Pre-Trip Information


Country Profile: Sweden

Sweden Map
Select A Country
  View Regions

Country Facts

Sweden Flag

Current Date:

Current Time:

Region: Europe

Capital: Stockholm

Population: 9,244,914

Area Total: 449,964

Area Land: 410,928

Climate: Temperate in south with cold,
cloudy winters and cool, partly
cloudy summers; sub-arctic in north.




   Country Overview
   People | Cultural Etiquette | Travel Guide | Health Advisory

Country Overview

Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Goteborg 504,084 2020
Malmo 261,548 2020
Stockholm 1,253,309 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Europe
Population: 9,244,914
Area Total: 449,964km2
Area Land: 410,928km2
Coast Line: 3,218km
Capital: Stockholm
Climate: Temperate in south with cold,
cloudy winters and cool, partly
cloudy summers; sub-arctic in north.
Languages: Swedish
Small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Currency: 1 Swedish krona (SKr$) = 100 oere
Holiday: Day of the Swedish Flag is 6 June, Nobel Prize Day is 10 Decemner


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 23.40°F
July: °C / 60.70°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 22.6"


Boundaries
Norway 1,619 km
Finland 586 km


Ethnic Divisions
Lapp (Sami) 0.00%
Swedish -1.00%
Finnish -1.00%
other -1.00%


Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 87.00%
Other 13.00%

CountryWire