Sweden: History, Geography, Economy & Culture

Join me as I take a whirlwind tour of Sweden's history, geography, economy and culture. 🇸🇪

Sweden's influence in the world is huge in comparison to its population size. Why is this? What is it in the culture and people of Sweden that makes it so disproportionately influential? In this video I hope to provide the answer by an examination of some facts about Sweden, its history and geography.

🕐TIMESTAMPS🕖
👉 0:00 Opening Montage
👉 0:49 Introduction and Titles
👉 1:49 Origins and History
👉 5:36 Government
👉 6:32 Physical Geography
👉 8:38 Human Geography
👉 10:44 Economy
👉 12:14 Culture and Summary
👉 14:14 Outro

Sweden is famous for its Viking past, but less well known is after Gustav Vasa freed the Swedes from the yoke of foreign influence, the power it wielded in the 17th and 18 Centuries was one of the greatest in Europe, in what was known as the Swedish Empire.

Today, the is much more peaceful, and has a reputation as an honest broker in peace negotiations through over two centuries of abstaining from war.

Have you thought about what it's like living in Sweden? Although being a member of the EU, it has retained its currency, the Swedish Krona. The Swedish economy is very strong and stable, and its companies are known globally, including IKEA, Volvo, Saab, Scania, Ericsson and Spotify.

It's culture is one of the most liberal in the world, with personal freedom being of top importance throughout its history.

🌲 If you're interested in travel to Sweden, one should be aware of its climate, landscapes, biomes and geography. Taiga (boreal forest) in the north dominates❄️, mixed forest is in the middle, and broadleaf deciduous forest in the south, although much land in the southern part is given over to farming. The top three cities are the capital of Stockholm, followed by the industrial centre of Gothenburg (Göteborg) and Malmö, which lies across the Øresund Bridge from Copenhagen.

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Series Researched, Written, Narrated and Produced by
B.J.Ranson

Media Procurement Assistance and Spanish translation: Richard Torres

[Geodiode]

If you're from Sweden, say hello, and tell us what part you're from!

[tatianapopa]

I am from Moldova. I have been several times in Sweden. I was impressed by the beauty of this country! Sweden is now helping my country to rezist in this period of war around. Thank you, Sweden!🙏❤

[danubebleu.]

Sweden, is one of the most beautiful
Country in the world.
Greetings from France ❤️🇫🇷

[themagic]

Proud to be Swedish! We have such a gorgeous country that is really underappreciated in terms of tourism. A road/rail/bus/bicycle trip around Sweden is something more people should do. Just make sure to come in the Summer :)

[Lottiya]

I’m from Poland 🇵🇱
My mom finishes Scandinavian studies so she told me a lot about Swedish language and culture. I feel in love with this country and (after my visit) it’s nature, islands, architecture, customs and even more the language.
I dreamt of getting into a Swedish university and… I’m very grateful that I was able to do it! 💛 Can’t wait to move to Sweden 🇸🇪

[gloriacapuz]

I dream to visit this country and now virtually, I did! What a beautiful, progressive country!!! Greetings from 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🎈!!!

[TurboAutist-sglo]

I cannot believe how insanely accurate this video was. Most videos of sweden simply state the most well known facts and call it a day. Your video was as in depth as any well educated swedish person could make. Well done man!

[sureshk]

I moved to Sweden on a work opportunity for the first time and have been working in Sweden from last 6 years .
Sweden is a wonderful country and well behaved people .
I can’t be much greatfull to this country and see my self for a long period here .❤ 🇸🇪

[petter]

Proud to be Swedish and have a beautiful country 🇸🇪💕

[LourdesGonzalez-gsjj]

What a beautiful country!!❤️❤️🙌🙌Top on my bucket list of places to visit. Thank you for this great video! 🙏

[syedmuhammadhaider]

remarkable and very informational video with great visuals. <3

[mathsdaniel]

I'm really looking forward to this whole serie. Thank you for the wonderful episode of Sweden. See you in the next video!:)

[jauscielinginclusive]

Thank you for such a beautiful documentary

[Gabriel.Bonfim]

Sweden is the Scandinavian country I want to visit the most one day I find amazing its geography and architecture. I can't forget to mention its language, which I enjoy so much by listening to many songs in Swedish. I got nearly there in 2018 when I visited Finland after leaving Russia, but didn't get the chance to reach it though. Instead, I headed for Estonia afterwards!

[svelanikolova]

I would have liked to see more of nature and countryside.
Greetings from Bulgaria

[juliuswu]

I had been to Swiden 4 years ago. It is really a beautiful and peaceful country. Love Swiden from China.

[LouisTheTraveler]

Good video - a segment on Swedish social life and food would have been a nice addition.

[coolwindinmyhair...]

Thank you for this interesting, factual and visually beautiful presentation. Now I can travel and learn! 😊

[agnestaupelyte]

That was definitely an awesome video! Thank you for beautiful views, interesting info, and inspiration :)

[rizaldycruz]

Sweden one of beautiful land scape in the world