Sweden — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Sweden: capital Stockholm, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Sweden is in Europe. Its capital is Stockholm.

Climate

Temperate in the south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in the north

Mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains along the western border with Norway

Sweden invented the pacemaker, seatbelt, zipper, and dynamite.

Sweden has a phone number (+46 771 793 336) that connects callers to a random Swedish citizen as an ambassador.

There are roughly 100,000 lakes in Sweden, and the country guarantees public access to nature through "Allemansrätten" (Right to Roam).

793: Viking Age begins; Swedish Vikings primarily trade and expand eastward

1397: Kalmar Union unites Sweden, Denmark, and Norway under one crown

1523: Gustav Vasa becomes king, establishing an independent Swedish state

1814: Sweden's last war; personal union with Norway formed

1995: Sweden joins the European Union

2024: Sweden officially joins NATO