| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Sweden | 26,000[1] |
 Estonia | 811[2] |
| Languages | |
| Estonian Swedish, Estonian | |
| Religion | |
| Historically Lutheranism Predominantly irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Finland-Swedes, Swedes, Baltic Germans | |
The Estonian Swedes, or Estonia-Swedes (Swedish: estlandssvenskar, colloquially aibofolke, "island people"; Estonian: eestirootslased), or "Coastal Swedes" (Estonian: rannarootslased) are a Swedish-speaking minority traditionally residing in the coastal areas and islands of what is now western and northern Estonia. During World War II, almost all of the remaining Swedish-speaking minority escaped from the Soviet invasion of Estonia and fled to Sweden in 1944. Only the descendants of a few individuals who stayed behind are permanent residents in Estonia today.
- ^ "Statistika andmebaas – Vali tabel". andmed.stat.ee. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- ^ 2021. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus (2021 Population and Housing Census) (in Estonian and English). Vol. 2. Statistikaamet (Statistical Office of Estonia). 2021. ISBN 978-9985-74-202-0. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2022.