2.  Sweden borders Finland and Norway.  Sweden is heavily forested with 78% of the country being forests or woodland.  Sweden is the 5 th largest country in Europe.  Sweden is a bit larger than California.  Sweden is divided into 21 different counties.  The east and south coasts of Sweden lie on the Baltic Sea. The Gulf of Bothnia is between Sweden and Finland  Generally a cold country with 15% of Sweden being in the artic circle.

3.  Sweden was first settled after the ice age when the glaciers receded from the Scandinavia region.  In the early years of settlement Vikings lived all over Sweden.  Gustav Vasa- founded the Swedish nation state in the early sixteenth century.  Gustav II Adolf- a ruler better known as Gustavus Adolphus, the "Lion of the North." Although lacking the resources of other, larger European states, Sweden under Gustav II Adolf won a series of campaigns that catapulted the kingdom to great power status within just a few decades.

4.  The population of Sweden is 9,103,788.  The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.  The king of Sweden is Carl XVI Gustaf  The prime minister is Fredrik Reinfeldt  Sweden is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy.

5. 1. Operan- Stockholm 2. Skeppsholmen Island- Stockholm 3. Vasa Museum- Stockholm 4. Liseberg Park- Gothenberg 5. Ice Hotel- Jukkasjarvi

6.  This is the name for the Royal Swedish Opera, located in Stockholm.  Best attraction in Sweden for opera lovers.  Open almost every night of the week.  Has not only operas, but dance and ballet performances also.

7.  Rated as one of the funnest places in all of Sweden.  Is home to the Modern Art Museum of Sweden  The popular Stockholm hostel af Chapman (hotel of Chapman) is also located here on the island.

8.  Sweden’s oldest theme park  Liseberg is the largest theme park in the country.  Located in the town of Gothenburg  Liseberg Park is among the best of Sweden tourist attractions.

9.  This is the most widely visited museum in Scandinavia.  The Vasa Museum showcases the remains of a sunken ship from the 16 th century, which was recovered in the 20 th century.  Clothing, jewels, money and other items from the ship are on display.

10.  Ice Hotel is a hotel in northern Sweden made entirely of ice.  Constructed and re-constructed winter after winter, the Ice Hotel takes guests during the coldest months of the year.  Activities at the hotel include dog sledding, hiking and snowmobiling.

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