Country guide

Sweden

Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Sweden.

Outline map shape of Sweden
Country shape used in the Geographly daily challenge for Sweden.
Flag of Sweden

Key facts

Capital
Stockholm
Region
Europe
Area
450,295 km²
Population
10,605,098

Neighboring countries

Sweden has 2 land neighbors in the country data.

Learn Sweden

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. In 1909 Sweden became the first country in Europe to establish national parks, opening nine in a single year.

Sweden covers 450,295 square kilometers, bordering Finland and Norway, its largest neighbor. Gotland is Sweden's largest island and the largest island lying entirely within the Baltic Sea.

The Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was raised in 1961, remains the best-preserved seventeenth-century ship in the world.

Trivia

  • Sweden's Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is rebuilt from scratch each winter using snow and ice blocks cut from the nearby Torne River.
  • Gotland is the largest island entirely within the Baltic Sea, and Sweden's largest island.
  • Sweden's constitutional right of allemansrätten lets anyone walk, cycle, or camp on almost any land, even privately owned, as long as they leave no trace.
  • In 1909 Sweden established nine national parks in a single year, becoming the first country in Europe to create national parks.
  • The Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was raised in 1961, is the best-preserved 17th-century ship in the world.

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