Suecophile
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thumb|A Dalecarlian horse, a traditional symbol for Swedish folk culture, in [[Cloquet, Minnesota]] A Suecophile is someone, typically a non-Swede, with a great interest in the culture and language of Sweden. The word Swedophile is sometimes used with the same meaning, likely based on the English "Sweden" instead of Latin "Suecia". The last part of the word is the Greek -phil-, often used in these kinds of terms.
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thumb|A Dalecarlian horse, a traditional symbol for Swedish folk culture, in [[Cloquet, Minnesota]] A Suecophile is someone, typically a non-Swede, with a great interest in the culture and language of Sweden. The word Swedophile is sometimes used with the same meaning, likely based on the English "Sweden" instead of Latin "Suecia". The last part of the word is the Greek -phil-, often used in these kinds of terms.
In the language debate in Finland in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Svecoman movement was formed by those who preferred the Swedish language to the Finnish language. The word Suecophile is, however, more commonly used in non-political contexts.