The article in a general way presents the shaping of the process of migration from Poland to Iceland and the determinants and contributing factors of this pro-cess. It is noted that Polish community in Iceland is the youngest Polish community in Scandinavia and one of the youngest Polish community in the world. Although the beginnings of Polish settlement on the island dates back to the interwar period, a more numerous Polish diaspora in Iceland was formed only in the 90s of the twen-tieth century, and its current face is mostly the result of the influx of Polish immi-grants to this country, which took place after 2006, as a effect of the opening of the Icelandic labor market for Polish workers. It is estimated that currently in Iceland lives around nine thousand Poles.
The article in a general way presents the shaping of the process of migration from Poland to Iceland and the determinants and contributing factors of this pro-cess. It is noted that Polish community in Iceland is the youngest Polish community in Scandinavia and one of the youngest Polish community in the world. Although the beginnings of Polish settlement on the island dates back to the interwar period, a more numerous Polish diaspora in Iceland was formed only in the 90s of the twentieth century, and its current face is mostly the result of the influx of Polish immigrants to this country, which took place after 2006, as a effect of the opening of the Icelandic labor market for Polish workers. It is estimated that currently in Iceland lives around nine thousand Poles.
The article presents the image of Polish community in Iceland. The migration from Poland to Iceland is a relatively new phenomenon. The presence of Poles on the island dates back to the interwar period. However more numerous Polish community in Iceland was shaped only in the 90. of the the twentieth century. It was connected with migration of Polish workforce. Currently, the number of Poles on the island is estimated at about 10.000 people.
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