Facts from Sweden

-The Swedes are passionate by nature.

- Royal Family: KIng Carl XVI.

-It has been a great superpower, between 1611 and 1721.

-Dominant in the northern EU.

-In 1658 reached its greatest power, after the peace of Poskilde, the country had acquired provinces, from Denmark to Norway.

- War of the thirty-year was the largest in Europe, wholesale antre 1818-48, mainly on the ground albacore.

-Skanson, is the first open air museum to the world, opened in 1891.

-Ingmar Bergman, the largest Swedish producer and playwright, was born in Östermalm in 1918, has a series that became famous mundialente. In Stockholm are made tours outdoors in steamboats.

- February 28, 1986, Prime Minister Olof Palme (1927-1986) was assassinated.

-Götaland is a region in the south of the country. Tycho Brahe, astronomer who was born in Skåne in 1516.

- Swedish architecture nomalmente is composed of wood, is painted with colors like red and white.

-The architecture is also composed of very elaborate ornaments Gotland is Sweden's largest island, a tourist destination due to its mild climate.

-The most southern provinces are: Skåne, Bleger-forming Maridional Götaland.

-The inhabitants of Gothenburg named their city as the face of the country.

-The buildings are Antigod Lund prevervados, and a city museum.

- It also has many mills, as in the Netherlands. Visby is a small city that is world heritage by UNESCO, has a moralha with 3.5 km long and 5.5 m elturista.

-Spotlight Stockholm: NatinalMuseum, Nordiska Museet, Skansen, Vasamuseet, Moderna Museet. Stockholm is also known for its outdoor life, and swimming.

-It is known for the Venice of the North.

-Rich Gamla Stan, in relics. Stokyrkan in Italian baroque style.

-Royal Palace (Kungliga Slottet) since the eleventh century, is defended installations on the island of Stadsholmen.

-It is also the workplace of the Swedish royal family.

-It has a museum of antiquities Gustaf III. Sweden has no minimum wage.

-The sala'rio is encouraged between the preacher and employer association.

- The Swedish climate is affected by the Gulf Stream, towards Scandinavia, which means that Sweden has a relatively mild climate, given its geographical location. 20 inhabitants per km2, there is plenty of space.

-Samples are extracted from mushrooms and fruits slivestres in rural areas.

- Ice Hotel in Fiskabäckskill, typical village of Bohuslän. Typically didive in three regions: Norrland, Svealand and Götaland. Gustav Vasa (1540) in Lake Mälaren.

- Red wooden buildings of the eighteenth century in the center of Strängräs.

-Circuit castles Mälerdalen has more than 100 castles robust.

-Alvastra Monastery, founded by monks cirtercientes French in 1143.

- Boland's landscapes are more than 400 mills.

-ES Historiska Museet Stockholm, has a skeleton of a woman with 1.55 cmque lived at the time bc 5000, died about 40 to 50 aons.

-Sweden joined the UN.

-Stockholm is the 21st Melohr city in the world to live.

-This slow down more than 14 islands and islets, with 53 bridges.

- Has two monuments as World Heritage by UNESCO. The Swedish capital is the largest city in the country.

-1998 was the world capital of culture.

- It has a lake with the city name.

-Like Denmark and Norway, Sweden is also linked to the Vikings.

- It has a Golf with the name of Bothnia.

-The country has more than 100 lakes, 50% of terriory is covered by forests, 15% above the Arctic circle.

-Wining rivers are Angeman, Dar, Klar, Ume and Take.

-The food has a Predance of berries and paixe Uotr and masterpieces of the sea.

-Traditional snacks table with slices of bread, "Smörgastre, with typical delicacies and other imported products.

-At Christmas becomes a "Julbord. Baltic herring, pea soup and pancakes. 3rd country with more Nobel winners.

- The most popular is Augus Strindeberg.

- Temperatures in January in the north can reach 40 º C, and loved the southern -5 º C to the the C, the summers are sunny and mild.

- 8.5 Million habitamtes, is the Scandinavian country with the highest number of inhabitants.

-There is a greater number of forest and land Agricul.

- 1971, the parliament (Riksdag), became unimaral, with 349 members elected in accordance with the system of representation propocional for a term of 4 years.

-17000th Náticos Samis (or sense) and a minority of Finland. Export cars, products sects metalúrgicom steel, electronic devices, communications equipment and paper products.

-Had a pioneering role in the origins of cinema with Mauritz Stiller and Victor Sjörtröm.

-Sverige (Sweden) comes from svearike qie means Kingdom of svear, the main town of the country the ninth century. The king's wife, Queen Silvia, is half Brazilian and half German.

-She spent years many am Sao Paulo up to 13 years, until today portugês speaks fluently.

-The Swedish Nobel was an industrialist who invented dynamite, and left a fortune to create the award that bears his name.

-Swedes celebrate the summer solstice lighting the bonfire and dancing.

-It is possible to see the "sun of midnight" in parts of northern Sweden.

-Who printed the first time money notes in Europe was the Bank of Stockholm in 1661.

-The oldest newspaper which publishes the world is the Post och Inrikes Tidningar.

-Circulates without interrupação since 1645, ie 365 years ago.

- It was created by the Royal Academy Of Ltras Sweden. 20% of Swedish men can take maternity leave when their children are born, that rule may also be imposed for the mothers.

-Can not be beat, insult or embarrass the children, as a requirement for parents. In 1967, the Swedish drivers changed atitudean the movement on the roads.

- Changed the side of trafficking: v instead of driving in the left side, moved to the right.

-One has to take off their shoes when entering the house, even the visitors.

- The purchase and sale of alcohol is highly limited. Drinks with more than 3.5 of alcohol are taxed with a tax alt'ssimo and its sale and a government monopoly.

-This can only be bought at "Systembolaget". One in five companies in Sweden are foreign.

-Many Swedes to see smoking Snus use (type of moist oral tobacco) that is placed under the labrum superios in direct contect with the gum.

- In the literature stands out: Stieng Larsson (Millennium 1), in music: Roxette, Shout Out Louds, Lykke Li and Peter Bjorn and John, Abba, trendy Ann-Sofie Black.

-Roxette: consists of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson and graduated in 1987 in Halmstag. Songs dedicated "Wish i could fly," "Listen to Your Heart," "The Look", "Dangerous," "Joyride," "It must have been love", "Fadind like a flower", "Hou do you do "" Sleepind in my car, "" Crash, boom, bang, "Vulmareble", "Anyone", "Milk, toast and honey," "The centre of my heart", "The think about you."

- Actress: Ingrid Bergman and Greta Garbo.