The first Romani group that fled to Sweden are today known as Romani Travellers or Swedish Travellers. It is unsure exactly where they came from. As early as the 18th century, a distinction was made between those Romani who had lived in Sweden for a long time and those recently arrived. As the first group of Romani people to settle in Sweden, the Travelling Romani has had to endure much abuse. Entire housing areas where they lived have been burnt down, and they have been driven from their homes. Travellers were also subject to compulsory sterilisation until as late as the 1970s.