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New Sweden Nya Sverige
1638–1655
Flag of Sweden
Map of New Sweden ca. 1650 by Amandus Johnson
Status	Swedish colony
Capital	Fort Christina
Common languages	Swedish, Finnish
King/Queen of Sweden
• 1632–1654	Christina
• 1654–1660	Charles X Gustav
Governor
• 1638	Peter Minuit
• 1638–1640	Måns Nilsson Kling
• 1640–1643	Peter Hollander Ridder
• 1643–1653	Johan Björnsson Printz
• 1653–1654	Johan Papegoja
• 1654–1655	Johan Risingh
Historical era	Colonial period
• Established	1638
• Dutch conquest	1655
• Peach Tree War	1655
Currency	Swedish riksdaler
Preceded by Succeeded by New Netherland Susquehannock New Netherland
Today part of	United States

New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige, Finnish: Uusi-Ruotsi) was a Swedish colony in North America that existed from 1638 through 1655.^[1] It was in the modern day states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Its capital was Fort Christina, modern-day Wilmington.

New Sweden was captured by the Dutch in 1655, and incorporated into New Netherland.

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