Foklorno življenje med Slovenci na Švedskem

The author of the contribution, a Slovene clergyman in Sweden, describes on the basis of oral sources and archival materials the activities of Slovene folklore groups in Halmstad, Malmö, Göteborg, and of an infant folklore group in Nybr. In the conclusion the author asks the homeland Slovenia to take better care of its people around the world. Preserving Slovene culture in foreign countries is an important activity within the consolidation of Slovene identity among the emigrants. Slovene folklore groups have their role in the process. In Sweden they were strongly active ten and more years ago while today that part of cultural activity among Slovenes in Sweden completely died away.Avtor prispevka, slovenski duhovnik na Švedskem, nam na podlagi ustnih virov in arhivskega gradiva oriše delovanje slovenskih folklornih skupin v Halmstadu, Malmöju, Göteborgu in otroške folklorne skupine v Nybru. V zaključku poziva matično državo Slovenijo, da naj več skrbi posveti svojim ljudem po svetu. Ohranjanje slovenske kulture v tujini je pomembna dejavnost pri utrjevanju slovenske identitete med izseljenstvom. Pri tem imajo svoje mesto tudi slovenske foklorne skupine, ki je so bile na Švedskem močno dejavne pred desetletjem in več, danes pa je ta del kulturnega delovanja med Slovenci na Švedskem povsem zamrl