The present Nzuko Ndi Igbo in Sweden was established on 2nd of October 2005, when Nze Pius Nwaodu took a bold step to initiate a gathering of Igbo intellectuals through Mr. Apachi John Nadam in Stockholm. At that time, interested and concerned Igbo men gathered in Vårby Gård to discuss the need to create a vibrant ideal forum to promote and preserve Igbo cultural heritage, while maintaining the spirit of togetherness and brotherhood among her members.

On record, few founding members were Mr. John Onwutalobi, Mr. Ugochukwu Ibe, Nze Pius Nwaodu, Nadam John Apache and others. To kick off, temporal structures were created and the members then mandated Mr. Apachi to convene the first ever formal meeting on the 15th of October 2005 at Duvbergvägen 6, Varby Gård Sweden. At the meeting, Mr. Nadam was then officially appointed as the Secretary General to produce a certified minutes of the meeting where (the NNIS was established). Full video coverage was also recorded by Mr. Charles Ngugu for the future generation and posterity.

Meanwhile, with the general consensus of the members, the association was explicitly named Nzuko Ndi Igbo in Sweden after a brilliant suggestion of Chinedu Maxwell Ikekwe. As the name suggest the "newly born baby" therefore becomes an association of like minded Igbo individuals who share the same Ideology and objective that is  based on  promoting Igbo cultural heritage and  protection and caring of one another. At that time, NNIS was then registered as a social-cultural and non-profit organization. Which aim was to pursue the aforementioned common goal.

Since its existence, the association therefore has engaged in several cultural performances and has organized so many events which have enriched the cultural mosaic of Swedish populace and international community. However, the association just like every other union has equally gone through tough times, but the crystal facts remains that the association which was born to unite Igbo people in Sweden will always survive the test of time.  From 2006 onwards, Nzuko Ndi Igbo in Sweden (NNIS) was already an affiliated organization to Stockholm Sports Council and a registered organization with the Swedish Tax Authority thereby becoming a fully recognized and registered entity in the Swedish society.

Today, history has shown amidst all challenges that the Igbo’s in Stockholm are among the most united cultural association in that region, This is evident in their yearly Igbo children’s day and New Yam festival celebration which equally has gone a long way to erase the myopic view and negative stereotype held by contemporary society about an average Igbo man in Stockholm. These celebrations thus far, were the background of their historical heritage rich with cultural extravaganza.

At the beginning of 2008, the organization had expanded in scope under the chairmanship of Mr. Mekus Anochiam, who worked tirelessly to introduce an important factor that will remain unchallenged in the history of NNIS. Mr. Anochiam, who had a philosophy of inclusiveness and an ideology of imparting Igbo culture to our children, campaigned for a projection of Igbo children first while ensuring that every member of NNIS was carried along with emphasis on women involvement.
Hence, the organization believes and teaches that educating our children of Igbo traditional and cultural values will form part of the primary goal of Nzuko Ndi Igbo in Stockholm.  Although similar projects had existed partially but this time was enriched with teaching of Igbo language and other cultural facet of Igbo worldview in recent time, Today, we can  proudly say that  we  reflect the beacon of our motto “Igwebuike”.-Together we are united and stronger

Suffices to mention also that, the union has played a pivotal role in establishing peace and unity among Igbo communities in their region thus contributed immensely to the settlement of Umunna crises in 2008.

In 2009, the organization also strengthened her ties and relationship with other sister organizations in Scandinavia and Europe, thus becoming  one  of the  founding members of Igbo Nordic European community.  Under this umbrella, the NNIS therefore become a greater ally to all unions in Scandinavia and further strengthen ties with  Igbo Union Finland, Umunna Cultural  Association Goteborg, Ohaneze Cultural Association Malmo, Nzuko Ndi Igbo in Denmark, Igbo Union Norway and many others.

On account of numerous achievements and progress thus far, Nzuko Ndi Igbo in Sweden stand tall among its peers as an organization with true taste of Igbo culture, tradition and democracy.