Interesting Facts About Sweden

By: Want To Know It

Sweden (officially the Kingdom of Sweden) is a country located in Northern Europe. This post will tell you some interesting and fun facts about Sweden.

Interesting Facts About Sweden

• The official language of Sweden is Swedish.
• Sweden remained neutral throughout World War I and World War II.
• Sweden has the most number of McDonald’s per person of anywhere in Europe- although it is half the number of McDonald’s per person in the United States.
• Sweden exports a lot of timber, iron ore and hydro power.
• The government has proposed a total ban on fossil fuel driven vehicles by 2025.
• The average Swedish worker loses 24 days per year due to illness.
• The unemployment rate (as at the end of 2008) was at 6.4%.
• About 13% of the Swedish population were born in a country other than Sweden.
• Swedish women have their first baby at an average age of 30.
• There are 10 nuclear reactors in Sweden.
• About three-quarters of mothers in Sweden work.
• There are about 100,000 Roman Catholics in Sweden.
• Losec, an ulcer medicine, was invented in Sweden. It was the world’s best selling drug in the 1990’s.
• ABBA is probably the best known Swedish band.
• The two most popular sports in Sweden are soccer (football) and ice hockey. The national ice hockey team won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.

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Thanks to Eupedia for some of the facts.

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