I had heard that a few of the Saami women were sterilized, but I have never heard of anything such as genital mutilation. Many swedish churches did however refuse to perform marriages between Saami and the swedish people at one time. Prominent scientists warned that it would taint the swedish gene pool.
In 2010, after his party had just won their first seats, Jimmie Akesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats, dressed himself in the natational costume and went to a service in Stockholm cathedral. But the bishop's sermon was about multiculturalism, so Akesson left in the middle of the sermon. The Sweden Democrats have been running advertsiements showing an old swedish women be pushed aside by a stampede of muslim women rushing to get welfare money. The party won 340000 votes, which was 5,7 per cent of the total.
Akesson told journalists, "European countries have to get rid of this naive idea of multiculturalism as a melting pot."
The Sweden Democrats have not yet been able to have any influence on immigration, as the other parties have formed a sort of coallition specifically excluding the Sweden Democrats. The ruling government has partnered with the Greens, who are the most pro-immigration party. Akesson called it a big setback. But the Sweden Democrats have played a part in other policies, blocking the sales of a telecommunications business. The party has emphasised crime prevention, and care of the elderly, which although still connected with the immigration issue, has allowed it to appeal to a wider range of voters.
Some more information about the situation in Sweden and the Sweden Democrats, in english:
http://www.amren.com/ar/2010/11/index.html


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