 There is considerable migration between the Nordic countries , but owing to the similarity between the cultures and languages ( with the exception of Finnish ) , expatriates generally assimilate quickly and do not stand out as a group . According to the 2000 United States Census , some 67 @,@ 000 people over the age of five were reported as Swedish speakers , though without any information on the degree of language proficiency . Similarly , there were 16 @,@ 915 reported Swedish speakers in Canada from the 2001 census . Although there are no certain numbers , some 40 @,@ 000 Swedes are estimated to live in the London area in the United Kingdom . Outside Sweden and Finland , there are about 40 @,@ 000 active learners enrolled in Swedish language courses . 
