Sweden

Quick Facts

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Capital

Stockholm

Population

8,878,000

Government

Constitutional Monarchy

Religions

Christianity (Protestant)

Languages

Swedish, plus five official minority languages including Sami.

Calling Code

+46

Nationality

Swedish

Local name

Sverige

Introduction

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Once a dearly-expensive destination, travel in Sweden has become economically much more attractive in recent years. Now that the nation's midnight sun, slick cities and historical sites can be enjoyed at a more affordable price, tourism is likely to be on the way up for the Scandinavian state. Stockholm, the capital, hits all the right spots: at once modern and medieval, the city bears testimony to its 13th century origins, as medieval streets are woven together through a myriad of stairways, arches and lanes; and a fine collection of museums, including a hugely popular open-air museum, accent the city's appreciation of the past. At Gothenburg, however, we find Sweden's most popular destination: Liseberg, Scandinavia's largest - and one of the world's best - amusement parks.

Geography

Sweden shares international borders with Norway, Finland and Denmark because of a bridge. There is also ferry service to Estonia and Finland

Regions

Sweden has 25 provinces.
North

• Lappland
• Norrbotten
• Västerbotten

Centre

• Ängermanland
• Jämtland
• Medelpad
• Härjedalen
• Hälsingland
• Dalarna
• Gästrikland

South

• Västmanland
• Värmland
• Närke
• Uppland
• Södermanland
• Dalsland
• Bohuslän
• Västergötland
• Halland
• Smäland
• Skane
• Blekinge
• Öland
• Gotland
• Östergötland

Cities

• Stockholm
• Malmö
• Göteborg
• Uppsala
• Kiruna
• Västerås
• Linköping
• Norrköping

Getting there

Plane

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is the national airline of Sweden (and Denmark and Norway) and in Sweden it is based at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN). International destinations with SAS from Stockholm include several dozens of destinations in Europe, also served with many other airlines from European countries. The airport has 5 terminals. Cities served outside Europe are Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Guadeloupe, Doha, New York, Beijing and Chicago. Many charter airlines and lowcost airlines use the airport as well, like Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Several other cities in Sweden have international flights as well, including Göteborg and Malmö. TUIfly Nordic and Apollo have extensive networks from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT).

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If you are a European Union (EU) citizen, you may enter without any restriction as per your EU citizenship rights. If you are not an EU citizen, you will need to obtain a Schengen Visa. This visa is valid for any country in the Schengen zone.