Sweden Yearly Meeting
Sweden Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, or simply Sweden Yearly Meeting or SYM, is the organizing body for Quaker groups and meetings in Sweden.
History
As in all Scandinavian countries, there were Quaker settlements in Sweden from the 1660s well into the 1800s. Small groups of Quakers are known to have existed in Sweden in the 19th century under the care of Norway Yearly Meeting. However, they were prohibited by the Swedish Government during the nineteenth century, as no alternatives were allowed to the Church of Sweden, the state church. Sweden Yearly Meeting arose spontaneously from a small worship group which met during World War I. In 1937, a number of Swedish Quakers formed Sweden Yearly Meeting, which was recognised by the government as an independent religious society outside the state church. Since 1956, Quakers have had their own meetinghouse in Stockholm called kväkargården, which is used for general meetings for business, retreats and children's summer camps.[1]
Well-known Swedish Quakers include Emilia Fogelklou, Jeanna Oterdahl, and Elin Wägner. In 2017, there were 130 Friends in the Sweden Yearly Meeting.[2]
As with other Quaker groups, the Sweden Yearly Meeting supports and recognises same-sex marriage.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ ""Sweden Yearly Meeting"". Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ↑ "FWCC World Map 2017" (PDF). FWCCAWPS. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Få trossamfund viger homosexuella". SVT Nyheter (in svenska). 31 July 2019.
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