Sweden: Capital, Flag and Fun Facts

About Sweden

Sweden is a large country in northern Europe, on the eastern side of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It has thick forests, thousands of lakes, a long Baltic coast and mountains in the north. It is known for its inventions, outdoor life and the Nobel Prizes.

About Stockholm

Stockholm is built on many islands where Lake Mälaren meets an arm of the Baltic Sea, on Sweden's east coast. Its Old Town, Gamla Stan, has narrow medieval streets and the Royal Palace.

Fun facts about Sweden

1. Most Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm every year on 10 December.
2. The Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is rebuilt every winter from ice and snow from the Torne River.
3. Sweden's "right of public access" lets everyone walk, camp and pick berries on most land.
4. Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seatbelt for Volvo in 1959.
5. The Celsius temperature scale is named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius.
6. Lake Vänern in Sweden is the third-largest lake in Europe.