Sweden
Land of forests, lakes and the Nobel Prize
Passport card
Kingdom of Sweden
Sweden
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Swedish krona
- Languages
- Swedish
- People
- About 1.1 crore
- Size
- About 4.5 lakh km²
- Leader
- Caretaker Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
- National Day
- 6 June
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Stockholm, and 8:30 am in summer
⭐ Swedish cinnamon buns even have their own day: 4 October!
Your Sweden stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Sweden
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Sweden
Turn the globe with your finger. Sweden has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Sweden and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 7 times the size of Sweden.
- PeopleIndia has about 140 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.1 crore in Sweden.
- DistanceStockholm is about 5,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSweden is 4½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Stockholm, or 8:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Sweden, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Sweden
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Sweden's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Sweden back on the map
Sweden and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Sweden worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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