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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 find a penpal in Sweden?
If you want to find a penpal to write to that is in another country, a good and safe, but not cheesy website to go to would be :penpaland com. You can have different types of search engines such as age, gender, and even countries!
What are some leaders of Sweden?
King Carl XVI Gustaf has been king of Sweden since September 15, 1973.
Currently, as of December 2013, Sweden's Prime Minister is Frederik Reinfeldt. The next election will take place in September of 2014.
What day is Saint Lucy's Day in Sweden?
http://www.pasht.net/scandinavian/Lucia.html
History of Lucia
According to legend, Lucia was a medieval saint who carried food and drink to hungry folk in the province of Värmland during a period of famine. She was seen across Lake Vänern with her white gown and crown of lights. Today's costume has the same gown and crown. The Lucia legend is said to have originated in Syracuse on the island of Sicily. A young girl, about to be a bride, gave her entire dowry to the poor of her village and admitted that she had become a Christian. She was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake on December 13, 304 A.D.
Much later in history, the early Church made a saint out of her - Santa (Saint) she had a baby then she had sewx
Lucia. Italian artists sometimes picture her as a blind girl holding a lamp. She is a patron saint for Italian fishermen and she is said to help guide them home through the rough seas during a storm.
There are many legends about her and in each one Lucia stands as a symbol of light and hope to all mankind. Santa Lucia's coming begins the feasting, merriment, singing and the spirit of friendliness and goodwill that lasts all through the holidays.
How we celebrate Lucia in Sweden
In Sweden, the Lucia Day is celebrated all over the country in every home, school, and workplace on the morning of the 13th of December. All of the other Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway) celebrate Lucia as well. In each home usually the eldest daughter dresses in a white gown with a red sash and a crown of candles. She and her sisters wake the family at dawn and serve them a breakfast of sun-colored saffron buns and gingerbread cookies. At each school, there is a gathering in the auditorium or gym first thing in the morning. The lights are dimmed and the Lucia and Lucia maids enter, singing the old song "Santa Lucia".
At every workplace they make time for a special morning "coffee break" before the day even starts and a few ladies dress up as Lucias. At most public institutions, a table is laid ready with coffee, saffron buns and gingerbread cookies for the public to enjoy all that day. On this day, as well as around Christmas, a hot mulled drink called glögg is served.
In 1927, a prominent newspaper arranged for a Lucia competition and that is when the tradition started becoming more widespread and popular. This is how each "town" Lucia and the "Country's" Lucia are chosen. The "crowning" of the "town" Lucia takes place on the First Sunday of Advent after the raising of the Christmas tree in the center of the town square. This is also the first "Christmas Decoration Sunday". This means that all of the stores decorate for Christmas in their store front windows. Mostly all of the town's population gathers downtown for this event and they walk up and down the streets checking out the new decorations in the storefront windows. The "town" Lucia spreads a lot of joy by visiting all of the hospitals and all of the senior citizens' homes from the first of Advent until Christmas, making sure nobody is left out. Lucia brings a message of lighter times to come during the darkest time of the year. It is a very festive atmosphere, full of good feelings, hope, and expectations.
What are the major manufactured products of Sweden?
Some mane industires our the ones praticly like usa and bc. Have you ever been to B.c? is is a wonderful place you should go there some time. I haope you found your answer. XD
Where in Sweden is telephone country code 46 72?
Country code +46 (dialed as 00 46 from many places) is Sweden.
Mobile numbers begin with +46 7.
The area code for Stockholm is +46 8.
(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
How does santa deliver presents in Sweden?
They were fed up with the monarchys social conservatism, at the time, the churches religious intolerance and the population growth that caused poverty. America sounded like paradise in comparison, especially with all the dig-gold-get-rich-fast rumors.
What are some similarities and differences between Norway and Sweden?
Wow, what a question!
Let's sum up some similarities:
* Location: the most obvious answer. Both countries are located in Northern Europe and (together with Denmark) part of Scandinavia. * Language: although Swedish and Norwegian are different languages, they are closely related, and Swedes and Norwegians often talk to each other with each of them using their own language. * Political system: both countries are democracies with a strong state, which means that things like welfare, health care, child care and education are considered to be state affairs. Swedes and Norwegians pay high taxes to make sure they can all benefit from this system whenever they need to. Notwithstanding this concept of "socialism with a human face" both are also capitalist countries with a well-developed free market economy.
And now for some differences:
* Landscape. Norway has deep fjords, plateaus, high mountains and tundra in the north, Sweden has a more diverse landscape with agricultural plains in the south, and forests, rivers and numerous lakes up north. In the most northern part there are also many high mountains. * Climate. Norway is rainy and cold due to its location at the Atlantic coast and its high mountain. Sweden has a friendlier climate with less rain, more sunshine and higher average temperatures. * Mentality.Norwegians just say what they think and can be rather blunt, while Swedes are generally rather quiet and reserved. * Economy.Norway owes a lot of its prosperity to oil and also relies heavily on fishing. Sweden has a more diverse economy with a strong industry and a strong IT branche.
Hope this helps!
Marc,
Stockholm Sweden Travel Guide.
When was Stocholm Sweden founded?
Stockholm was first mentioned in historical documents around year 750 so we count it from there. It was founded by Birger Jarl.
It is an absurd to think that Germany was occupied unless it was a self occupation kind od happening. Any way, in 1938 Germany joined austria by Anschluss to it's 3rd Reich and begin in 1939 it's occupation by taking over Poland (after only 2 weeks of fightings). in acording to the riventrop-molotov agreement the ussr took control of some parts of Poland as well as the baltic countries. In 1940 the ussr begin fighting against the finish with the help of Germany over Finland and won some tertorial grounds.
In 1940 Germany occupied denemark and Norway, In may fell belgium and holand. these victoried made it possible to atack France from the north-east. In June 1940 France was divided to two parts and the northern part was occupied by Germany eventhough there were not a lot of soldiers there- it was more a colabratory between northern fance and the 3rd Reich.
In June 1941 begin Germany with help from the finish, Hungary and romanien to fight on the eastern front in order to take over the ussr and by that breaking the riventrop-molotov agreement, during that period the srd Reich occupied the baltic countries, the ukraien and parts of the ussr, but also found it's downfall.
What is the most popular food in Sweden?
The Swedish cousine is very similar to the American, but you can easily find dishes from all over the world.
What we call "Husmanskost" is probably the most typical food for Sweden that mainly consits of some sort of protein (meat, such as cow or chicken) and carbonhydrates such as potatoes and pasta etc.
Ingredients that are often used in Sweden are milk, meat, onion, carrots, potatoes etc. But as I told you, Swedish food isn't that common as you might think, it is a lot easier to find a taco bar or a Chinese restaurant than it is to find a Swedish one.
Is Poland larger than Sweden or is Sweden larger than Poland?
Sweden has an area of about 449 000 km2
Poland has an area of about 312 000 km2
The proper noun for the proper adjective Swedish is Sweden.
The adjective Swedish describes something of or from Sweden; the word Swedish is also a noun, the language of Sweden.
A proper noun and a proper adjective must be capitalized.
What type of economy does Sweden have?
Sweden is an export-oriented mixed economy featuring a modern distribution system, excellent internal & external communications, & a skilled labour force.
What languages are closest to Swedish?
Frisian is probably closest to modern English, but still largely unintelligible to an English speaker. Dutch is the second closest.
All these languages are in the Germanic language family along with German, Swedish, Icelandic, and Danish.
What is is Sweden's second largest city?
Stockholm 1,253,309 people
Goteborg 504,084 people
Malmo 261,548 people
When does snow fall in Sweden?
Sweden's annual rainfall is about 535 mm or 21 inches. Rainfall is heaviest in the southwest and in the mountains along the Norwegian border. Most of the rain is received in the late summer.
How many states do Sweden have?
There are no 'states' in Sweden. There are, however, something that resembles states quite a bit (although they don't have their own laws and things like that), called 'landskap'. There are 25 'landskap' in Sweden.
How long does it take to get from the US to Sweden?
There is about 8,745 miles between Australia and Sweden. The flight on a commercial plane would take about 18 hours to complete.
What natural resources does Sweden have?
Iron Ore,Uranium.
The country's vast forests of spruce, pine and other softwoods supply a highly-developed sawmill, pulp, paper and finished-wood-product industry.
Cheap hydro power was a major factor in Sweden's industrial development. Today around 15% of the country's energy supply comes from its hydro-electric plants, many of them on the main northern rivers.
Is Sweden a 3rd world country?
Nope, not even close. It's rich, in Northern Europe. It's a first world country.
Does Sweden celebrate Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving day?
Yes, but we celebrate it the 24th of December.
Who possesses the factors of production in Sweden?
This question seems to not make sense at all, but i guess it means usage of land. Production is highly focused on non active minerals and woods to make pulp. Other prime usage of land is agriculture (2%) and in the north weird hunting games.
Can US Dollars be used in Sweden?
When you go into another country it is normal to trade dollars for the currency of that country. Today the dollar is worth less so few people will take dollars instead of the money of their country. Sometimes an individual in a store or a service will take dollars but that is unusual. To exchange dollars for another currency you go to a bank and will get the current exchange rate that day. The rate changes each day and goes up or down depending on world events and markets. I have lost money standing in line at the American Express to trade dollars for marks in Germany.
