Scandinavia's design powerhouse — where IKEA was invented and ABBA was born, where the midnight sun shines 24 hours in summer and the Northern Lights illuminate winter skies over Lapland.
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Population
- 10,596,652
- Area
- 449,964 km²
- Languages
- Swedish
- Currency
- Swedish Krone (SEK)
- GDP
- $620,297M
Good to know
Driving side
Right
National dish
Köttbullar, Kräftskiva,Surströmming,Ostkaka
Annual visitors
1,957,000 (2020)
Safety
Low (1.15/100k)
Big Mac
$7.26
Avg temp
3.2°C
Religion
Christianity
Coast
Coastal
Travel guide
Sweden (Swedish: Sverige) is the largest of the Nordic countries by area and population. Visitors can experience deep forests and many lakes, the heritage from the Viking Age and the 17th-century Swedish Empire, the glamour of the Nobel Prize, and the country's successful pop music scene. Sweden has 270,000 islands with many open to visit through the right to roam.
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Explore Sweden
Best time to visit
Northern Lights: November–March in Lapland. Midnight sun: June–July in the north. Stockholm is ideal May–September. Summer festivals fill the country July–August. Gothenburg archipelago best in summer.
Visa
EU/EEA citizens enter freely. US, UK, Canada, Australia and most Western nationalities get 90 days Schengen visa-free.
Public holidays
UNESCO World Heritage Sites (20)
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