 In 1972 the first Serbian Orthodox parish (of "St. Nicholas") was formed in Västerås, prior to the forming the Serbs were headed by Swedish Orthodox priest Christofer Klasson, previously priest in the Church of Sweden.Later, the same year a parish was formed in Malmö (of "Saints Cyrils and Methodius") and in 1973 one in Stockholm (of "Saint Sava").Later, parishes have been formed in Göteborg (of "Stefan Decanski"), Jönköping (of "Nativity of Mary"), Helsingborg (of "St Basil the Great") and one more in Stockholm.