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SWEDEN has given the world the Vikings as well as the Nobel Peace Prize, little Swedish meatballs as well as Absolute Vodka, Volvo as well as ABBA, IKEA . Motto : " För Sverige – i tiden" "For Sweden – With the Times". INHABITANTS 9,658,301 LANGUAGE : SWEDISH. SWEDEN FLAG .
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SWEDENhas given the world the Vikings as well as the Nobel Peace Prize, little Swedish meatballs as well as Absolute Vodka, Volvo as well as ABBA, IKEA . Motto: "För Sverige – i tiden" "For Sweden – With the Times" INHABITANTS 9,658,301 LANGUAGE : SWEDISH
SWEDEN FLAG The flag of Sweden is blue with a yellow Scandinavian (or Nordic) cross, The blue represents truth, loyalty, and justice, and the yellow symbolizes generosity. The cross is a symbol of Christianity
ICE HOTEL • Located in Jukkasjärv, ICEHOTEL is the world’s largest hotel made of ice . The 5,500 square meter complex includes an Ice church and an Icebar. It is constructed anew every November-December and melts in April-May,
PRIME MINISTER FredrikReinfeldt Carl XVI Gustafof Sweden
The Lesser Coat of Arms is the one more frequently used in Sweden today. Three crowns of gold, two over one, topped by a bIgclosed crown. One legend says that King Magnus Eriksson (1319-64) adopted the three crowns to symbolize his title, "King of Norway, Sweden and all of Scania," - a southern province.
The Greater Coat of Arms represents Sweden's monarch, and is used on special occasions by the Government and by the Swedish Parliament. Developed in the 1440's as the seal of then King,
SWEDEN COAT OF ARMS Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
IMPORTANT PEOPLE FROM SWEDEN • BYORN BORN ALFRED NOBEL
ALFRED NOBEL 1833 -1896 This Swedish inventor is renowned for two reasons: inventing dynamite and founding the prestigious prize which bears his name – the Nobel Prize. Born in Stockholm, In his will, he left over GBP 2 million to establish five Nobel Prizes, which was to be awarded annually for eminence in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and the encouragement of Peace.