The House of Emigrants is closed during September and October. Telephone to the Swedish Emigrant Institute: Tuesday to Friday 10 am -12, and 2-4 pm: 0470-201 20.
Culture Park Småland intend to open again in early November. Telephone: 0470-70 42 00.
The Swedish Emigrant Institute and Culture Park Småland have now reached an agreement in which The House of Emigrants will remain in Växjö. Herein the building is to be sold to Växjö Commune while Culture Park Småland will assume responsibility for all public activities on the premises. The Swedish Emigrant Institute Foundation will continue as an independent organization whose primary mission will be the maintenance of an archive, a library and research facilities. Its research room is scheduled to re-open soon, the date of which will be announced. New research procedures will be introduced as part of a cooperative venture with the Sweden America Center in Karlstad.
The House of Emigrants
Situated on a picturesque lake in the heart of Växjö, the House of Emigrants comprises an archive, library, museum, and research center. It also sponsors conferences and seminars, as well as celebrations, festivals, and temporary exhibitions with the themes of emigration and immigration.
THE SWEDISH EMIGRANT INSTITUTE
The Institute was established in 1965 at the initiation of Governor Gunnar Helén. Its original purpose was to preserve records, interviews, and memorabilia relating to the period of major Swedish emigration between 1846 and 1930 when 1.3 million (about 20%) of the Swedish population left the country. With the tremendous influx of immigrants to Sweden in recent decades, the Institute has expanded its mission to include the documentation of the emigrant experience of those who have left their own homelands for Sweden. Because emigration from one’s homeland and integration into a new society are universal human experiences, understanding the Swedish emigrant experience provides a key to fostering the integration of those who are establishing themselves in their new country, Sweden.
The Research Department is closed. For more information see
