Sweden

Sweden is lies in the Scandinavian Peninsula and it is a Nordic nation. Situated in the northern Europe, Sweden is surrounded by Norway on its west and it shares a border with Finland on the northeast.

The Oresund Bridge links this nation with Denmark. Swedish is the chief language that is spoken in the country and the language is similar to Norwegian and Danish. Stockholm is the capital city of Sweden and it is also the largest city in the country.

The other largest cities are Malmo and Gothenburg. The population in this country is low and it has about 9.2 million people living on its land. More than 4/5th of the population lives in the urban areas in the country.

Sweden experiences a temperate climate and it has four seasons in a year. The economy of Sweden is basically an economy that is export–based. The agricultural sector in the country contributes to about 2 percent of the country’s GDP. Among the largest companies in Sweden, some of them are Ericsson, Volvo, Electrolux, etc.

The country is home to many recognized authors such as Harry Martinson, Astrid Lindgren, etc. The cuisine of the country is actually very simple and it includes potatoes, meat and fish.

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    Drottningholm Palace (Royal Domain of Drottningholm)

    The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. Built on the island Lovon, it is one of Sweden's Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. It served as a regular summer residence of the Swedish royal court for most of the 18th century.

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    Falun Mine

    Falun Mine was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries.

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    Gammelstad Church Town

    Gammelstad Church Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Gammelstaden near the city of Lulea, Sweden, at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the best preserved example of a type of town that was once widespread throughout northern Scandinavia

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    Padjelanta National Park

    Padjelanta is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Established in 1963, it is the largest national park in Sweden with an area of 1,984 km2, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponia established in 1996.

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    Rock Carvings in Tanum

    The Rock Carvings in Tanum, near Tanumshede, Bohuslan, Sweden, has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of the high concentration of petroglyphs.

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    Skogskyrkogarden

    Skogskyrkogarden is a cemetery located in the Enskededalen district south of central Stockholm, Sweden. Its design, by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, reflects the development of architecture from Nordic Classicism to mature functionalism.

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    Stora Alvaret

    >Stora Alvaret is a limestone barren plain on the island of Oland, Sweden. Because of the thin soil mantle and high pH levels, a great assortment of vegetation is found including numerous rare species.

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    Struve Geodetic Arc, Kerrojupukka (Jupukka)

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.

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    Struve Geodetic Arc, Pajtas-vaara (Kiruna)

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.

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    Struve Geodetic Arc, Perra-vaara (Haparanda)

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.

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    Struve Geodetic Arc, Pullinki (Overtornea)

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian

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    The baroque garden, Drottningholm Palace

    The oldest part of the gardens was created at the end of the 17th century under the direction of Hedwig Eleonora. The father and son Tessin led the project that created a baroque garden right outside the main palace, flanked by thick tree avenues.

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    Varberg Radio Station

    The Varberg Radio Station at Grimeton is a VLF transmission facility at Grimeton close to Varberg, in Halland, Sweden. It has the only working Alexanderson alternator rotating armature radio transmitter in the world and is classified as a World Heritage Site.

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    Visby

    Visby is a locality and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia and since 1995, it is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list