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SVENSKA NATIONALDAGEN-NATIONAL DAY OF SWEDEN

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SWEDEN - SVERIGE

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Small and Great National Emblem - Swedish flag

Conventional longform:
Konungariket Sverige

Area, total: 449 964 sq km
Coastline:
3 218 km
Population:
9 083 000
Population/sq km:
20
Capital/Population:
Stockholm /
786 000

Lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m 
Highest point:
 Kebnekaise 2 111 m
Largest rivers:
Muonio-Torneälv,
Dalälven, Klarälven-Götaälv
Largest lakes: 
Vänern, Vättern, Mälaren, Hjälmaren
Natural resources:

Zink, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber,
uranium

Pop. growth rate: 0.16 %Infant mortility rate:

(deaths / 1 000 live births)
Life expectancy at birth (years):

Male / Female 78 / 83

Ethnic groups: Swedes 83 %, Finns 2, Iranian 0.5 %, Others 14.5 % Religions:
Evangelic lutheran 87 %, Others 13 %
Languages: Swedish
Literacy; % of pop. over 15 years:
Male / Female
99.9 / 99.9
Independence: June 6, 1523
National holiday:
 
June 6, Day of Swedish flag

GNP/capita: USD 41 945Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK)

Mobile telephones: 9 087 000Internetusers: 6 981 000
Railways: 11 528 km
Highways:
424 947 km

Source:
CIA World Factbook 2008/03

  Being a former citizen of Sweden I feel nostalgia to go back. I am proud for  having my forums awarded in March and June. March is month of Greece and June is the month of Sweden. I lived in Sweden 1965-1983. I left Sweden to work in Greece making use of my experience in adult and labour education I got from Sweden. I visited Sweden only once after that in 2001.

National Day of Sweden June 6th

Swedish flag- Queen Sylvia and King Carl XVI Gustav
National Anthem - Du gamla Du fria


Celebration with the Royal Family
Every year, the King and Queen take part in a ceremony at Skansen, Stockholm’s open-air museum, where the yellow and- blue Swedish flag is run up the mast, and children in traditional peasant costume present the royal couple with bouquets of summer flowers.

Since 1916, June 6 has been celebrated as the Swedish Flag Day, but it was not until 1983 that it officially became the National Day. For a long time Sweden was probably one of very few countries in the world with no national day. Since 1916, June 6 has been celebrated as the Swedish Flag Day, but it was not until 1983 that it officially became the National Day. Nowadays, the custom of celebrating the national day has grown stronger and today almost every town has its own festivities with speeches, music and distribution of Swedish flags to private persons and associations. The biggest celebration takes place at Skansen, an open-air museum in Stockholm, where some 15000 people gather together with the Royal family.

To be updated - small articles

History
The Vikings
Gustaf Waasa- Birth of Swedish National State
Sweden – Great Power Period
Sweden – 18th – 20th century
 
Government

Parliamentary System – Decentralization
Monarchy

Education
School forms
Adult-Labour education

Sweden: The Land of the Midnight Sun

This picture reminds me Sweden
In Sweden, many customs are closely associated with the changing seasons. Photo: Anders Johansson / Ölands Turist
In Sweden, many customs are closely associated with the changing seasons
Photo: Anders Johansson/Ölands Turist
Click för a ride over Sweden 20 ninutes.

The Swedish Summer Solstic
Midsommar-,Majstång- och ungmöfester
Midsummer, May Pole and Maiden Party
At Midsummer, Swedes want to be outdoors, regardless of the weather. Photo: Peter Westrup / Image Bank Sweden
At Midsummer, Swedes want to be outdoors, regardless of the weather.
Photo: Peter Westrup/Image Bank Sweden
Click above for midsummer traditional Swedish songs and dances

A traditional crayfish party


Due to the risk of over-fishing, restrictions on river crayfishing were introduced back in the early 20th century. The season was limited to a couple of months from August. Crayfish thus became an exclusive and much sought-after delicacy. The crayfish population has also been decimated on a number of occasions by a dreaded parasitic mould.

The crayfish is accompanied by cheese, bread, beer and of course: Schnapps.,br. Photo: Erika Lidén/Image Bank Sweden
Click above for participate the party

The Swedish Winter Solstic
Sankta Lucia

A nice Swedish Lucia celebration from Tenerife Canary Islands Spain
Click above

STOCKHOLM
Gamla Stan - Old Town

Click to watch a nice parade: Changing of the Swedish Guard filmed in Stockholm Sweden sorry about the jumps in the filming the guard was
getting angry as the crowd was swelling forwards


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PHILOXENIA Admin Comment by PHILOXENIA Admin on June 5, 2008 at 10:33pm
Philoxenia and Kaleidoscope

Two great forums by Georgios Paraskevopolos in AdLAndPro, both got the BFA AWARD (Best Forum AdLandPro Award)
Award Prize 2 X $200.00 and qualification to a yearly final.

Today we celebrate togheter with our Swedish friends.

CONGRATULATIONS SWEDEN

FLAG AND NATIONAL DAY
JUNE 6th


The Royal Palace
click above - A tour over the Palace


GÖTAR, SVEAR OCH SAMER (LAPPAR)
Goths, Swedes and Lapponians

Make a journey over Samiland (Lappland, Lapponia)
click above - Lappland photos

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PHILOXENIA Admin Comment by PHILOXENIA Admin on June 5, 2008 at 10:32pm
Hej Mandra!

Use the RSS. You can also have a link in your profile some where!

Thank you for coming in.
Georgios
Mandra Comment by Mandra on April 12, 2008 at 6:16pm
Hej!
Jag bara undrar var jag hittar någonstans att länka hit med. På samma sätt som i de andra ning-forumen. Dvs så det blir en liten logga.
Kan inte hitta det någonstans???????
Mvh Mandra
 

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