The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sweden:

Sweden – Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, situated between Norway and Finland. Sweden maintained a policy of neutrality in armed conflicts from 1814 until 2009, when it entered into various mutual defence treaties. Sweden joined NATO in 2024. It is a member of the European Union, but retains its own currency ( the krona). Swedish icons include Sweden's quality of life, its neutrality, public health care, cars ( Volvo, Saab), furniture ( IKEA), blonds and pop music performers ( ABBA, Roxette, etc.).

General reference

• Pronunciation (in English): /ˈswiːdən/ ^ⓘ
• Common English country name: Sweden
• Official English country name: Kingdom of Sweden
• Common endonym(s): Sverige
• Official endonym(s): Konungariket Sverige
• Adjectival(s): Swedish
• Demonym(s): Swedish, Swedes
• Etymology: Name of Sweden
• International rankings of Sweden
• ISO country codes: SE, SWE, 752
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SE
• Internet country code top-level domain: .se

Geography of Sweden

Geography of Sweden

• Sweden is: a Nordic country
• Location:
  • The regions that Sweden is located in are:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Northern Europe
          • Scandinavia
            • Scandinavian Peninsula
  • Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Sweden
    • High: Kebnekaise 2,104 m (6,903 ft)
    • Low: Kristianstad −2.4 m (−8 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,233 km

  Norway 1,619 km

  Finland 614 km

• Coastline: 3,218 km

• Population of Sweden: 10,065,389 (July 31, 2017) - 89th most populous country
• Area of Sweden: 449,964 km²
• Atlas of Sweden

Environment of Sweden

• Climate of Sweden
  • Climate change in Sweden
• Renewable energy in Sweden
• Geology of Sweden
• Protected areas of Sweden
  • Biosphere reserves in Sweden
  • National parks of Sweden
• Wildlife of Sweden
  • Fauna of Sweden
    • Amphibians and reptiles of Sweden
    • Birds of Sweden
    • Fish in Sweden
    • Insects of Sweden
      • Ants of Sweden
      • Butterflies of Sweden
      • Moths of Sweden
    • Mammals of Sweden
    • Molluscs of Sweden
  • Flora of Sweden
    • List of lichens of Sweden

Natural geographic features of Sweden

• Forests of Sweden
• Islands of Sweden
• Lakes of Sweden
• Mountains of Sweden
  • Glaciers of Sweden
• Rivers of Sweden
• World Heritage Sites in Sweden

Regions of Sweden

Regions of Sweden

Ecoregions of Sweden

List of ecoregions in Sweden

• Ecoregions in Sweden

Administrative divisions of Sweden

Administrative divisions of Sweden

• Counties of Sweden – first-level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden, of which there are 21.
  • Municipalities of Sweden – Sweden's lower-level local government entities, of which there are 290.
    • Districts of Sweden – municipalities in Sweden are in some rare cases divided into smaller districts.
• Provinces of Sweden – 25 historical, geographical or cultural regions that have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification.

Counties of Sweden

Counties of Sweden

• Stockholm County
• Västerbotten County
• Norrbotten County
• Uppsala County
• Södermanland County
• Östergötland County
• Jönköping County
• Kronoberg County
• Kalmar County
• Gotland County
• Blekinge County
• Skåne County
• Halland County
• Västra Götaland County
• Värmland County
• Örebro County
• Västmanland County
• Dalarna County
• Gävleborg County
• Västernorrland County
• Jämtland County

Municipalities of Sweden

Municipalities of Sweden

• Capital of Sweden: Stockholm
• Cities of Sweden

Provinces of Sweden

Provinces of Sweden The provinces of Sweden, which are primarily historical in significance, are:

• Blekinge
• Bohuslän
• Dalarna (Dalecarlia*)
• Dalsland
• Gotland (Gotlandia*)
• Gästrikland
• Halland
• Hälsingland
• Härjedalen
• Jämtland
• Lappland
• Medelpad
• Norrbotten
• Närke (Nerike*)
• Skåne ( Scania*)
• Småland
• Södermanland
• Uppland
• Värmland
• Västmanland
• Västerbotten
• Västergötland
• Ångermanland
• Öland
• Östergötland

Demography of Sweden

Demographics of Sweden

• Census of Sweden
• Demographical center of Sweden

Government and politics of Sweden

Politics of Sweden

• Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Sweden: Stockholm
• Arctic policy of Sweden
• Anarchism in Sweden
• Consolidation of Sweden
• Corruption in Sweden
• Elections in Sweden
  • Election Authority of Sweden
  • Category:Elections in Sweden
• Monetary policy of Sweden
• Political parties in Sweden
• Taxation in Sweden
• Terrorism in Sweden

Branches of the State

• Head of state: King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf

Executive branch

• Head of government: Prime Minister of Sweden
  • Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
  • Government of Sweden
    • Government Agencies in Sweden

Legislative branch

• Riksdag of Sweden ( unicameral)
  • Speaker of the Riksdag
  • Members of the Riksdag
• Parliamentary committees
  • Committee on Civil Affairs (Parliament of Sweden)
  • Committee on Finance (parliament of Sweden)
  • Committee on Foreign Affairs (parliament of Sweden)
  • Committee on Justice (parliament of Sweden)
  • Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden)

Judicial branch

Judicial system of Sweden

• Supreme Court of Sweden
• Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden

Foreign relations of Sweden

Foreign relations of Sweden

• Diplomatic missions in Sweden
• Diplomatic missions of Sweden
  • Embassy of Sweden in Moscow
  • Embassy of Sweden, Athens
  • Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok
  • Embassy of Sweden, Helsinki
  • Embassy of Sweden, London
    • List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom
  • Embassy of Sweden, Mexico City
  • Embassy of Sweden, Paris
  • Embassy of Sweden, Prague
  • Embassy of Sweden, Rome
  • List of ambassadors of Sweden to Germany
  • List of ambassadors of Sweden to Ukraine
  • List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Sweden is a member of: ^[1]

Law and order in Sweden

Law of Sweden

• Constitution of Sweden
• Divorce law in Sweden
• Human rights in Sweden
  • Abortion in Sweden
  • Censorship in Sweden
  • Compulsory sterilisation in Sweden
  • LGBT rights in Sweden
  • Same-sex marriage in Sweden
  • Freedom of religion in Sweden
• Law enforcement in Sweden
  • Crime in Sweden
    • Human trafficking in Sweden
    • Racism in Sweden
      • Antisemitism in Sweden
    • Terrorism in Sweden
  • Capital punishment in Sweden
  • Life imprisonment in Sweden

Military of Sweden

Military of Sweden

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Government of Sweden ( Prime Minister, Minister for Defence)
    • Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
  • Ministry of Defence of Sweden
• Forces
  • Swedish Armed Forces
    • Swedish Army
      • Swedish Home Guard
    • Swedish Navy
      • Swedish Amphibious Corps
      • Swedish Fleet
    • Swedish Air Force
      • Military aircraft of Sweden
  • Special forces of Sweden
• Military equipment of Sweden
• Military history of Sweden
• Military ranks of Sweden
• Soldier ranks of Sweden

Local government in Sweden

Local government in Sweden

• County Administrative Boards of Sweden
• County councils of Sweden
• Municipalities of Sweden

History of Sweden

History of Sweden

• Timeline of Swedish history

History of Sweden, by period

• History of Sweden (800–1521)
• History of Sweden (1523–1611)
• History of Sweden (1611–48)
• History of Sweden (1772–1809)
• History of Sweden (1945–67)
• History of Sweden (1967–91)
• History of Sweden (1991–present)

History of Sweden, by region

History of Sweden, by subject

• Economic history of Sweden
• History of the Internet in Sweden
• History of the Jews in Sweden
• History of rail transport in Sweden
• Military history of Sweden

Culture of Sweden

Culture of Sweden

• Architecture of Sweden
  • Historic buildings in Sweden
    • Crown palaces in Sweden
    • Castles and manor houses in Sweden
    • Cathedrals in Sweden
• Cuisine of Sweden
  • Alcoholic beverages in Sweden
    • Beer in Sweden
    • Beer classification in Sweden and Finland
• Festivals in Sweden
• Linguistics of Sweden
  • Date and time notation in Sweden
  • Languages of Sweden
• Media in Sweden
• Museums in Sweden
• National symbols of Sweden
  • Coat of arms of Sweden
  • Flag of Sweden
  • National anthem of Sweden
• Prostitution in Sweden
• Public holidays in Sweden
• Records of Sweden
• Scouting and Guiding in Sweden
• World Heritage Sites in Sweden

Art in Sweden

• Art in Sweden
• Cinema of Sweden
• Literature of Sweden
• Music of Sweden
• Television in Sweden
• Theatre in Sweden

People of Sweden

People of Sweden

• Ethnic minorities in Sweden
  • Albanians in Sweden
  • Arabs in Sweden
  • Armenians in Sweden
  • Assyrians in Sweden
  • Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden
  • Croats of Sweden
  • Ethnic Macedonians in Sweden
  • Sweden Finns
  • Kurds in Sweden
  • Lebanese people in Sweden
  • Pakistanis in Sweden
  • Russians in Sweden
  • Somalis in Sweden
  • Turks in Sweden
  • Uruguayans in Sweden

Religion in Sweden

Religion in Sweden

• Buddhism in Sweden
• Christianity in Sweden
  • Baptist Union of Sweden
  • Church of Sweden
    • Church of Sweden Abroad
    • Archdiocese of Uppsala
  • Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden
  • Evangelical Reformed Church in Sweden
  • Roman Catholicism in Sweden
• Hinduism in Sweden
• Islam in Sweden
  • Ahmadiyya in Sweden
• Judaism in Sweden
• Sikhism in Sweden

Sports in Sweden

Sports in Sweden

• Football in Sweden
  • Australian rules football in Sweden
  • Football derbies in Sweden
  • Football records in Sweden
  • Women's football in Sweden
• Sweden at the Olympics
• Rugby league in Sweden
• Rugby union in Sweden
• Speedway in Sweden
  • Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  • Strength athletics in Sweden
  • Women's ice hockey in Sweden
  • Swimming in Sweden

Economy and infrastructure of Sweden

Economy of Sweden

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 18th (eighteenth)
• Agriculture in Sweden
• Automotive industry in Sweden
• Banking in Sweden
  • Monetary policy of Sweden
  • Banks in Sweden
    • Swedish National Bank
  • Student loans in Sweden
• Communications in Sweden
  • Telecommunications in Sweden
    • Telephone numbers in Sweden
    • Television in Sweden
      • Digital terrestrial television in Sweden
        • List of television stations in Sweden
        • Television licensing in Sweden
    • Internet in Sweden
      • History of the Internet in Sweden
• Companies of Sweden
• Currency of Sweden: Krona
  • ISO 4217: SEK
• Economic history of Sweden
• Energy in Sweden
  • Biofuel in Sweden
  • Electricity sector in Sweden
    • Power stations in Sweden
    • Nuclear power in Sweden
    • Wind power in Sweden
      • Offshore wind farms in Sweden
  • Energy policy of Sweden
  • Oil industry in Sweden
• Health in Sweden
  • Health care in Sweden
  • Obesity in Sweden
  • Smoking in Sweden
  • Suicide in Sweden
• Mining in Sweden
• Sweden Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Sweden
• Transport in Sweden
  • Air transport in Sweden
    • List of airlines of Sweden
    • Airports in Sweden
  • Automotive industry in Sweden
  • Rail transport in Sweden
    • Railway stations in Sweden
    • High-speed rail in Sweden
    • List of town tramway systems in Sweden
  • Road system in Sweden
    • Bridges in Sweden
    • Roads in Sweden
      • List of motorways in Sweden
    • Road signs in Sweden
    • Tunnels in Sweden
• Student loans in Sweden
• Unemployment benefits in Sweden
  • Unemployment funds in Sweden
• Water supply and sanitation in Sweden
• Welfare in Sweden

Education in Sweden

Education in Sweden

• Academic grading in Sweden
• Academic rank in Sweden
• Student loans in Sweden

See also

Sweden

• Index of Sweden-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Sweden-related topics
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
• Royal Court of Sweden
• Agriculture in Sweden

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Sweden

• Sweden travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Swedish Royal Court – Official website of the Swedish Royal House
• VisitSweden.com – Official travel and tourism website for Sweden
• SWEDEN.SE – The Official Gateway to Sweden
• Radio Sweden (in English)  – Public service
• The Swedish Government – Official site
• The Swedish Parliament – Official site
• Study in Sweden – Official guide to studying in Sweden
• Statistiska Centralbyrån – Statistics Sweden (governmental)
• Invest in Sweden Agency – Government agency
• Swedish Trade Council
• Sweden – Economic Growth and Structural Change, 1800-2000 — EH.Net Encyclopedia
• The Local - Sweden's news in English – Independent English language news site
• Anti-Jewish stereotypes in Swedish public discourse