Answer: Stockholm
Many people are able to work in Stockholm and live in Uppsala. The proximity of Uppsala to Stockholm-Arlanda airport also provides access to the outside world.
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Answer: Finland
About six per cent of Finland's population are bilingual - Finnish/Swedish. Most of them live in the southwest part of Finland.
From Quiz: Do You Know Sweden? [1]
Answer: Öresundsbron
The bridge, built in 2000, goes between Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden and is over 10km long!
From Quiz: Basic knowledge of Sweden
Answer: Stockholm
The capital of Sweden Stockholm is where the royal family have their residence and also where the Swedish parliament is based. It is a beautiful town built on islands on the Mälaren.
From Quiz: About Sweden
Answer: Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg was born in Stockholm in 1849 and died in 1912. Strindberg wrote in many forms, but perhaps he is best known for his plays and novels.
From Quiz: 9 for 10 - Sweden
Answer: Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia is a body of water that leads off of the Baltic Sea. This body of water also makes it easier for shipping traveling between Sweden to Finland.
From Quiz: Super Sweden
Answer: Boras
Boras is also the centre for the textile industry, and has a basketball team where Magic Johnson made a surprising comeback in 1999.
From Quiz: Swedish cities
Answer: Uppsala University
Uppsala University was founded in 1477. The buildings of the university are a prominent part of the west side of the city. Many are located near the city's main cathedral. In 2013, over 23,000 undergraduate students were enrolled there.
From Quiz: Up to Uppsala
Answer: Vänern
Vänern is actually the third biggest lake in Europe. It is 5650 square kilometers. In Europe only Ladoga and Onega in Russia are bigger.
From Quiz: Basic knowledge of Sweden
Answer: 2
The two countries that border Sweden are Finland and Norway. The Scandinavian countries have been under each other's rule (for example: Finland was under the possession of Sweden for many years before it came under the possession of Russia) so there are large populations of Finnish, Danish, and Norwegian people in Sweden.
From Quiz: Super Sweden
Answer: Sodermanland and Uppland
Uppland is to the north and Sodermanland to the south. The border goes just south of Gamla Stan (Old town).
From Quiz: Swedish cities
Answer: Lion
The coat of arms for Uppsala can be traced back to 1737. It has been modified several times. It is thought that there is a connection between the coat of arms for the city and the Swedish royal coat of arms, which also features a lion.
From Quiz: Up to Uppsala
Answer: Smygehuk
Smygehuk is a fishing village and also a lighthouse. It´s the southernmost point of Sweden and also of the whole Scandinavian peninsula. The other three are towns in the far south of Sweden.
From Quiz: Do You Know Sweden? [2]
Answer: Göran Persson
Göran Persson, leader of the social democrats, is often made fun of because of his weight. He has been prime minister for a long time. At today's date, August 2005, he is still prime minister.
From Quiz: Basic knowledge of Sweden
Answer: Olof Palme
Olaf Palme was shot and killed when walking home after viewing a movie. His killer was never found.
From Quiz: 9 for 10 - Sweden
Answer: 3,218 km
Sweden borders not only the Gulf of Bothnia, but also the Baltic Sea, Kattegat, and Skagerrak.
From Quiz: Super Sweden
Answer: Scania
Scania is an internationally well-known manufacturer of trucks and buses.
In Swedish the county is called "Skåne" , with the å (a with a ring over it)pronounced as o in the English word more. Skåne is a largely agricultural county with Malmö as its capital.
From Quiz: Do You Know Sweden? [1]
Answer: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is the biggest city with about 1.000.000 people. Gothenburg is second with about 500.000 and Malmö is third with 250.000.
From Quiz: Basic knowledge of Sweden
Answer: Ikea
IKEA was founded by a man called Ingvar Kamprad.
From Quiz: About Sweden
Answer: Carl XVI Gustaf
King Carl XVI was born in 1946. He became king on the death of his grandfather. He is the constitutional head of state, but has no formal powers.
From Quiz: 9 for 10 - Sweden
Answer: Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise reaches a point of 2,111 m. Halti is found in Finland, Galdhopiggen is found in Norway, and Yding Skovhoej is found in Denmark.
From Quiz: Super Sweden
Answer: Karlskrona
Karlskrona is built on islands in the inner part of an archipelago. The old navy base is well preserved and was recently registered as a World Heritage by Unesco.
From Quiz: Swedish cities
Answer: Alfred
Alfred Nobel is not only known for the Nobel Prize, but also for inventing several things, including dynamite.
From Quiz: Basic knowledge of Sweden
Answer: The Cardigans
Nina Persson was also in a band called "A Camp".
From Quiz: About Sweden
Answer: Kiruna
Kiruna is Sweden's largest city in area. (7,500 sq.mi.) The city was founded when mining for iron ore began in the late nineteenth century.
From Quiz: 9 for 10 - Sweden
Answer: Lutheran
About 87% of the population of Sweden practises the Lutheran religion.
From Quiz: Super Sweden
Answer: Helsingborg
Helsingborg is also called 'Pearl of the Sound', referring to Oresund, the sound between Sweden and Denmark.
From Quiz: Swedish cities
Answer: Uppsala
Uppsala is Sweden's fourth largest city. Domkyrka (Uppsala Cathedral) dominates the skyline and is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, head of the church of Sweden. Uppsala University is Sweden's oldest university and the academic home of 18th century botanist Carl Linnaeus.
From Quiz: Sweden by Solar System
Answer: Fyris
The Fyris River divides the city into a more historic western side and a more modern eastern side. The river is about 50 miles long. It was formerly called the Sala.
From Quiz: Up to Uppsala
Answer: Hur mycket är klockan?
Swedish is a Germanic language and is closely related to both Danish and Norwegian and is also the second language of Finland. Finnish on the other hand is a Finno-ugrian language and not at all related to the other Scandinavian languages.
"Hur gammal är du?" means "How old are you?"
"Var kommer du ifrån?" means "Where do you come from?"
"Vad heter du?" means "What´s your name?"
From Quiz: Do You Know Sweden? [2]
Answer: ABBA is made up by the first letters of the members' first names.
ABBA is Agneta, Björn, Benny and Annifrid. The band is Sweden's biggest ever music export and is known all over the world. They won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with the song "Waterloo".
From Quiz: Basic knowledge of Sweden
Answer: Waterloo
Winning the contest in 1974 marked the beginning of ABBA's great success.
From Quiz: About Sweden
Answer: Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold was in the Swedish government prior to being a delegate to the United Nations in 1952. He was killed in a plane crash when on a mission to the area which is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously.
From Quiz: 9 for 10 - Sweden
Answer: Jonkoping
Today there is no match industry, and the city is becoming more and more secular.
From Quiz: Swedish cities
Answer: Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1866. This then replaced previously used pure Nitroglycerine in rock blasting as it was far less volatile.
From Quiz: Do You Know Sweden? [2]
Answer: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, known for his incredible technique and his self-confident attitude, is rapidly becoming one of the worlds greatest players. His fantastic goal against Italy in the European Championship is famous all around the football-world.
From Quiz: Basic knowledge of Sweden
Answer: Oresund Link
The Oresund link that crosses the Oresund Strait was completed in 1999. It consists of a tunnel and an artificial island. The link is just over sixteen kilometers in length.
From Quiz: 9 for 10 - Sweden
Answer: yellow
The Swedish flag is the same in the pattern as other Scandinavian countries such as Finland and Denmark, and Sweden's colours is a dark blue background with a yellow cross with the meeting place of the two lines more to the left of the flag.
From Quiz: Super Sweden
Answer: Pitea
Mikael Renberg with many seasons in NHL comes from Pitea.
From Quiz: Swedish cities
Answer: Three
Yes, there were three. The first was Hillevi Rombin in 1955, the second was Margareta Arvidsson in 1966 and the last was Yvonne Ryding in 1984.
From Quiz: Do You Know Sweden? [2]