Did you know

Sweden’s largest lakes are Vänern, Vättern, Mälaren, Hjälmaren

Sweden means Kingdom of Svea

A long time ago, “drott” was used as a title for a king

Freshwater fish are generally the fish that have the most bones in them, e.g. The roach

Sweden is divided into Götaland, Svealand and Norrland

Arla means “early morning”

2/3 of Sweden’s surface is covered by forest

Sweden was the first country in the world to ban physical punishment, beating children to teach them

The word “lagom” is something that is unique to the Swedish language

The words Skåne, Scania and Scandinavia are from the same root

Göta kanal runs from the east coast to the west coast

The Swedish alphabet has 29 letters. Swedish has the letters Å, Ä and Ö which have been added to the Latin alphabet. The Latin alphabet has 26 letters.

Trains are an environmentally friendly, comfortable and fast way to travel around Sweden