Sweden
Schweden
Sweden is in Europe. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Nordeuropa
- Area
- 450,295 km²
- Population
- 10,596,620
- Language
- Swedish
Did you know?
- Culture
The right of public access, “Allemansrätten,” lets anyone enter nature, pick berries and camp — even on private land.
- Geography
With around 267,000 islands, Sweden has more islands than any other country in the world.
- Oddities
Because mining is destabilising the ground, the city of Kiruna is being relocated building by building to a new site.
- History
In 1766 Sweden became the first country in the world to enshrine press freedom in law.