https://peda.net/id/981eca07d12 2023-09-22T13:08:04+03:00 https://peda.net/:static/546/peda.net.logo.bg.svg <div class="license">Tämän sivun lisenssi <a rel="license noopener" href="https://peda.net/info" target="_blank">Peda.net-yleislisenssi</a></div> https://peda.net/id/9820899fd12 2020-07-20T12:39:34+03:00 <span><span><span><b><b><span class="right"><a href="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/luonnos/ruotsin_lippu-jpg#top" title="Panacea_Doll_shutterstock_324217697_lippu-ruotsi.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/luonnos/ruotsin_lippu-jpg:file/photo/606512017b122cfb0cd1dfda07e57207861f0ef9/Panacea_Doll_shutterstock_324217697_lippu-ruotsi.jpg" alt="" title="The Swedish flag" class="inline" loading="lazy"/></a></span></b>Surface area:</b> <span>450 295 <span>km² (larger than Finland)<br/> <b><br/> Population:</b> approximately</span></span><span><span><span> 9,5 million (larger than Finland)<br/> <br/> <b>Most important livelihoods: </b></span></span></span><span><span><span>services, industry, agriculture<br/> </span></span></span><b><span><span><span><b><br/> </b></span></span></span><span><span><span>Capital city:</span></span></span></b> <span><span><span>Stockholm</span></span></span><b><span><span><span><b><br/> </b></span></span></span><br/> <br/> <br/> </b></span></span></span> 2022-05-11T15:33:41+03:00 https://peda.net/id/9822a88ed12 2020-07-20T12:38:10+03:00 <span class="right"><a href="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/mtr/s#top" title="stefanholm_ed_use_only_shutterstock_141475051_p_ruotsi.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/mtr/s:file/photo/06634c1aec6d57db7d9228f4be5871c710bb6e09/stefanholm_ed_use_only_shutterstock_141475051_p_ruotsi.jpg" alt="" title="Swedish monarchs. Do you know their names?" class="inline" loading="lazy"/></a></span>What do you know about Sweden? <br/> <br/> <span>Key words:</span><br/> <ul> <li>nature</li> <li>cities</li> <li>monarchs</li> <li>sports</li> <li>music</li> <li>language</li> </ul> 2022-05-11T15:33:41+03:00 https://peda.net/id/9823d09ed12 2022-04-07T13:54:57+03:00 <span class="right"><a href="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/ruotsin-kartta2/ymp1-4_ruotsi-jpg#top" title="map-sweden.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/ruotsin-kartta2/ymp1-4_ruotsi-jpg:file/photo/99dc56a629e5ed3643aed09377a16cd33c2765e2/map-sweden.jpeg" alt="" title="Sweden." class="inline" loading="lazy"/></a></span><span>Sweden shares its borders with Finland, Norway and Denmark. It is one of the Nordic countries. <br/> <br/> The largest Swedish cities include Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.<br/> <br/> The southernmost parts of Sweden are known as <strong>Götaland</strong>, the middle part is known as <strong>Svealand</strong>, whereas the northern parts are known as <strong>Norland</strong>. The northernmost region of Norland is Lapland.<br/> <br/> The large islands of Öland and Gotland belong to Sweden. They are located in the Baltic Sea. Sweden has shores on the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea, and on the Danish straits of Skagerrak and Kattegat. <br/> <br/> Øresund is a narrow strait located between Sweden and Denmark. The two nations are connected by the long Øresund bridge, which runs from the Danish capital city of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö. </span> 2022-05-11T15:33:41+03:00 https://peda.net/id/9826aa5bd12 2022-04-07T13:55:16+03:00 <b><span class="right"><a href="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/rosml/o#top" title="ola_ericson-the_swedish_flag-359_p.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://peda.net/oppimateriaalit/e-oppi/peruskoulut/turku/turun-kansainvalinen-koulu/e3b/naapurivaltiot/ruotsi/rosml/o:file/photo/36a6f38ae4b6a33f1466627793ed1402b8ec17f8/ola_ericson-the_swedish_flag-359_p.jpg" alt="" title="A Swedish flag." class="inline" loading="lazy"/></a></span></b><strong>Sweden is </strong>the largest Nordic country, and the fifth largest nation in all of Europe. Its land surface area is 450 295 square <span>kilometres</span> (km²). The population of Sweden is approximately 9,5 million, which is almost twice of the population of Finland. This means that Sweden is also the largest Nordic country in terms of its population.<br/> <br/> Like Norway, Sweden is a constitutional <span>monarchy</span>. On paper, it is ruled by a monarch, whereas actual decision-making power is wielded by the nation's democratically elected parliament and government. <br/> <br/> The capital city of Sweden is <strong>Stockholm</strong>. It is located on the shore of the Baltic Sea and is home to over a million people. Stockholm is the political and economic center of the nation. The Swedish parliament meets in <span>Stockholm</span>, and the Royal Castle is likewise located in the capital city.<br/> <br/> The official language of Sweden is Swedish. The largest minority language is <span>Finnish because</span> Sweden is home to approximately 200 000 ethnic Finns. 2022-05-11T15:33:41+03:00