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Facts - Nice to know
 Currency:
Swedish krona (SEK). Some major restaurants and shops accept Euro.
Credit Cards:
Credit cards are widely accepted in taxis, restaurants, cafés and shops.
Area:
450,000 km² (174,000 sq. mi.), third largest country in Western Europe.
Location:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway.
Climate:
Sweden's climate varies from north to south, but in general it is temperate due to the offshore Gulf Stream waters. Winters are very cold, particularly in the north where days are shorter and heavy frosts and bountiful snowfalls can be expected. Summers are warm and pleasant.
Capital:
Stockholm.
Population:
9 million inhabitants.
Languages:
Swedish is the official language with English as the second.
Form of government:
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy.
Parliament:
The Riksdag, with 349 members in one chamber.
Religion:
82% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden.
Food:
Smörgasbord - The word smörgås means something like "open sandwich", and bord is the Swedish word for "table", but still a smörgåsbord is not a table full of sandwiches. This specialty instead consists of a number of small dishes, from which you can take your pick. An average smörgåsbord may, for instance, contain a number of herring dishes (sweet-pickled herring, pickled herring with onions, mustard, dill, etc.), Swedish meatballs, salmon, pies, salads, 'Jansson´s temptation' (sliced herring, potatoes and onions baked in cream), eggs, bread, boiled and fried potatoes and so on. Smörgåsbord was served already in the 18th century but at that time it was used as an appetizer before the main course. Gradually, however, it has become a meal in itself.
Credit Cards:
Credit cards are widely accepted in taxis, restaurants, cafés and shops.
Area:
450,000 km² (174,000 sq. mi.), third largest country in Western Europe.
Location:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway.
Climate:
Sweden's climate varies from north to south, but in general it is temperate due to the offshore Gulf Stream waters. Winters are very cold, particularly in the north where days are shorter and heavy frosts and bountiful snowfalls can be expected. Summers are warm and pleasant.
Capital:
Stockholm.
Population:
9 million inhabitants.
Languages:
Swedish is the official language with English as the second.
Form of government:
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy.
Parliament:
The Riksdag, with 349 members in one chamber.
Religion:
82% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden.
Food:
Smörgasbord - The word smörgås means something like "open sandwich", and bord is the Swedish word for "table", but still a smörgåsbord is not a table full of sandwiches. This specialty instead consists of a number of small dishes, from which you can take your pick. An average smörgåsbord may, for instance, contain a number of herring dishes (sweet-pickled herring, pickled herring with onions, mustard, dill, etc.), Swedish meatballs, salmon, pies, salads, 'Jansson´s temptation' (sliced herring, potatoes and onions baked in cream), eggs, bread, boiled and fried potatoes and so on. Smörgåsbord was served already in the 18th century but at that time it was used as an appetizer before the main course. Gradually, however, it has become a meal in itself.
Credit Cards:
Credit cards are widely accepted in taxis, restaurants, cafés and shops.
Area:
450,000 km² (174,000 sq. mi.), third largest country in Western Europe.
Location:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway.
Climate:
Sweden's climate varies from north to south, but in general it is temperate due to the offshore Gulf Stream waters. Winters are very cold, particularly in the north where days are shorter and heavy frosts and bountiful snowfalls can be expected. Summers are warm and pleasant.
Capital:
Stockholm
Population:
9 million inhabitants.
Languages:
Swedish is the official language with English as the second.
Form of government:
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy.
Parliament:
The Riksdag, with 349 members in one chamber.
Religion:
82% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden.
Food:
Smörgasbord - The word smörgås means something like "open sandwich", and bord is the Swedish word for "table", but still a smörgåsbord is not a table full of sandwiches. This specialty instead consists of a number of small dishes, from which you can take your pick. An average smörgåsbord may, for instance, contain a number of herring dishes (sweet-pickled herring, pickled herring with onions, mustard, dill, etc.), Swedish meatballs, salmon, pies, salads, 'Jansson´s temptation' (sliced herring, potatoes and onions baked in cream), eggs, bread, boiled and fried potatoes and so on. Smörgåsbord was served already in the 18th century but at that time it was used as an appetizer before the main course. Gradually, however, it has become a meal in itself.
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