Sweden 

A few facts about Sweden

 

Sweden is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge called the Oresundsbron. Sweden has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 1995. The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.
The language spoken in Sweden is Swedish, which is quite similar to both Norwegian and Danish.
The currency used in Sweden is Swedish krona.
Sweden is the third largest country by area in western Europe and the fourth in the wholel of Europe. Sweden´s total population is slightly over 9 million, and it has a low population density of 20 people per km². About 84% of the population live in urban areas.
Sweden is a mixture of constitutional monarchy, and the King is Carl XVI Gustaf, but royal power in Sweden has long been limited to official and ceremonial functions.
The government in Sweden is parliamentary and the Prime Minister of Sweden is called Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Sweden is divided into 25 provinces, based on culture, geography and history. While these provinces serve no political or administrative purpose, they are common in everyday language. The provinces are usually grouped together in three large parts, Norrland, Svealand and Gotaland.

 

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The largest islands of Sweden are called Gotland and Oland.

In Sweden the winters are long and cold. The northern part of Sweden always gets a lot of snow in the winters.

A few of Swedens largest and well known companies are Volvo, Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Atlas Copco and ABB.

 

 

 

Music

ABBA was one of the first internationally well-known popular music bands from Sweden, and still ranks among the most prominent bands in the world, with about 370 million records sold.

 

 

 

 

Nature

In the summer the sun hardly sets in Sweden, especially in the far north where it does not set at all. But in the winter on the other hand, it hardy rises instead. Especially in the north. The nature in Sweden is very rich and  beautiful. There are large number of lakes and forests, and it's very good for fishing.

 

 

Sweden has an extraordinary wildlife and animals you can barely see anywhere else in the world.

For exemple moose, wolf and reindeer.

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Sweden and winter sports

In the winter there is an Ice Hotel rebuilt every year near the town Kiruna in the northern of Sweden. Kiruna is also a great place to see the Northern lights! In the winter tourists can take part in trips with reindeer sleights or dog sleights. There are lots of possibilities to ski in the winter in Sweden. Some popular ski resorts are Are and Salen.