A mini guide to SwedenSweden was once one of the great powers of Europe. In the 17th century the Swedish Empire Sweden was, between 1611 and 1718, one of the great powers of Europe. In modern historiography this period is known as the Swedish Empire, or Stormaktstiden ("the era of great power"). controlled swaths of what is now Denmark, Norway, Germany, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Russia. They also briefly possessed an early American colony The American Colony was a Christian utopian society that formed in Jerusalem in 1881, as well as the eponymous modern neighbourhood where they lived. Overview Moved by a series of tragic losses, Chicago natives Anna and Horatio Spafford led a small American contingent in , New Sweden New Sweden, Swedish colony (1638–55), on the Delaware River; included parts of what are now Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. With the support of Swedish statesman Axel Oxenstierna, Admiral Klas Fleming (a Finn), and Peter Minuit (a Dutchman), the New , which was centred on the Delaware River Delaware River River in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, U.S. Formed by the junction of its eastern and western branches in southern New York, it flows about 405 mi (650 km) to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay. Navigable to Trenton, N.J. . The Swedish population doubled between 1750 and 1850, putting considerable strain on resources. During the 1880s, 1% of the population emigrated to America every year. In 2005 the Swedish government announced its intention to become the world's first oil-free economy, completely phasing out fossil fuels by 2020. It already uses either nuclear or hydroelectric power to supply virtually all its electricity. Sweden has a long-standing policy of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality in wartime. They haven't been directly involved in a war since 1814. The Swedish language can be understood by Norwegian and Danish speakers. Average life expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. in Sweden is 80.63 years, compared with 78.7 years in the UK. Sweden is now linked to Denmark by the Oresund Bridge, which opened in 2000. The bridge spans the nearly 8km to an artificial island halfway between the two countries. From there a tunnel takes you to the Danish mainland. It costs €36 to get across. The Nobel prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. was established in 1895 by the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and the owner of a major armaments concern. The prizes (except for the peace prize, which is presented in Norway) are awarded annually in Stockholm. The Swedish Nobel laureate Gustav Dalen was awarded the physics prize in 1912 for an automatic solar valve used in lighthouses. He is perhaps better known as the inventor of the Aga cooker. The Rok Stone, which dates to about 800 AD, is carved on all five sides with the longest runic (jargon) runic - Obscure, consisting of runes. VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as "RUnix". Unix fans return the compliment by expanding VMS to "Very Messy Syntax" or "Vachement Mauvais Systeme" (French; literally "Cowlike Bad System", idiomatically "Bitchy Bad System"). inscription ever found, and is said to mark the beginning of Swedish literature. Sweden didn't join the EU until 1995, and it has not adopted the euro. The currency remains the Swedish krona. All television in Sweden is now digital. They switched off the analogue signal last October. The Swedish National Day, which commemorates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523 and thus the foundation of modern Sweden, is on June 6, which is next Friday. Sweden has the highest percentage (47%) of women holding seats in national government. Kubb is a popular Swedish lawn game in which sticks are thrown at wooden blocks. It's a bit like bowls, and a bit like horseshoes, and a bit weirder than that combination might imply. There's a UK Kubb tournament held every year near Bristol, but you missed it. It was three weeks ago. Sweden has the highest number of McDonald's restaurants per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. in Europe. 
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