A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden’s long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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Sweden Tourism Information…



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The Best of Sweden…
Götaland
Blekinge
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Bohuslän
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Dalsland
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Gotland
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Halland
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Öland
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Östergötland
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Öland
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Scania
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Smäland
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Västergötland
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Norrland
Gävleborg
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Jämtland
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Norrbotten
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Västerbotten
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Västernorrland
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Svealand
Dalarna
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Närke
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Örebro
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Södermanland
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Stockholm
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Stockholm – For more detailed information go to our ➾ Stockholm web page.
Uppsala
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Värmland
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Västmanland
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Here is a list of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit. |
Goteborg Archipelago Haga Gotland Icehotel-Jukkasjärv Kosterhavet Nat. Park Millesgarden-Lidingo Lund Malmö Marstrand Island Skåne Stockholm The Archipelago Drottningholm Palace Gamla Stan Kungliga Slottet Skansen Museum Stadshuset Vasa Museum Uppsala Visby Ystad |
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Sweden Country Information…
Capital:
Stockholm
Largest City:
Stockholm
Government:
Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Currency:
Swedish Krona (SEK)
Area:
Total: 450,295 km2 water: 39,960 km2 land: 410,335 km2 ranked 57th
Climate:
Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Population:
9,880,604 (July 2016 est.) ranked 90th
Language:
Swedish (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Ethnic Groups:
Indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks
Religion:
Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
Electricity:
230V, 50Hz (European plug C, F,)
Telephone Code:
+46
Local Emergency Phone Number:
112
Internet TLD:
.se
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1) Summer (UTC+2) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March, ends last Sunday in October
Road Driving Side:
Right
Anthem:
Du gamla, Du fria “Thou ancient, thou free”
Motto:
För Sverige – i tiden “For Sweden – With the Times”
Monarch:
King Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister:
Stefan Löfven
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Holidays and Observances in Sweden in 2020…
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day | Public holiday |
Jan 5 | Sunday | Twelfth Night | De facto half holiday |
Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | Public holiday |
Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday |
Apr 11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | De facto holiday |
Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public holiday |
Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday |
Apr 30 | Thursday | Walpurgis Night | De facto half holiday |
May 1 | Friday | May 1st | Public holiday |
May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public holiday |
May 30 | Saturday | Pentecost Eve | De facto holiday |
May 31 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Public holiday |
May 31 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
Jun 6 | Saturday | National day | Public holiday |
Jun 19 | Friday | Midsummer Eve | De facto holiday |
Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
Jun 20 | Saturday | Midsummer Day | Public holiday |
Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Oct 30 | Friday | All Saints’ Eve | De facto half holiday |
Oct 31 | Saturday | All Saints’ Day | Public holiday |
Nov 8 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
Nov 29 | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
Dec 6 | Sunday | Second Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
Dec 13 | Sunday | Third Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
Dec 20 | Sunday | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian |
Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | De facto holiday |
Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve | De facto holiday |