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Swedehome (also Swede Home) is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Nebraska, United States.

History
In 1872, Swede Home was first settled, mostly by Swedish immigrants to the United States. In its early days, it supported a local economy that included specialized trade businesses (including cobbling), and it was financially supported by a railroad. Following the 1906 transfer of the railroad location—which went around Swedehome—the population declined. For several decades, the town held an annual Swedish Midsummer event, but the event was moved to Stromsburg some time in the late 1900s.

The Swede Home Church (now known as the Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church) was established on August 12, 1873, northwest of Stromsburg. In the 1878 Nebraska prairie fire, the church caught fire; across the street from the church is a cemetery, where victims of the fire are buried, among others. The church was rebuilt in 1914 and is made mostly of red brick.