Welcome to Sweden, the land of IKEA and several thousand islands! Read on to learn more about the largest Scandinavian country.
Subdivisions
Sweden is divided into 21 counties, also known as län:
- Stockholm AB
- Västerbotten AC
- Norrbotten BD
- Uppsala C
- Södermanland D
- Östergötland E
- Jönköping F
- Kronoberg G
- Kalmar H
- Gotland I
- Blekinge K
- Skåne M
- Halland N
- Västra Götaland O
- Värmland S
- Örebro T
- Västmanland U
- Dalarna W
- Gävleborg X
- Vasternorrland Y
- Jämtland Z
License Plates
As a member of the EU, Sweden's license plates feature a blue band on the left side of the plate with the EU circle of stars and the country code S. Plates are white with black text: SABC 123.
Phone Codes
Phone numbers are prefixed with a zero (0), and are fairly well arranged by region:
- East
- Uppsala
- Södermanland
- Östergötland
- Central
- Västmanland
- Dalarna
- Gävleborg
- Southwest
- Jönköping
- Halland
- Västra Götaland
- Southeast
- Kronoberg
- Kalmar
- Gotland
- Blekinge
- Skåne
- West
- Västra Götaland
- Värmland
- Örebro
- North
- Gävleborg
- Vasternorrland
- Jämtland
- Mobile
- Stockholm
- Far-North
- Västerbotten
- Norrbotten
Roads, Markings, and Signage
Roads markings
On the side, painting length is one third painted, two thirds gap. The central line depends on the size of the road.
Small road :
Regular road :
Highway :
Highways & Road Numbering Schemes
Sweden has two highway systems: European roads, and national roads (riksväg). There is a county road (länsväg) system but this is not usually signed. They are signposted with white text on a blue background, and with a white border: 123. They have two or three digits, and the numbering generally increases going north.
Architecture
Language
The Swedish language is the primary language used in Sweden. As a Scandinavian language, it is very similar to Norwegian and Danish, but differs more from the, than they do each other.
Script
The Swedish alphabet has 29 letters, using the 26 letters of the standard Latin alphabet plus three other letters, which are sorted to the end of the alphabet order:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt
Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz Åå Ää Öö
Sample
Alla människor är födda fria och lika i värdighet och rättigheter. De är utrustade med förnuft och samvete och bör handla gentemot varandra i en anda av broderskap.