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2. www.britannica.com › place › SwedenSweden | History, Flag, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica

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   1 day ago · Sweden, country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. It occupies the greater part of the peninsula, which it shares with Norway. The land slopes gently from the high mountains along the Norwegian frontier eastward to the Baltic Sea. Sweden’s capital and largest city is Stockholm.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Geography_of_SwedenGeography of Sweden - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Geography of Sweden. /  62.000°N 15.000°E  / 62.000; 15.000. Sweden is a country in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It borders Norway to the west; Finland to the northeast; and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia to the south and east.

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   3 days ago · The Baltic proper stretches southwest-northeast on the eastern side of the Scandinavian Peninsula from latitude 54° N to very near the Arctic Circle; its major axis, from eastern Denmark to southern Finland, is a little more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long, with an average width of about 120 miles (190 km).

5. all-things-nordic.com › 2024/05/23 › carta-marina'Carta marina', the first detailed map of the Nordic ...

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   4 days ago · Created by Swedish ecclesiastic Olaus Magnus and initially published in 1539, ‘ Carta marina et descriptio septemtrionalium terrarum ‘ (Latin for ‘Marine map and description of the Northern lands’; commonly abbreviated ‘ Carta marina ‘) is the first map of the Nordic countries to give details and place names. Only two earlier maps ...

6. www.foreignaffairs.com › russia › end-nordic-neutralityThe End of Nordic Neutrality: What Finland and Sweden Bring ...

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   5 days ago · The end of Nordic neutrality signifies the end of the post–Cold War era in the high north. As the third and fifth largest countries in the EU, Sweden and Finland have dramatically extended NATO’s reach and brought significant capabilities to the organization.

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   How big is Sweden?

   • At 450,295 km 2 (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the fifth largest in Europe, and the 55th largest country in the world. Sweden has a 3,218 km (2,000 mi) long coastline on its east, and the Scandinavian mountain chain (Scanderna) on its western border, separating it from Norway.

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   What is the largest city in Sweden?

   • The largest city, in terms of population, is the capital Stockholm, in the east, the dominant city for culture and media, with a population of 1,250,000. The second largest city is Gothenburg, with 510,500, in the west. The third largest is Malmö in the south, with 258,000. The largest city in the north is Umeå with 76,000 inhabitants.

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   What type of coastline does Sweden have?

   • The Swedish coastline is typically rocky, with hundreds of small, sometimes wooded islands. Ground by glacial ice in the same direction, they have a common rounded shape. This type of coast, known as skärgård, is found in both the east and the west, especially around Stockholm and Gothenburg.

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   How did Norway become a country?

   • In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence.

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   5 days ago · In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king.

9. www.highnorthnews.com › en › norways-mfa-all-nordicsNorway's MFA on All the Nordics in NATO: "The Significance ...

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   4 days ago · The Cap of the North – the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland – was long without set borders. People wandered freely across the area with ideas and resources. Now, the Nordic defense cooperation within NATO, as well as the green shift, offers more border-crossing dynamics in the North.