ABSTRACT
Southern Spain is one of the most attractive places in Europe for so-called lifestyle migrants to live and retire. Most of them come to the Spanish Sunbelt from Great Britain and the Scandinavian countries. The presence of Northern European migration is striking in the coastal towns of Fuengirola, Marbella, and Málaga. Stores or bars such as the London Pub, O'Hara's Irish Pub, Nordic Video, and Casa Nórdica, or organizations such as the Swedish Church, Club Nórdico, and the Swedish School, give a glimpse of the institutionalization of migrants' national identities. Along with the thousands of British, Norwegian, Danish, or Dutch migrants, about 65,000 Swedes spend part of the year, generally during the winter, on the Costa del Sol.
