SWEDEN has given the world the Vikings as well as the Nobel Peace Prize, little Swedish meatballs as well as Absolute Vodka, Volvo as well as ABBA, IKEA .

Motto:  "För Sverige – i tiden" "For Sweden – With the

Times"

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LANGUAGE : SWEDISH

SWEDEN FLAG

The flag of Sweden is blue with a yellow Scandinavian (or Nordic) cross, The blue represents truth, loyalty, and justice, and the yellow symbolizes generosity. The cross is a symbol of Christianity

NATIONAL ANIMAL :ELK

ICE HOTEL

ICE HOTEL

• Located in Jukkasjärv, ICEHOTEL is the world’s largest hotel made of ice . The 5,500 square meter complex includes an Ice church and an Icebar. It is constructed anew every November-December and melts in April-May,

PRIME MINISTER Fredrik Reinfeldt

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

The Lesser Coat of Arms is the one more frequently used in Sweden today. Three crowns of gold, two over one, topped by a bIg closed crown.

One legend says that King Magnus Eriksson (1319-64) adopted the three crowns to symbolize his title, "King of Norway, Sweden and all of Scania," - a southern province.

The Greater Coat of Arms represents Sweden's monarch, and is used on special occasions by the Government and by the Swedish Parliament.

Developed in the 1440's as the seal of then King,

SWEDEN COAT OF ARMSLesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden

Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden

IMPORTANT PEOPLE FROM SWEDEN• BYORN BORN ALFRED NOBEL

ALFRED NOBEL 1833 -1896This Swedish inventor is renowned for two reasons: inventing dynamite and founding the prestigious prize which bears his name – the Nobel Prize. Born in Stockholm, In his will, he left over GBP 2 million to establish five Nobel Prizes, which was to be awarded annually for eminence in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and the encouragement of Peace.