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Sweden
The Kingdom of Sweden is a country located in Northern Europe. It is the 55th biggest country in the world at 173,745 sq mi and was ranked as the world’s second most competitive country in 2010.
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How do you spell words from Sweden?
In English, the country's name is spelled Sweden (in Swedish, it is Sverige).
What are special festivals or holidays in Sweden?
Some of the main holiday held in Sweden depend if you are Christan or not. If you are you might celebrate Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, Ascension Day, Pentecost, and All Saints. If you're not Christan then you may celebrate New Years Day, International Workers Day, National Day, and Midsummer.
What candy is Sweden famous for?
Sweden is famous for chocolate because it considered it to be a food of the gods. The Swedish looked for many creative means of presenting the chocolate as a food meant to be a treat of the highest order.
How liberal is the rule of law in Sweden?
Marriage - any part can demand for divorce
heritate - all children get equal parts
discrimination - there is a special government office where you can report, if
you do not get a job, in spite of overhelming cv.
Where does Tiger Woods live in Sweden?
There are no fewer than 10 Royal Palaces in or near Stockholm, Sweden.
His Majesty Carl XVI Gustav, and the rest of the Royal Family, have the South Wing of Drottningholm Palace as their permanent residence.
New Sweden was a Swedish colony established in 1638. The colony was located at North America's east coast along the Delaware river in the present U.S. states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The colony stretched approximately from today's city of Wilmington to Philadelphia.
What do Swedish people live in?
The people of Sweden speak the Swedish language and the largest city Stockholm. The Swedish language is similar to the Danish and Norwegian languages.
How do sweedish people say hello?
There's actually no such language as Swiss. Switzerland has 4 official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Please specify which language you want to translate into.
Why On what date does does Christmas end Sweden?
Christmas is December 24th in Sweden. It is not so much like American Christmas or over money and commercial spending. If you know what I mean. If you were looking for live events or information on Christmas in Sweden you may want to do a Google search on Christmas In Varberg Sweden since its the best city for Christmas Events. The varberg cams are online too if you search that.
What is Sweden characteristics?
Swedes are usually very punctual. If you want to be like a Swede, it is better to arrive five minutes early than five minutes late. In informal situations, being late is normally not a big problem, but if you have a professional meeting of some sort, being late will be considered quite rude and in need of an explanation. If you do not have a good reason you will appear to be very nonchalant.
What are the rights duties and obligations of a Swedish citizen?
If you are a citizen:
You might have to do military duty.
Respect the 'Allemansrätt"
You are forced to pay local taxes
You are forced by code/law to defend the innocent. (mostly children)
You have to accept the basic freedoms of the country, being:
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from religion. freedom of property, and freedom of oppression (even though you could argue that the extensive income tax in Sweden is oppression)
How do you say welcome in Sweden?
Welcome = Välkommen (vell-com-men) You're welcome = Var så god! (vaa-r (roll the r) saw go-d (o pronounced like in "gore")
Yes, but with a number of restrictions. Hunting rifles are fairly common. To own one you must have a license and to obtain a licens you must pass a security check and pass a hunting class including wildlife protection and firearm handling. Licenses for targetting rifles and handguns are even more strict. Basically you must have been a member of a shooting club for quite some while to qualify for a license. Semi-automatic guns and shotguns have restrictions concerning the number of rounds that can be held in the magazine and fully automatic guns are banned.
What is the total land area of Sweden?
According to 2012 statistics, the land area of Sweden is approximately 410,340.square kilometers. However, its total area is 450,290 square kilometers. This total area includes both land area and any areas that are under inland bodies of water.
How much does it cost to send a card from England to Sweden?
Regular inside EU postage. No difference from sending to any other EU country.
When do Denmark Sweden and Norway celebrate Christmas on which day?
The 24th of December in the evening. We call it Christmas Eve (Juleaften) - no explanation needed there.
The day part of the 24th (Called Christmas Eve's Day - Juleaftensdag) is spend preparing for the celebrations in the evening.
The reason we do this however, is because of our history.
Christimas (called Jul in Denmark - Yule in english) is a traditon celebrated by the native nordic population of Europe since before Christianity adopted the tradition and turned it into what it is today..
In scandinavia, istorically speaking , a new day started in the evening, not in the morning like today. Which is why the Scandinavians celebrate Christmas in the evening - it's a part of the old tradition.
The 25th is usually spend with family, eating food and enjoying each others company.
What is Sweden's famous landmark?
- Arild:- If you want to see midnight sun during May-June then Arild is the place for you. It is situated close to the Kullaberg hill, on the Kullen Peninsula with the city of Helsingborg close by. Arild is located in the Bay of Skälderviken. Arild is a small fishing village in the county of Skåne in Sweden. This town has a relatively mild climate, with huge variations between seasons.
- Gotland Island:- Typified by mild autumns, it receives many hours of sunshine. Gotland Island is popularly known as 'the Pearl of the Baltic Sea'; it is the largest island in the Baltic Sea
- Landskrona:- Landskrona was founded by King Erik XIII, ruler of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, and accorded the status of a town in 1413. Landskrona is the seat of the Landskrona Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden. The city was rebuilt in the mid-eighteenth century.
- Mölle:- The air in Mölle is clean and fresh due to fewer factories/industries and the offshore breeze which determines the air flow. Mölle is located on the slopes of the hill above the Kattegat Strait, is a coastal town in the province of Skane in Sweden.
- Stockholm:- Stockholm was founded around 1250, but its golden age was in the XVII century, when Sweden was one of the main European powers. Stockholm lies on the Swedish East Coast, between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city is also famous for many museums. Stockholm is a vibrant water city, where we can find parts of Venice and Amsterdam at the same time. Moreover, its centre has a lot of parks and gardens.
- Gothenburgh:- Gothenburgh was founded by the King Gustav II Adolf in the year 1621, but it was developed largely by Dutch and German city planners and canal experts. The Swedes call it as Göteborg. The Göteborg region is one of the most popular tourist areas in Scandinavia
- Laponia:- Laponia is made up with several national parks in the northernmost part of Sweden
- Struves meridian:- in the northernmost part of Sweden is a four mountains bordering the Finnish border that were used by astronomer Wilhelm von Struve in the 19th century to measure the Earth's size and shape.
- Gammelstad:- It is an old church village near Luleå.
- Höga Kusten:- Nowhere in the world has the land risen so much after the ice melted after the last ice age, and you can see traces from the ice everywhere. Höga Kusten is a coast between Härnösand and Örnsköldsvik.
- Falu koppargruva:- It is historic village and mine, the oldest houses dates from the 15th century, that were part of the copper industry in Sweden.
- Engelsbergs bruk:- Is one of the world's most advanced iron works in the 18th century, where most of the equipment and buildings are intact.
- Tanum :- If you want to learn about life and religion of the bronze age then this the place for you.
- Birka:- Birka was founded in the 8th century, during the Viking age Birka was the most important city in Sweden. It was a major trading port and there are many remains from the Vikings.
- Drottningholm:- Castle and residence of the royal family. Beautiful gardens and adjacent buildings, be sure not to miss "Kina slott" and the theatre.
- Skogskyrkogården:- Skogskyrkogården is a very beautiful churchyard and chapel which was designed by Gunnar Asplundand Sigurd Lewerentz between 1919 and 1940.
- The Radio station in Grimeton:- This radio station from 1920 was part of a worldwide network and is now the only one remaining of its kind. It represents an important link in the development of our modern communications.
- Visby:- It is a best preserved city of the Hanseatic League from the 13th century, with more than 200 houses and a 3.6 kilometer long wall with 27 towers is surrounding the city.
- Södra Öland:- You will see remains from the iron age, meadows, and don't miss "Alvaret" in the middle.The landscape is very beatiful and varied.
- Karlskrona örlogstad:- it was founded in the year 1680, was one of the most efficient naval bases of its time. The whole city is preserved from that time.
- Finnhamn:- Finnhamn is the name of a whole group of islands, which have grown together into a magnificently beautiful archipelago landscape. The name Finnhamn dated back from the time when Finnish ships on their way to Stockholm used to berth here. You can wander freely along paths and small roads or rent a rowing boat.
- The Stockholm archipelago:- The archipelago used to be inhabited mainly by fishermen, but is now the summer retreat for ten thousands of Stockholmers. The archipelago outside Stockholm consists of more than 25 000 islands, from Björkö-Arholma in the north to Öja-Landsort in the south.
Depends on which part and the time of year. In the north it gets super cold in winter, -40 or so.
In the south though it can get very uncomfortably hot in summer.
What is the nearest country Sweden?
No, at least not directly.
The eastern side of Sweden faces the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Bothnia, which connects to the North Sea through the Öresund, the strait between Sweden and Denmark.
Then the North Sea merges into the North Atlantic.
Most of the western side of Sweden has a land border against Norway, apart from a small section at the south west, which faces the North Sea.
Up north, It's all land borders. Norway to the west and north, and then Finland to the eastall the way down the nothern tip of the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Bothnia.
