Sweden is a royal Scandinavian country neighbored by Norway and Finland and connected to Denmark to the southwest with the Øresund Bridge. The country is surrounded by the Skagerrak Strait to the southwest, the Baltic Strait and the Bothnian Bay to the east. The capital, Stockholm, is Sweden’s largest city. Sweden is famous for its forrests, mountains, islands, the Vikings, high life standards, cleanliness and order. This is the country where Nobel Prizes are awarded, the country where the story of Pippi Longstockings is from, the land of ABBA, and the most widely known brand it boasts, Ikea.
Capital: Stockholm
Country population: 10 million inhabitants
Area of Sweden: 450,295 km2
Currency: Swedish krona
