The polska (not to be confused with the polka) is a folk dance and dance rhythm, common in Nordic folk music and folk dances. The word means Polish in Swedish (in Polish it means "Poland" and "Polish"), and is short for Polish dance. Some people believe that the dance does have Polish roots; it is possible that it originated when king Sigismund Vasa (Sigismund III of Poland, Sigismund I of Sweden) travelled to Sweden for his coronation and was accompanied by Polish musicians.