presentation of sweden

Sweden

Some boring facts about Sweden

• One of the countries in Scandinavia

• The capital ofSweden is calledStockholm

• Sweden has got 9,6 million habitants

3 biggest cities in Sweden

1. Stockholm

2. Gothenburg

3. Malmo

You can travel toDenmark by the bridge calledÖresundsbron or by boat from Helsingborg.

Sweden’snational holidayis the 6th ofJune and Sweden’santhem is called”du gamla, du fria”

• Two big islands , Öland and Gotland

• Sweden’s biggest lakes are called Vänern and Vättern. Vänern is the biggest one and Vättern is the deepest.

Some Swedish traditions

• In Sweden we celebrate Christmas the 24th of December.

• In the summer, we celebrate Midsummer. We usually dance around the midsummer pole while we sing songs like “smågrodorna” (=the little frogs).

The Swedish nature

• In Sweden we have a lot of forest. We also have a lot of mountains in the north. Our highest mountain is called “Kebnekaise”.

Some famous people and things in Swedenpeople

• Avicii - DJ

• Zlatan Ibramhimovic -soccer player

• the royal family

• Abba – group of singers from the 70s

Food• Meatballs

• Herring

• Caviar

Places• Ullared – a very cheap shopping

center• Liseberg –amusement park in

Gothenburg• Ikea – big furniture store• Globen – a big arena in

Stockholm