what do you know about Sweden?

Question

i'm from sweden, and I just wonder what you know about it.

to the person who wanted to know how to say hello and welcome:

Hej och vaelkommen.

Answer 1

They speak Svenska, and it's cold there. Gas is even more expensive there than it is here in America. In winter, many families can't afford to keep homes heated very warm, they wear scarves, hats, and gloves with fingertips cut off, inside the houses! The average Swede speaks like 3-4 languages, and many Swedes are fair-skinned, and fair-haired. I learned all this from my Aunt's friend's daughter, who just returned from her year abroad to Sweden.

Answer 2

hei-do,

Well, I lived in Finland for a yearas an exchange student 20 years ago. I went when I was 17. We flew into Germany and tooka group-travel bus up to Stockholm. I think it was a good 5 hour trip from Helsingborg accross the land. I remember my first real encounter with the language. We had stopped off at a restaurant in the country. This was really typical, seemingly set up for tourists. Very pretty, green countrysides in July, a little rain, but just made the landscape more dream-like. This was our 2nd day in Europe, as we had stayed the previous night at a youth hostel in Danmark...so we were getting used to looking at menus/food items/everyday words in unfamiliar languages. However; when we went into this particular restaurant, I was shocked to see a candy machine whith a sign taped over it which read "S L U T" -- I was really appalled, which is ridiculous and embarassing in hindsight. Apparently the machine was broken and this Swedish word meant "closed" or, broken...Well, that was first impression. I loved travelling in Sweden. I hitchkiked mostly, which was not easy. My favorite town visited was Goteborg...I loved the way the local trains weaved through the areas of transport. I have not had a lot of time in Stockholm as I had wished, only a couple of nights. One weekend nearing the end of my year in Finland, I knew I had to go over and walk around. Took Silja Line over. 10 hours on the deck each way. Oh, the days where you didnt have to get a cabin! (I heard one does now...) I also stayed in a youth hostel there where I shared a room with a swedish woman in her 30s. I had quite a history lesson that night as we debated about whether Finland or Sweden had right to the Islands of Åland/Ahvenanmaa, being that they are autonomous. With Finland having the administrative hand while the Islands primarily speak Swedish....anyway. I cant remember what she said, but whatever it was, whatever I would say, the Finns were not going to win. So, I enjoyed the company.
Anyway, I would love to travel Sweden more. I have always felt comfortable and intrigued passing through. Many many more storied there, but then that could easily turn into a novella.
Tack!

Answer 3

A couple of things:

1. Sweden is a Scandinavian country
2. Olof Palme was a former Prime Minister who was assassinated in 1986
3. Volvo is a Swedish company that makes one of the safest cars in the world
4. One of Swedish Universities -- Uppasla is quite famous

Not able to recall anything else.

One more thing..how do you say hello & welcome in Swedish? :-)

Answer 4

The capital is Stockholm.
About 9 million people live there.
The language is Swedish but people can speak many languages.
It can be cold there.
Honestly, I don't know much. I'd love to go there one day.

I looked at this site but I don't want to cheat and list random information that I don't know.

http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/Frontpage____1898.aspx

Answer 5

Didn't they have a Bikini team? And their Hockey team did really well at the olympics. Don't they send the pope his body guards. And they make chocolate watches.

Answer 6

Ingvar Kamprad!!! truely a genius!

Answer 7

Ikea I know you all use the Krone right? very cold and there is a royal family