Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden

The Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden (Swedish: Jehovas vittnen i Sverige) is a branch of the international Jehovah's Witnesses organization, which is directed by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses in New York. The organization has been active in Sweden since 1909,^[2] or 1899.^[1] The Swedish branch had 23 thousand members in 1992, of which roughly one-tenth were immigrants; immigrant members often conducted religious activities in other languages.^[1]

Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden
The Kingdom Hall in Lund
Classification	Nontrinitarian Restorationism
Orientation	Jehovah's Witnesses
talesman (Speaker)	Georg Svensson
Headquarters	Denmark
Origin	1899[1] or 1909[2]
Members	23,000 (1992)[1]
Publications	Vakttornet

The Swedish branch maintained its headquarters in Arboga,^[1] before it moved to its new Scandinavian headquarters in Holbaek, Denmark, in 2012.^[3]

Criticism

The Swedish government and civil authorities have criticized Jehovah's Witnesses for their pacifism and refusal to become involved in military struggles. Conflicts were particularly severe during World War II.^[2]

Swedish Jehovah's Witnesses have also been criticized for allegedly not following the Convention on the Rights of the Child.^[4]