{"id":8407,"date":"2020-03-30T11:23:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/?p=8407"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:04:18","slug":"basic-sweden-facts-and-fun-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/basic-sweden-facts-and-fun-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Sweden Facts (&#038; Fun Facts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sweden-Facts-and-Fun-Facts-1240x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sweden-Facts-and-Fun-Facts-1240x698.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sweden-Facts-and-Fun-Facts-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sweden-Facts-and-Fun-Facts-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sweden-Facts-and-Fun-Facts-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sweden-Facts-and-Fun-Facts.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Are you looking for some <strong>basic facts about Sweden<\/strong>? Maybe you are going to have a <a aria-label=\"Sweden quiz  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/sweden-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweden quiz <\/a>and want to prepare by improving your general knowledge about this Sweden. Check out these quick basic Sweden facts below &#8230; facts you should know, if you are going to <a aria-label=\"travel to Sweden (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/sweden-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\">travel<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/living-and-working-in-sweden\/\" target=\"_blank\">live in Sweden<\/a> for some time. <br \/>Among the information listed below, you will also find <strong>Sweden fun facts<\/strong>, not as useful when you try to show off during a quiz but certainly helpful when you have a chat with friends and want to impress with some interesting or weird information about Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">More about <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-culture-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swedish culture<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic Sweden Facts &amp; Fun Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick facts about Sweden:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Top speed on Swedish highways: <strong>110 km\/h (68 mp\/h)<\/strong>, (except on a few highways: 120km\/h)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Population: ca. <strong>10 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government: <strong>Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>King: <strong>Carl XVI Gustaf<\/strong>. Queen: Silvia. <br \/>More about the <a aria-label=\"Royal Family of Sweden, here (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-royal-family-members-meet-bernadottes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Family of Sweden, here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neighbouring countries with direct border: <strong>Norway<\/strong>, <strong>Finland<\/strong> (if you include the \u00d6resundbridge, also Denmark)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calling code: <strong>+46 <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency:<strong> 112<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Area: <strong>450.000 km\u00b2, (173,860&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time zone: <strong>CET (UTC +1), Summer CEST (UTC +2)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nationalday: <strong>6. Juni<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highest mountain: <strong>Kebnekaise<\/strong>,&nbsp;2.106m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EU: <strong>yes<\/strong>, since 1995<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NATO: <strong>yes<\/strong>, since 2024 <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drunk driving: blood alcohol content of minimum <a aria-label=\"0.02% (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.government.se\/government-of-sweden\/ministry-for-foreign-affairs\/diplomatic-portal\/diplomatic-guide\/9.-respect-for-the-local-laws-and-regulations\/9.1-drunk-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>0.02%<\/strong><\/a> or more is considered a crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three biggest companies in Sweden:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Volvo<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ericsson<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vattenfall<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currency: Swedish krona, <strong>SEK<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Country code on European number plates: <strong>S<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domain: <strong>.se<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GDP per capita (2019): <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita\">51.241<\/a> <\/strong>US$ <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\"Swedish national anthem (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-national-anthem-lyrics-swedish-english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swedish national anthem<\/a>: <strong><em>Du gamla, Du fria<\/em>, <\/strong>(actually there is no official Swedish anthem, but this one has been adopted by convention)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official language: <strong>Swedish<\/strong> <br \/>Here my top tips <a aria-label=\"how to learn Swedish fast (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/how-to-learn-swedish\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to learn Swedish fast<\/a>. And <a aria-label=\"basic Swedish words and sentences (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/basic-swedish-phrases-words-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\">basic Swedish words and sentences<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/sweden-faq-questions-and-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sweden FAQ: my answers to frequently asked questions about Sweden, here (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Sweden FAQ<\/strong>: my answers to frequently asked questions about Sweden, here<\/a><\/p><div id=\"hejsw-203962498\" class=\"hejsw-content-sfa-desktop-and-tablet-1 hejsw-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eu3RS1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png\" alt=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fun facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sweden has around <strong>221,800 islands<\/strong>, making it the <strong>most island-rich country in the world<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swedes have days when they <strong>celebrate<\/strong> certain <strong>pastries<\/strong>, for example:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Semla<\/em> (shrovetide bun), Shrove Tuesday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: initial;\">Kanelbulle<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: initial;\"> (cinnamon bun)<\/span>, 4 October<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>V\u00e5ffel<\/em> (wafer), 25 March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amount of times Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest: <strong>6<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The amount of coffee a typical Swede drinks per day:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svt.se\/nyheter\/uutiset\/finlandarna-fortfarande-varldens-kaffealskare\">3,2<\/a> cups<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s a law in Sweden called <em><strong>allemansr\u00e4tt<\/strong><\/em>, <strong>freedom to roam<\/strong>, which means that you can go wherever you want in nature, forest and fields, without having to ask for permission. There are some restrictions though: <a aria-label=\"read more about the Swedish allemansr\u00e4tt (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-right-of-public-access-allemansratten-freedom-to-roam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read more about the Swedish allemansr\u00e4tt<\/a>.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The distance from north to south is 1,572 km&nbsp;(~977 mi), which is about the same distance as from the town Ystad in the south of Sweden to <strong>Naples<\/strong> (south of Rome) in Italy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80% of Swedes don&#8217;t know the name of any of their neighbors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Sweden facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-names-lists-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swedish names statistics<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"Most common name for Swedish women (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/common-swedish-female-male-names-women-men\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most common name for Swedish women<\/a>: <strong>Anna<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\"Most common name for Swedish men (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/common-swedish-female-male-names-women-men\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most common name for Swedish men<\/a>: <strong>Lars<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\"Most popular girl name for newborn babies in Sweden (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/popular-swedish-girl-and-boy-names\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most popular girl name for newborn babies in Sweden<\/a>: <strong>Alice<\/strong>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\"Most popular boy name for newborn babies in Sweden (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/popular-swedish-girl-and-boy-names\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most popular boy name for newborn babies in Sweden<\/a>: <strong>Lucas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\"Most common last name in Sweden (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-surnames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Most<\/strong> common last name in Sweden<\/a>: <strong>Johansson<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More interesting Sweden info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"Traditional Swedish food (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/typical-swedish-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traditional Swedish food<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-culture-guide\/\">Swedish culture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-traditions-celebrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swedish traditions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\"Sweden blog (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/sweden-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweden blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for some basic facts about Sweden? 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