Sweden

Governance

9,7 millions

Stockholm

Monarchy, Carl XVI Gustaf, crown prinsess Victoria

Fredrik Reinfeldt

Stefan Lfven

EU since 1995, dont have euro

18 years

Celebratings & traditions

Midsummer

Friday between 19th-25th of June.

You pick flowers for the maypole,

which you dance around.

Flower-crowns are worn by most

girls and children.

Typical menu: Pickled herring,

boiled new potatoes with fresh dill
and soured cream and chives. And
a grilled dish & dessert.

Christmas

24th of December - highlight of

christmas.

Holiday for schoolchildren and

parents.

Smrgsbord and Santa Claus.

Celebrating with their own touch.

Christmas tree, symbol for

christmas.

Decorated according to tradition.

3 o'clock - Disney film scenes on TV

since the 1960's.

Typical Swedish Food

Swedish meatballs
Jansson's temptation
Raggmunk
Kroppkakor
Gravad lax

Toast skagen
Gubbrra
Cinnamon buns
Saffron bun
Gingersnaps

 Christmas dinner
Easter table
Crayfish party

Animals & nature

The bear

Europe, Asia, North America and South America

Different types

Brown bear in Sweden

In the forest in northern Sweden

We don't have the Polar bear

The moose

350 000 in Sweden

Northern Europe, Asia and North America

Plants and leaves

A very shy animal

Seasons

1 574 km long

Extreme weather variations

The north is much colder than the south

-10 degrees

15-20 degrees

Not what it looks like

Nature

95 700 lakes

Equals 9% of the total area

"Lrdagstrsk" wich means "Saturday swamp"

Forest

Birch, oak, maple and spruce

Poisonous mushrooms

Sports

General facts
about sports in sweden

Leagues, divisions and korp teams, for all kinds of ages

One of the world's most sporting nations

Olympic games - 550 medals, of which 174 have been gold.

7-70 years old - Members of a sports club

Combine education with elite sports

Curriculum

Football

One of our country's most popular sports

Several top players - successful internationally

Zlatan Ibrahimovi, Henrik Larsson and Fredrik Ljungberg

Swedish National Football Team

Success in both the World cup and the Olympics

World cup - 2:nd once and 3:rd twice

Olympics - Gold, several years ago

Ice-Hockey

Has always been a very popular sport, for both players and viewers

Several top players

Henrik Lundquist, Peter Forsberg and Hkan Loob

Swedish Hockey Team - Tre Kronor

One gold in the Olympics

Six titles in the World Champions

Outdoor Activities

All different kinds of seasons and varied weather

Adapted to the circumstances

For example: Hiking/climbing, swimming in lakes, running in the woods,

go cycling, practice windsurfing and so on

Winter arrives - Skiing, ice-skating

Swedish Celebrities

The King and Queen

ABBA

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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