This is the city flag of my hometown, Wilmington, Delaware in America. We are the location of the first Swedish colony and later home to thousands of Swedish immigrants between 1880s and 1920s. Are there other cities abroad that strongly identify with Sweden (besides maybe their name)?

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1. gammelsvenskbyn in Ukraine

2. If you’re nostalgic about this era (I am) I’ve watched every film remake of the famous classic books but the modern easy digestible one is a good starting point: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4697290/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4697290/)

3. Don’t ask the Swedes in this sub, they don’t recognize you as Swedes.

4. there’s a place in Japan called “Sweden Hills” (Suēden Hiruzu) that is a Sweden-inspired village. It came to be because a Swedish embassador was there once, and he thought the climate was quite similar to Sweden (allegedly)

5. Wismar in Germany comes to mind.

6. Sverige mentioned! Raaah! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥 DET ÄR LÖRDAG MINA BEKANTA!

7. Kingsburg here in California has a Dala Horse on their seal and hosts a Swedish festival every year.

   [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsburg,_California#Swedish_Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsburg,_California#Swedish_Festival)

8. Saints Barts have Swedish street names and the capital is named Gustavia after the king.

   Also I believe Philadelphia also have a Swedish color flag.

9. Andersonville water tower: https://mattersoftaste.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/the-andersonville-water-tower/

   Chicago used to be the city with the second largest Swedish population after Stockholm in the beginning of the 20th century.

10. There are a few islands in Estonia with Swedish roots. However, the Estonia-Swedish population scattered after the Russian occupation during the second world war. The forementioned Gammelsvenkbyn in Ukraine is a (pre-war) Estonia-Swedish emigrated settlement.