Sweden established colonies in the Americas in the mid-17th century, including the colony of New Sweden (1638–1655) on the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, as well as two possessions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. North America The colony of New Sweden was founded in 1638 by the first expedition of Swedish South Company, a consortium of Swedish, Dutch and German business interests formed in 1637. The colony was located along the Delaware River with settlements in modern Delaware (e.g., Wilmington), Pennsylvania (e.g., Philadelphia) and New Jersey (e.g., New Stockholm and Swedesboro) along locations where Swedish and Dutch traders had been visiting for decades. At the time (until 1809) Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden, and some of the settlers of Sweden's colonies came from present-day Finland or were Finnish-speaking. The Swedes and Finns brought their log house design to America, where it became the typ
Suecia estableció colonias en las Américas a mediados del siglo XVII, incluyendo la colonia de Nueva Suecia (1638–1655) en el río Delaware en lo que ahora es Delaware, Nueva Jersey, Pennsylvania y Maryland, así como dos posesiones en el Caribe durante los siglos XVIII y XIX. América del Norte La colonia de Nueva Suecia fue fundada en 1638 por la primera expedición de la Compañía del Sur de Suecia, un consorcio de intereses empresariales suecos, holandeses y alemanes formado en 1637. La colonia estaba situada a lo largo del río Delaware con asentamientos en el actual Delaware (por ejemplo, Wilmington), Pennsylvania (por ejemplo, Filadelfia) y Nueva Jersey (por ejemplo, Nueva Estocolmo y Swedesboro) a lo largo de lugares donde comerciantes suecos y holandeses habían estado visitando durante décadas.