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Geography of Sweden. / 62.000°N 15.000°E / 62.000; 15.000. Sweden is a country in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It borders Norway to the west (which is one of Sweden’s non- EU neighbours); Finland to the northeast; and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia to the south and east.
Sweden, [ f] formally the Kingdom of Sweden, [ g][ h] is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), [ 4] Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe.
Flagmap of Sweden An enlargeable relief map of the Kingdom of Sweden. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sweden: Sweden – Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, situated between Norway and Finland. Sweden maintained a policy of neutrality in armed conflicts
List of cities in Sweden. Map of Sweden. Stockholm, capital of Sweden. Gothenburg. Malmö. This is a list of cities in modern Sweden that once enjoyed city privileges, thus were entitled to call themselves town ( Swedish: stad, plural städer ). The year indicates the year they were established or when they were granted a royal charter. The ...
t. e. The Swedish Empire ( Swedish: stormaktstiden, "the Era as a Great Power") [ 1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region.
Gothenburg. / 57.70750°N 11.96750°E / 57.70750; 11.96750. Gothenburg ( / ˈɡɒθənbɜːrɡ / ⓘ; [ 4] abbreviated Gbg; [ 5][ 6] Swedish: Göteborg [jœtɛˈbɔrj] ⓘ) is the capital of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic ...
Klarälven ("The clear river" in Swedish [2]) is a river flowing through Norway and Sweden. Together with Göta älv, which it is called as the river has passed through the lake Vänern, thus regarded as an entity, Göta älv—Klarälven is the longest river in Scandinavia and in the Nordic countries and its Swedish part the longest river of ...
The history of Sweden can be traced back to the melting of the Northern Polar Ice Caps. From as early as 12000 BC, humans have inhabited this area. Throughout the Stone Age, between 8000 BC and 6000 BC, early inhabitants used stone-crafting methods to make tools and weapons for hunting, gathering and fishing as means of survival. [ 1]