Sweden

SWEDEN

Information about travelling to Sweden

Sweden is located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway

Facts about Sweden
Population9,045,389 (July 2008 est.
CapitalStockholm
Time zoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begin
Location Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway

General info about Sweden
A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 by the global economic downturn, 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.
Languages spoken
Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Ethnic division
indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate
0.1% (2001 est.)
Climate
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Resources
iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower
Economy
Aided by peace and neutrality for the whole of the 20th century, Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living under a mixed system of high-tech capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. It has a modern distribution system, excellent internal and external communications, and a skilled labor force. In September 2003, Swedish voters turned down entry into the euro system concerned about the impact on the economy and sovereignty. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Privately owned firms account for about 90% of industrial output, of which the engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports. Agriculture accounts for only 1% of GDP and 2% of employment. Until 2008, Sweden was in the midst of a sustained economic upswing, boosted by increased domestic demand and strong exports. This and robust finances offered the center-right government considerable scope to implement its reform program aimed at increasing employment, reducing welfare dependence, and streamlining the state's role in the economy. Despite strong finances and underlying fundamentals, the Swedish economy slid into recession in the third quarter of 2008 as deteriorating global conditions reduced export demand and consumption.
Environment
acid rain damage to soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea

Cities in Sweden

akersberga     alingsas     angelholm     arvika     avesta     balsta     boden     bollnas     boo     boras     borlange     enkoping     eskilstuna     eslov     fagersta     falkenberg     falkoping     falun     finspang     gavle     goteborg     halmstad     harnosand     hassleholm     helsingborg     hoganas     hudiksvall     jonkoping     kalmar     karlshamn     karlskoga     karlskrona     karlstad     katrineholm     kinna     kiruna     koping     kristianstad     kristinehamn     kumla     kungalv     kungsbacka     landskrona     lerum     lidingo     lidkoping     lindome     linkoping     ljungby     ludvika     lulea     lund     malmo     mariestad     marsta     mjolby     molnlycke     motala     nassjo     norrkoping     norrtalje     nybro     nykoping     nynashamn     orebro     ornskoldsvik     oskarshamn     ostersund     oxelosund     pitea     ronneby     sala     sandviken     skara     skelleftea     skoghall     skovde     soderhamn     sodertalje     solna     staffanstorp     stockholm     strangnas     sundsvall     taby     timra     tranas     trelleborg     trollhattan     tumba     uddevalla     umea     upplands-vasby     uppsala     vallentuna     vanersborg     varberg     varnamo     vasteras     vasterhaninge     vastervik     vaxjo     vetlanda     visby     ystad    

National airlines
SAS Scandinavian Airlinesairline website
Skywaysairline website
Englishairline website


Airports in Sweden
ArvidsjaurAJR
ArlandaARN
BrommaBMA
EskilstunaEKT
SvegEVG
GallivareGEV
LandvetterGOT
SaeveGSE
SandvikenGVX
HalmstadHAD
HagforsHFS
HultsfredHLF
HemavanHMV
HudiksvallHUV
IdreIDB
AxamoJKG
HeliportJLD
Malmo Harbour HeliportJMM
Sodertalje HeliportJSO
KristianstadKID
KalmarKLR
KramforsKRF
KirunaKRN
KarlstadKSD
KarlskogaKSK
SkovdeKVB
HovbyLDK
KallaxLLA
LinkopingLPI
LyckseleLYC
Metropolitan AreaMMA
SturupMMX
MoraMXX
KungsangenNRK
SkavstaNYO
OrnskoldsvikOER
Orebro-BoforsORB
FroesoeOSD
OskarshamnOSK
PajalaPJA
KallingeRNB
Sundsvall/HarnosandSDL
SkellefteaSFT
SoderhamnSOO
GunnarnSQO
Metropolitan AreaSTO
TrollhattanTHN
Torsby AirportTYF
UmeaUME
VisbyVBY
VilhelminaVHM
HassloVST
VastervikVVK
VaxjoVXO
HassleholmXWP
EnkopingXWQ
NykopingXWZ
AlvestaXXA
KatrineholmXXK
HedemoraXXU
FlenXYI
KarlshamnXYO
SolvesborgXYU
SalaXYX


Beer in Sweden (0.33l)
Falun~ 3 EUR
Goteborg~ 3.5 EUR
Goteborg~ 3.5 EUR
Goteburg~ 3.3 EUR
Gothenburg~ 3.6 EUR
Helsingborg~ 3.8 EUR
Karlstad~ 3.1 EUR
Kiruna~ 3.9 EUR
Kumla~ 1.2 EUR
Linkoping~ 2.6 EUR
Lund~ 2.6 EUR
Lysekil~ 2.7 EUR
Mariestad~ 3.2 EUR
Orebro~ 2.4 EUR
Stockholm~ 3 EUR
Stockholm~ 3 EUR
STOCKHOLM~ 3 EUR
SUNDBYBERG~ 2.4 EUR
Sundsvall~ 3 EUR
Uddevalla~ 1.6 EUR
Uppsala~ 3.2 EUR
Uppsala~ 3.2 EUR
Varberg~ 3.1 EUR
Vasteras~ 3.2 EUR
Visby~ 4 EUR
Ystad~ 3 EUR

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