﻿10 amazing facts about Sweden. Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden
is a Scandinavian country located in Northern Europe.It borders Norway to the west and north,
Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the
Öresund Strait.Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country
in the European Union, and the fifth largest country in Europe. The capital city is Stockholm.
Sweden has well-developed cities with outstanding infrastructural facilities and the citizens of the
country enjoy high living standards.Swedes have the longest life expectancy in Europe.
According to GDP per capita, Sweden is one of the richest countries in Europe.
Sweden has a developed export-oriented economy that is heavily dependent on manufacturing.
In addition to its high quality of life and per capita income,
Sweden has a sturdy social welfare system and provides a strong protection of civil liberties.
Sweden has a long and interesting history, magnificent architecture, friendly people, and
stunning landscape make it one of the countries in the world one can never get tired of returning to.
In today's video we bring to you a series of interesting facts about Sweden.
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our new videos. 10) The ice Hotel:
Sweden is home to the famous Ice Hotel. It is the world's first ice hotel. It is found in the
village of Jukkasjärvi in northern Sweden, about 17 kilometers from Kiruna. The hotel,
including the chairs and beds, are constructed from two-tonne blocks of ice from the nearby
Torne River each year. Besides bedrooms, there is a bar, with glasses made of ice and an ice
chapel that is popular with marrying couples. Starting from scratch, the hotel starts to take
place as soon as the cold season arrives in the Arctic. Builders and artists alike work to
create a hotel that’s unique every time. And the structure remains below freezing, around −5 °C.
9) Scaling the Solar System Sweden has the world’s largest
scale model of the solar system. Proceeding from the Ericsson Dome the world’s largest
hemispherical building in Stockholm, the model reaches 950km away in Kiruna
where the concept of Termination Shock (the end of the solar system) is marked.
The scale is 1:20million and each object is marked with a model or statue. Mercury is a mere
3km from the centre while Earth is 7.6km away, Neptune is 229km away and Pluto is 300km away.
8. Europe’s Oldest National Parks Are In Sweden: In 1909, Sweden became first country in Europe to
establish national parks. That year, the Riksdag, which is Sweden's legislature,
passed a law to establish such protected areas, resulting in the creation of nine national parks.
Seven additional parks were founded between 1918 and 1962, as well as numerous others in subsequent
years. Sweden currently has 29 national parks that cover a combined total area of 731,589 hectares.
7. Currency system: Sweden is one of the
eight members of the European Union which are not part of the Euro currency system.
Instead, Sweden has retained its Swedish krona currency
following a 2003 referendum in Sweden where the public voted not to adopt the euro.
6.Sweden Leads The World In Generosity Foreign aid is an important tool for
promoting the welfare and economic development of nations dependent on such aid. Sweden ranks
first in the world in terms of providing development assistance. The country’s net
overseas development assistance was 1.41% of its gross national income in 2015, which was
the highest in the world. Additionally, Sweden is committed to keeping this figure above 1%
5. Sweden became the first country to explicitly ban corporal punishment of children.
Sweden implemented a law prohibiting the use of corporal punishment on July 1, 1979, becoming the
first country to implement such legislation. Soon, Sweden’s neighbors, Finland and Norway,
followed and enacted similar laws in 1983 and 1987, respectively. Today, approximately 54
countries around the world have introduced laws that discourage corporal punishment
4. Alfred Nobel came from Sweden: The late Swedish scientist and industrialist
Alfred Nobel established the annual Nobel prizes in his will in 1895. The first prizes
in chemistry, literature, peace, physics and physiology or medicine were awarded in 1901.
An annual prize for economics was first awarded in 1969.
3. Sweden is A Green Nation Thinking about Sweden you may likely envision
it as a country of hikers with the thought that half of the country involves woodland,
But you'll also find over 100 000 lakes and 24 000 islands, so it's an outdoor lover's
paradise. Sweden’s environment is well-regarded by the people who live there. Outdoor activities
are popular in all seasons, meaning that Swedes have good reason to keep their lakes and rivers
uncontaminated and their forests clean. Sweden has been one of the most environmentally innovative
nations. It was proclaimed in 2015 that the country would be making a bid to phase out
fossil fuels altogether, making Sweden the first country to be fossil-fuel-free.
2. Sweden Imports Garbage Although it involves a fairly
complicated sorting system, Swedes have managed to divert most of their waste either into recycling
and compost efforts or into incinerators, rather than landfills. Sweden has one of the world’s best
waste-handling and recycling systems. In recent years, Sweden has resorted to importing garbage
from neighboring countries like Norway to keep its state-of-the-art recycling plants in operation.
Additionally, another important initiative has been the incineration of trash in order
to generate power. Almost 50% of the country’s electricity comes from renewable sources.
1.The Swedish Capital Stretches Across 14 Islands
Stockholm is Sweden’s capital city, and its urban area has an estimated population of 1.6 million.
The city extends across 14 islands that are located where Lake Mälaren drains into the
Baltic Sea. The city is regarded as a global city. Stockholm houses two UNESCO World Heritage
sites – the Royal Palace Drottningholm and the The Woodland Cemetery. The Stockholm Palace in
the city serves as the official residence of the monarch of Sweden. The Stockholm metro
has well-decorated stations and is regarded as the longest art gallery in the world.
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