Fun facts about Sweden
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The name for Sweden is generally agreed to derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *s(w)e, meaning 'one's own'.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
From the “Etymology” section
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Sweden's prehistory begins in the Allerød oscillation, a warm period around 12,000 BC.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
From the “History” section
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The Swedish Viking Age lasted roughly from the eighth century to the 11th century.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Ola Myrin/Statens historiska museum · CC BY 2.5
Birka, a trading port founded around 750 AD, was the Baltic link in the Dnieper trade route to the Byzantine Empire.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Ola Myrin/Statens historiska museum · CC BY 2.5
Sweden was officially neutral during World War I and World War II, although its neutrality has been disputed.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ola Myrin/Statens historiska museum · CC BY 2.5