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COUNTRY INFORMATION - SWEDEN

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Location of Sweden
Bordered by Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, with a long Baltic coast to the east and south. Approximately half the country is forested and most of the many thousands of lakes are situated in the southern central area. Swedish Lapland to the north is mountainous and extends into the Arctic Circle.

Airports
Stockholm airport is 26 miles north of the city. There are frequent bus services operating between the airport and the city from 0625-2305 and take about 40 minutes. Taxi services are also available.

Gothenburg is 15 miles east of the city and takes around 25 minutes to get to. Coach services are frequent between the airport and the Central Station. Buses and taxis are available to the city.

Malmö Sturup is 20 miles east of the city and takes 35 minutes to get to. Bus and taxi services go to the city.

Language
Swedish. The Sámi population in the north speaks Lapp and there are Finnish-speaking minorities. English is taught as the first foreign language from the age of 9.

Places To Go
Stockholm has pubs, cafés, discos, restaurants, cinemas and theatres. In the more rural areas evenings tend to be tranquil. From August to June the Royal Ballet performs in Stockholm. Music and theatre productions take place in many cities during the summer at open-air venues. There are excellent facilities for skating, tobogganing, snow-mobiling, ice climbing and dog-sledging. Most skiing takes place in the north, particularly in Jämtland, Dalarna and Härjedalen.

Embassy of Sweden
11 Montagu Place
London
W1H 2AL
UK
Tel: (020) 7917 6400
Fax: (020) 7724 4174
E-mail: ambassaden.london@foreign.ministry.se or ambassaden.london-visum@foreign.ministry.se
Website: www.swedish-embassy.org.uk

British Embassy
Skarpögatan 6-8
PO Box 27819
115 93 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: (8) 671 3000. Fax: (8) 671 3077
E-mail: info@britishembassy.se
Website: www.britishembassy.se

CIA World Factbook - Sweden
Sweden Tourist Board

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