Swedish impact on Latvian culture and history

SWEDISH IMPACT ON LATVIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY ERASMUS+ KA2 NR. 2019-1-PL01-KA229-064949_2 “EUROPEAN MIGRATION BY THE EYE OF JOURNALISM”

by Nikita Trofimov & Elizabeth Freidenfelde Riga, Latvia, 2020

Swedish Livonia The southern part of modern Estonia and the northern part of modern Latvia was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1629 until 1721

DURING THE POLISH -SWEDISH WAR (1600 -1629)

THE FREEDOM MONUMENT IN RIGA

• The Swedes have improved communications, created a postal network

• Schools were also established for peasant children

• At the end of the XVII century the Swedish government launched reforms

• The rise of wealth in Livonia was interrupted by the Great Northern War

T H E SW E DI SH DOMI NATI ON I N R I G A I S E V I DE NCED B Y T H E SW E DI SH G ATE AND SOME H I STOR I C BUI L DINGS.

Architecture in Riga and Stockholm Riga

Stockholm

Interesting facts about Latvia and Sweden • Some words in Latvian and Swedish languages sound similar and have the same meaning.

Skurstenis - Skorsten - Chimney Bikses - Byxor - Pants Puika - Pojke - Boy

• Vidzeme is called the “Swedish barn”, as it provides grain to most of the Kingdom of Sweden.

• The economic boom of Riga and Stockholm happened at the same time - 1870-1910.

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A Swedish skyscraper in Riga - the general office of “Swedbank”, which can be seen by everyone who drives from the airport.

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