bond, only 20,000 Canadian persons of Swedish descent speak Swedish.

Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish-Canadian

Swedes in Canada:

In English:
http://www.swedesincanada.ca/index.html

In Swedish:
http://www.swedesincanada.ca/swd_index.html