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The Nobel Prize:
Since 1901 Nobel Prizes have been awarded
590 times
to 935 laureates
The prize is the legacy of
Alfred Nobel
inventor of dynamite
Since 1901 Nobel Prizes have been awarded
to 935 laureates
The prize is the legacy of
inventor of dynamite
Renewable sources account for
of the Swedish energy use
Sweden has won
Olympic medals in total
Sweden actually ranks
in the all-time Olympic gold medals table
people live in Sweden
is younger than 20
Up to
moose roam the Swedish woods
Sweden's zoological
is a must-have souvenir
Export makes up about
of Swedish music turnover (2015)
Swedish pop star
is one of many global success stories
lives have been saved by the Swedish three-point seatbelt, at a rough estimate
was the year when Volvo launched this groundbreaking innovation
of all household waste in Sweden is recycled in different ways
is burnt to produce energy
Sweden legalised homosexual relations
same-sex marriages also became legal
Foreign tourists spent
Swedish krona (SEK) in 2016
Most tourists say they come for
(hopefully not Viking helmets)
is a cream-filled bun traditionally eaten in January–February
semlas are consumed in Sweden every year
Sweden became the first country in the world to ban the smacking of children
It is now forbidden in
countries
Swedes love crayfish so much that
kilos were caught in 2017
Welcome to the
– the traditional crayfish party!
Selma Lagerlöf is one of Sweden’s
Nobel Prize winners in literature
Her bestseller 'Gösta Berling’s Saga' is available in
different languages