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4 days ago · Sweden, country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. It occupies the greater part of the peninsula, which it shares with Norway. The land slopes gently from the high mountains along the Norwegian frontier eastward to the Baltic Sea. Sweden’s capital and largest city is Stockholm.
- Climate
Sweden - Arctic, Temperate, Maritime: About 15 percent of...
- The Viking Age
Sweden - Viking, Scandinavia, Fjords: At the beginning of...
- Bernadotte
Sweden - Bernadotte Dynasty, Royal Family, Scandinavia: From...
- Daily Life and Social Customs
Sweden - Culture, Traditions, Cuisine: Genuine rural folk...
- The Welfare State
Sweden - Welfare, Equality, Social Security: The coalition...
- Political Conflict
Sweden - Politics, Conflict, Union: After Charles’s death,...
- The Reign of Charles Xii
Sweden - Charles XII, Expansion, War: Charles XII acceded to...
- Economy
Sweden - Economy, Trade, Manufacturing: Sweden’s per capita...
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4 days ago · Scandinavia, part of northern Europe, generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark. Some authorities argue for the inclusion of Finland on geologic and economic grounds and of Iceland and the Faroe Islands owing to related languages.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Scandinavia was historically called Scandia.
- Scandinavia is in the northern part of Europe. It is generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Swede...
- In general, Scandinavia denotes Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The term Norden refers to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. These form a...
- Finland is generally not considered part of Scandinavia. Some authorities, though, argue for the inclusion of Finland on geologic and economic grou...
2 days ago · Svalbard (/ ˈsvɑːlbɑːr (d)/ SVAHL-bar (d), [4] Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole.
2 days ago · Finland is bordered to the north by Norway, to the east by Russia, to the south by the Gulf of Finland, to the southwest by the Gulf of Bothnia, and to the northwest by Sweden. Its area includes the autonomous territory of Åland, an archipelago at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia.
4 days ago · Most of the Sami minority live in the north and north-east of Sweden. It is the most widespread minority in terms of area. The Tornedalians mainly live in northern Sweden.
1 day ago · Sweden is bounded on the west by Norway and an arm of the North Sea, on the north by Norway and Finland, and on the east and south by the Baltic Sea. The country is long and narrow, encompassing an area of 174,000 square miles. In the northwest are mountains, and lakes abound throughout Sweden.
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3 days ago · This leads us back to Greek and Roman explorers and historians who started mapping out northern Europe starting around the 4th century BCE—the first ones to document iterations of the name Scandinavia. So let’s clear up exactly where the name Scandinavia came from and what it means! Table of contents.
