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Country Name |
Sweden |
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Country Code |
SE, SWE |
Country Calling Code |
+46 |
Country Profile |
Destination Sweden, one of the Scandinavian countries located in northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia, the Kattegat, Skagerrak, and Öresund straits, by Norway in west and north. The Torne river forms most of Sweden's border with Finland in east. A portion of the country lies north of the Arctic Circle. The country shares maritime borders with Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Sweden covers an area of 450,295 km² making Sweden roughly twice the size of Great Britain (island), or slightly larger than the U.S. state of California. |
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Capital Name |
Stockholm |
Languages |
Small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
Country Currency |
Swedish Krona (SEK) |
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Time Zone |
Local Time = UTC +1h |
Driving (Left/Right) |
drives on the right |
Population |
1.02 crores (2019) |
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Country Area |
450,295 km² (173,859 sq. mi.) |
Place to Visit |
Lapland
Visby, Gotland
Gothenburg
Ice Hotel, Jukkasjärvi
Kalmar, Österlen
Stockholm, Jokkmokk
Kebnekaise, Birka
High Coast, Sigtuna
Skåne, Hven
Kosterhavet national park
West Coast, Abisko
Uppsala, Dalhalla
Malmö, Åre
Kolarbyn, Marstrand
Ystad, The Archipelago |
News |
Aftonbladet
Swedens major newspaper (in Swedish).
Dagens Nyheter
National and international news (in Swedish).
Expressen
News from Sweden (Swedish).
Göteborgs-Posten
Göteborgs newspaper (in Swedish).
Stockholm News
National news (in Swedish).
Svenska Dagbladet
National and international news (in Swedish).
Radio
Sveriges Radio
The Swedish Broadcasting Corporation.
SR International
Swedish news in six languages. |
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Art Culture |
Arkitekturmuseet
Swedish Museum of Architecture, Stockholm.
Swedish culture and traditions
Lund University about Swedish culture.
Icehotel Jukkas
10,000 tons of crystal clear ice from the Torne River, and 30,000 tons of pure snow gare needed to build the Ice Hotel every year.
Kulturbolaget
Sweden's oldest (and best) rock club ("The culture company"), Malmö.
SwedishDesign.org
Non-profit website created to showcase Swedish design.
National Museum of Fine Arts
Stockholm
The Nobel Foundation
Nobel prizes.
Röhsska Museum
The Röhsska Museum of fashion, design and applied arts in Göteborg. |
Economy Business |
Riksbank
Sweden's Central Bank.
Stockholmsbörsen
The former OM Stockholm Exchange, Stockholm.
Stockholms Handelskammare
The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. |
Transport |
HelikopterService
Offers transportation between Copenhagen Airport and Helsingborg.
SAS
Scandinavian Airlines.
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Swebus Express
Svenska Buss
Swedish Busses.
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SJ
The major rail travel company in Sweden. |
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Tourism |
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Education |
Göteborg Universitet
The university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg.
Lunds Universitet
The university in the city of Lund is one of northern Europe's oldest, largest and most prestigious universities.
Stockholms Universitet
Stockholm University is a public university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, a major center for higher education and research.
Svenska Fysikersamfundet
The Swedish Physical Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 (in Swedish).
Uppsala University
Oldest university in Sweden and all of the Nordic countries.
Universities and University Colleges in Sweden
List of links.
LIBRIS
Union catalogue of Swedish research and special libraries.
Högskoleverket
The National Agency for Higher Education. |
Visa Process |
NOTES FOR SWEDEN VISAS:
Maximum Stay: 90 days
May be obtained upon arrival
BEFORE YOU GO TO SWEDEN:
Your passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the completion of this trip
Your passport must have at least one blank visa page for entry and exit stamps
Your stay may be extended at local immigration for no more than 90 days |
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Additional Information |
Climate: Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north.
Type: constitutional monarchy .Independence: 6 June 1523; when Gustav Eriksson Vasa, known as the elected king Gustav I of Sweden re-established separation of the Swedish Crown from the Kalmar Union of Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Natural resources: Iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower.
Agriculture products: Barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk.
Industries: Iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles.
Exports - commodities: machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing |
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