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36 unusual facts about Sweden


Anna Phersönernas moder

Curatus Petrus is mentioned in his office in 1526, when he acted on the behalf of king Gustav Vasa during negotiations in Sala.

Arvid Andrén

Arvid Andrén (1902 – 1999) was a Swedish classical art historian who focused his work on decorative architectural terracotta sculpture from ancient Italy.

Chile–Finland relations

Initially Chile was represented in Finland through its embassies in Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway.

Communist Party of Sweden

Communist Party in Sweden, KPS, a pro-Albanian, dissenter group from the former, formed in 1982 but dissolved in 1993,

Communist Workers' Party of Sweden, SKA, an anti-Deng Xiaoping, split-off from the former, formed in 1980 but dissolved in 1993,

County councils of Sweden

In each county there are also several smaller entities for the local government and administration that constitute municipal self-government, which are independent of the county councils.

Within the same borders, for the county there is also a county administrative board which is an administrative entity appointed by the government.

A county council, in Swedish landstingsfullmäktige, is an elected assembly of a regional municipality (landsting or region) having the same borders as the government run county in Sweden.

Cyrillus Johansson

During the 1950s, he was mainly engaged in church building (e.g., the church in Björneborg) and restoration.

Duchess of Sweden

Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Sweden 1248–1254, it is unknown whether this was a primary title in its own right or adopted as consort of Birger Jarl

Evaz

Many have migrated to other countries, majority of whom to the GCC (due to the close proximity and cultural ties), some have moved to Europe in countries such as Sweden and more recently to the US and Canada have also hosted significant migration.

FC Helsingborg

FC Helsingborg (Floorball Club Helsingborg) is a Swedish floorball team.

Hållandsgårdens stave church

Hållandsgårdens stave church is a replica of a stave church in Åre municipality, Jämtland county of Sweden.

Haninge Municipality

There are over 3,600 islands, islets and skerries belonging to the municipality, with the three largest islands being Utö, Ornö and Muskö.

Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren

Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren (June 8, 1823 - October 25, 1894) was a Swedish entomologist.

I en annan del av Köping

The series depicts the daily lives of four mentally handicapped persons in Köping, Sweden, and has been described as one of Sweden's most popular programs.

Igor Ponomarev

He was also a Governor of the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden, and he served as Chairman of the Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) from 2001 to 2002.

International copyright relations of Russia

More bilateral treaties followed, including two with Western countries (Austria in 1981 and Sweden in 1986), until the government announced its intention to join the Berne Convention in 1989.

Invasion of Hvaler

The invasion of Hvaler, was a Swedish military invasion of the Norwegian archipelago during the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814.

Jamtamót

"Since then the autonomy has become strengthened and today the county of Jämtland has approximately the same rôle of autonomy within Sweden as Åland had within Finland already in the end of the 1900s. Jamtamót has developed into a strong regional parliament. A sign of the support behind the parliament is that nowadays, the people of Härjedalen never speak about leaving the county of Jämtland for Gävleborg."

Look! It's El Perro del Mar!

The Look! album was revised into Sarah's following self-titled album, which was released to wider audiences across the world than this album (which was released in Sweden only).

Morjärv railway station

Morjärv Station (Morjärv järnvägsstation in Swedish, Morajärven rautatieasema in Finnish) is a railway station located on the Boden to Haparanda railway line in the village of Morjärv in northern Sweden.

Noppriga tights och moonboots

Noppriga tights och moonboots is the first full length CD released by the Swedish trallpunk band Räserbajs in 1995.

Norrbottens pansarbataljon

It is still in active service, and is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten as part of Norrbottens regemente.

Östanbäck Monastery

Östanbäck Monastery is a Lutheran Benedictine monastery for men in the Church of Sweden, located outside Sala in Sweden.

Over-Governor of Stockholm

The Over-Governor, or Överståthållaren of Stockholm was the highest official for the City between 1634 and 1967.

The Office was instituted by the Instrument of Government of 1634, which divided Sweden into Counties and the Over-Governorship of Stockholm.

Renewable Energy Corporation

In 2002 REC ScanCell started production of multicrystalline solar cells in Narvik for the sister company REC ScanModule in Glava, Arvika.

Sd.Kfz. 10

The halftracks were would be used in sub-arctic climate and all twelve Demags were, in the autumn of 1940, delivered along with twelve guns to the 8th Artillery regiment (A8) in the northern city of Boden, close to the arctic -circle.

Stockholm County Council

The Stockholm County Council, or Stockholms läns landsting, is a County Council, a regional municipal body corresponding to the territory of Stockholm County in Sweden.

Storå

Storå, Sweden, a village in Lindesberg municipality, Västmanland county, Sweden

Systerskapets år

Systerskapets år (The Year of Sisterhood) is a nine-hour-long film by Åsa Elzén and Sonia Hedstrand documenting events in the feminist movement in Sweden for a period of one year: August, 2003, through the end of July, 2004.

Tålamod

Tålamod was released on October 24, 2007 and is a studio album from Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp.

Texas State Highway Loop 360

Charles Johnson, a native of Sweden, procurred the original 124 acre (0.5 km²) ranch on the south side of present-day Loop 360 in 1867.

Trelleborg parish

Trelleborg parish is a parish belonging to the Diocese of Lund in the Church of Sweden and encompasses Trelleborg Municipality in Sweden.

Västra Götaland Regional Council

The Västra Götaland Regional Council, or Västra Götalandsregionen, is the devolved County Council of Västra Götaland County in Sweden.


1645 in Norway

The Treaty of Brömsebro resulted in the ceding of the Norwegian provinces of Jemtland and Herjedalen to Sweden.

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Out of the 18 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Denmark, Germany, Italy and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Sweden, who lost their two leg quarter-final clash against Italy on a single away goal.

2011 Bergen International Film Festival

This year the five videoes from the respective three countries was nominated by NRK P3 in Norway, SVT in Sweden and the magazine Soundvenue in Denmark.

Ancestry of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

House of Mecklenburg, in which a princess of Sweden Euphemia, have ancestors there and (in several ways) in all ruling royal houses of Europe through her son Magnus I of Mecklenburg and grandson Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg

Andries Stockenström

# Anders Stockenström *6 January 1757 Filipstad in Värmland, Sweden x 1 June 1786 Maria Geertruyda Broeders (baptised 11 March 1764), daughter of Peter Caspar Brodersen (or Broders), from Rantrum, a North Frisian town in Schleswig, and Elsabe Cornelia Colijn.

Annika Hallin

Annika Susanne Hallin (born February 16, 1968 in Hägersten, Stockholm) is a Swedish actress.

Barrio Suecia

Barrio Suecia (Spanish for "Swedish neighborhood") is a section of Santiago, Chile, centered on Calle Suecia ("Swedish Street"), in the upscale Providencia municipality, which includes many pubs, discos and restaurants.

Dalbo Township, Isanti County, Minnesota

Thought to be named in honor of the immigrants from Dalarna, Sweden it is more likely that Dalbo comes from the place of the same name in Dalsland.

Dalen Hotel

After its opening in 1894, the hotel drew royal guests from all over Europe, playing host to the likes of King Oscar II of Sweden, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King Leopold II of Belgium, King Haakon VII of Norway and his family, and several members of the British aristocracy.

Daniel Biveson

Biveson has represented Sweden in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Dea Norberg

Andrea Heléne "Dea" Norberg (born 3 March 1974, Bräkne-Hoby, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and choirgirl who sang in most of Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest entries during the 2000s.

Distant Land

Principal photography took place on Fårö and in a studio in Fårösund, Sweden.

Emilie Demant Hatt

Demant had a close relationship and friendship with the Swedish geologist and chemist Hjalmar Lundbohm whom she met in Jukkasjärvi in 1907.

Eupithecia gelidata

The larvae feed on Rhododendron tomentosum but possibly also other plants, because the species has been found in areas of Norway and Sweden where R. tomentosum is not present.

Fredrik Lindström

In the 2000s, Lindström has become a household name in Sweden through his documentary series Värsta språket about the Swedish language on Sveriges Television.

Get Started

Released in 2012 on EMI Sweden, the 10-track album contains collaborations with Khoen, Lazee and Nawuel.

Heilbronn League

The Heilbronn League was an alliance between Sweden, France, and the Protestant princes of Western Germany against the Catholic League during the Thirty Years' War.

International Atomic Energy Agency

Cole served only one term, after which the IAEA was headed by two Swedes for nearly four decades: the scientist Sigvard Eklund held the job from 1961 to 1981, followed by former Swedish Foreign Minister Hans Blix, who served from 1981 to 1997.

Interoute

Interoute's offices: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, plus a Network Operations Centre in Sofia and a Customer Service Centre in Prague and Luleå.

Jacopo Foroni

After studies with Alberto Mazzucato in Milan Foroni worked as a conductor in France, Belgium and Holland before arriving in Sweden in 1849 to work for Vincenzo Galli's opera company at the Mindre teatern where he gave the Swedish premieres of works by Bellini and Donizetti as well as the young Verdi.

Jahn Teigen

Prima Vera had a number of hits, including such classics as Så lykkelig i Sverige ('So happy in Sweden', a version of The Turtles' So happy together) Det er Norge som er bra and De gærne har det godt.

Jane Gylling

Jane Hilda Charlotta Gylling (born April 6, 1902 in Visby, Gotland – died March 10, 1961 in Örgryte, Västra Götaland) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd is a song written by Karin Hemmingsson and Tommy Andersson, and recorded by Swedish dansband Vikingarna on the album "Kramgoa låtar 1998" from the within the album title mentioned year.

Kwara United F.C.

The coaching staff for the 2006-07 season included Swedes Roger Palmgren and Johan Eriksson (son of former England and Mexico manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson).

La Belle Alliance

Blücher, the Prussian commander, suggested that the battle should be remembered as la Belle Alliance, to commemorate the European Seventh Coalition of Britain, Russia, Prussia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, and a number of German States which had all joined the coalition to defeat the French Emperor.

Lilla Karlsö

There are also several very rare plants for Sweden such as Lactuca quercina (called 'Karlsösallat' in Swedish), hart's-tongue fern and Petrorhagia prolifera.

Lilla Vilunda runestones

The Lilla Vilunda runestones are three Viking Age memorial runestones that were erected by members of the same family and which are located at Lilla Vilunda in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Uppland.

Mikael Blomkvist

Blomkvist is an investigative journalist and co-owner of the monthly magazine Millennium based out of Stockholm, Sweden.

Nicklas Lidström

Lidström began his career in Avesta, Sweden, playing with Skogsbo SK, before moving on to play with VIK Västerås HK of the Swedish Elitserien.

Nørreport Station

Located in fare zone 1, it serves lines M1 and M2 of the Metro, most S-train lines, regional trains to Helsingør, intercity trains to Esbjerg and international trains to Malmö and Gothenburg, Sweden, and trains to other places, but not express trains.

Oil shale industry

During 1946–1952, a marine variety of Dictyonema shale was used for uranium production in Sillamäe, Estonia, and during 1950–1989 alum shale was used in Sweden for the same purpose.

Old Western Pomerania

The name Old Western Pomerania was first used when that area of Swedish Pomerania that had been remained with Sweden after the Treaty of Stockholm, later transferred to Prussia under the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and was named New Western Pomerania.

Pelle Hvenegaard

Pelle Hvenegaard (born 29 August 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish actor and writer, best known for his role in the award-winning film Pelle the Conqueror, a Danish-Swedish co-production filmed on Zealand (Sjælland) and Bornholm, Denmark that was released in Sweden December 25, 1987.

Per Anger

Soon afterwards, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs offered him a trainee position at the Swedish legation in Berlin, which he began in January 1940.

Roy Nielsen

Operation Derby initially focused on black propaganda directed towards German soldiers, but they also issued the undercover magazine Fritt Land, and distributed the bi-weekly magazine Håndslag (produced in Sweden) and the monthly magazine Det frie Norge (from the Norwegian government in London).

Sante Poromaa

He was born in 1958 in Kiruna, Sweden, and commenced his Zen training in the early eighties, as a student of Roshi Philip Kapleau.

Shūkōkai

Sanshin-kan (糸東流三身館空手道), taught since 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden, by Tamas Weber, a student of Tani, and others like Hayashi, Kuniba.

Sigfrid of Sweden

Saint Sigfrid (Sigfried, Siegfrid, Siegfried, Sigfridus, Sigurd) (Glastonbury, England,  – Växjö, 1045) was a Benedictine monk and bishop in Sweden; he converted king Olof Skötkonung in 1008.

Södermanland Runic Inscription 298

Sö 298 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age memorial runestone located in Uringe Malm, which is about four kilometers west of Väländan, Stockholm County, Sweden, in the historic province of Södermanland.

Stalinisme

Den tyska propagandan i Sverige under krigsåren 1939-1945. Stockholm: Socialdepartementet, 1946.

Stenkilsson

Halsten Stenkilsson, became king of Sweden after his father Stenkil's death in 1066

Student overall

The use of overalls started in the Royal Institute of Technology in the late 1970s, and spread quickly around Sweden and Finland.

Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010

On 1 October SVT revealed their entry for Minsk: 13 year old Josefine Ridell was selected to represent Sweden with the song "Allt jag vill ha" (Everything I want), written by Josefine, four-time Eurovision songwriter Thomas G:son, 2009 Azeri contestant Arash, Robert Uhlmann and Johan Bejerholm.

Swedish Trotting Oaks

The Swedish Trotting Oaks (Swedish: Svenskt Trav-Oaks or only Oaks) is an annual national Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Solvalla in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tomas Svensson

Tomas Runar Svensson (born February 15, 1968 in Eskilstuna, Södermanland) is a Swedish retired handball goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeper coach for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.

Tonight I Have to Leave It

"Tonight I Have to Leave It" is the first single from Our Ill Wills, the second album from the Swedish band Shout Out Louds.

Venersborg, Washington

:Venersborg redirects here; for the city in Sweden, see Vänersborg

Where Were You Last Night

Where Were You Last Night is a 1989 album released by Swedish pop artist Ankie Bagger.

William Findley

At one point, Constitutional Convention delegate James Wilson and Pennsylvania Chief Justice Thomas McKean disputed one of Findley's statements about jury trials in Sweden; Findley returned two days later with William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England and demonstrated that his reference had been correct.

William W. Thomas, Jr.

At only 23 years of age, and full of enthusiasm for his task, he was appointed consul to Gothenburg, Sweden on October 23, 1862.