General information about Sweden

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🇸🇪 Sweden (Sweden)

Location: Located in Northern Europe, on the Scandinavian Peninsula. Norway lies to the west, and Finland and the Baltic Sea to the east.

Capital: Stockholm

Population: Approximately 10.5 million (as of 2025).

Language: The official language is Swedish, and many people speak fluent English.

Government: Parliamentary monarchy. The head of state is King Carl XVI Gustaf, and the head of government is the Prime Minister.

Economy: The country’s prosperity is very high; it is world-renowned for technology, automotive (Volvo, Scania), music (ABBA, Avicii, Spotify), furniture (IKEA), and gaming (Minecraft, Candy Crush).

Lifestyle: Considered one of the most livable countries in the world, it has highly developed education, healthcare, and social security systems.

Nature: Famous for its thousands of lakes and forests. Winters are long and harsh in the north, while summer days are very long. The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) can be seen in the northern regions.

Culture: An egalitarian, tranquil, and nature-harmonious lifestyle prevails. Scandinavian design (simplicity and functionality) is also recognized worldwide.

EU & NATO: Sweden is a member of the European Union and joined NATO in 2024.

Sweden is part of the Nordic region in northern Europe, together with the countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Sweden is large in size, small in population.

Capital:

Stockholm

Population:

10,587,710 people , 0.13 per cent of the world’s population

Life expectancy:

Men 82.29 years , women 85.35 years

Language:

Swedish (main language); and five official minority languages: Sami, Finnish, Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish), Yiddish and Romani Chib

Religion:

The Church of Sweden is Evangelical Lutheran, but there are also many other religions and faiths in the country.

National Day:

6 June

How Sweden is governed

Sweden is a democracy and a monarchy. The Swedish Constitution and its four fundamental laws define how the country is governed. Sweden is a member of the European Union, EU.

Form of government:

Constitutional monarchy, with parliamentary democracy – political power lies with the parliament and government; the monarch has ceremonial functions

Parliament:

Called ‘riksdag’ – 349 members of parliament in a single chamber

Head of state:

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf; heir to the throne is Crown Princess Victoria

Education and work in Sweden

Education is fully tax-financed in Sweden, apart from higher education for people from outside the EU/EEA area and Switzerland, who will have to pay a tuition fee. Conditions on the labour market are largely regulated through negotiations between employers and labour unions.

Education:

Ten years of compulsory schooling, but most students continue to the three-year upper secondary school/sixth form/high school. Around one-third go on to higher education at universities and colleges throughout Sweden.

Working hours and holidays:

Standard work week is 40 hours, minimum paid holiday allowance is 5 weeks (25 working days)

Employment rate (20–64 years):

Men: 84.3% ; women: 80.2% ; total: 82.3%

The geography and nature of Sweden

Sweden is so long that its northern parts may still be covered in snow when the southern end is in bloom. More than two-thirds of the land area is covered in forest and there are nearly 100,000 lakes.

Longest north–south distance:

1,572 km

Longest east–west distance:

499 km

Land area:

410,000 sq km

Total area:

528,447 sq km, the fifth largest country in Europe and roughly the same size as California
– Forests: 63% (69 % of the land area)
– Lakes and rivers: 9%
– Marshland: 6.5%
– Agricultural land: 7%
– Grasslands: 7%
– Urban and industrial land: 3%
– Exposed rock and mountains: 4.5%