Region Stockholm marked International Roma Day on April 8 by flying the Roma flag, known as O styago le romengo, at Landstingshuset. The celebration recognizes the Roma community as one of Sweden's five national minorities, alongside Jews, Sami, Swedish Finns, and Tornedalians. According to Region Stockholm, some Roma groups like travelers and Finnish Roma have lived in Sweden since the 1500s.
The Roma language, Romani chib, is recognized as a national minority language in Sweden, with an estimated 10-20 different varieties spoken in the country. Region Stockholm maintains ongoing consultations with Roma representatives to address community needs and has implemented various activities to support Roma culture and rights under Sweden's law on national minorities and minority languages.