Swedish overseas colonies

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Swedish overseas colonies Svenska kolonier (Swedish)
1638–1663 1733 1784–1878
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: I Gud mitt hopp "In God my hope"
Anthem: Kungssången "Song of the king"
Map of the Swedish Empire with all of the territories that it possessed (Purple)
Capital	Stockholm
Common languages	Official language: Swedish Regional languages: Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, German
Religion	Church of Sweden
Government	Absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy
History
• Established	1638
• Disestablished	1878
Population
• 1650	2,200,000
Currency	Riksdaler
ISO 3166 code	SE

Swedish overseas colonies (Swedish: Svenska utomeuropeiska kolonier) consisted of the overseas colonies controlled by Sweden. Sweden possessed overseas colonies from 1638 to 1663, in 1733 and from 1784 to 1878. Sweden possessed five colonies, four of which were short lived. The colonies spanned three continents: Africa, Asia and North America.