Sweden

Sweden

Kyrsten Carlson

Location

Sweden is in Sweden is in Scandinavia, Scandinavia, between Norway between Norway and Finland. It and Finland. It borders the Baltic borders the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Sea, Gulf of Bothnia. It is 410, Bothnia. It is 410, 934 km934 km². ².

Stockholm Globe Arena

Largest spherical Largest spherical building in the world.building in the world.

Groundbreaking was Groundbreaking was held on September held on September 10, 198610, 1986

Diameter -110 Diameter -110 metersmeters

Height-85 metersHeight-85 meters

Volume-600,000mVolume-600,000m³³

Kiruna Ice Hotel

Each year ice is Each year ice is taken from the taken from the Torne River to Torne River to create the Ice create the Ice Hotel.Hotel.

It is made every It is made every winter and it slowly winter and it slowly melts into the melts into the Torne River in Torne River in spring.spring.

VolvoIncorporated in 1915 Incorporated in 1915 as a Swedish ball as a Swedish ball bearing bearing manufacturer.manufacturer.

Auto manufacturer Auto manufacturer officially founded officially founded April 14, 1927.April 14, 1927.

Latin translation- “I Latin translation- “I roll”roll”

1999 Volvo sold to 1999 Volvo sold to Ford.Ford.

Acronym for Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget.

Known for green technology, safety, and turbocharging.

SAAB

ABBAABBA stands for: Anni-ABBA stands for: Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson, and Anderson, and Agnetha Fältskog.Agnetha Fältskog.

  Sold over 375 million Sold over 375 million recordsrecords

First pop group to First pop group to make the English pop make the English pop chart that wasn’t chart that wasn’t English speaking.English speaking.

Alfred Nobel

Invented dynamiteInvented dynamite

Left money in his will Left money in his will to start the Nobel to start the Nobel PrizePrize

There is a peace, There is a peace, literature, medicine, literature, medicine, physics, and physics, and chemistry.chemistry.

Dress

Many fashion Many fashion designers are trying designers are trying out new things, new out new things, new identities.identities.

Love diversityLove diversity

H&M (Hennes & H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) is a Swedish Mauritz) is a Swedish store spreading there store spreading there fashion around the fashion around the world.world.

DessertPannkaka-pancakes, Pannkaka-pancakes, usually never served for usually never served for breakfast, usually served breakfast, usually served with sweetswith sweets

Våfflor-waffles, served Våfflor-waffles, served with sweets and they with sweets and they have their own day: have their own day: March 25March 25

Ostkaka-cheesecake, Ostkaka-cheesecake, very different than very different than American cheesecakeAmerican cheesecake

Midnight Sun

Sun visible for a full 24 Sun visible for a full 24 hours by the Arctic hours by the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle and Antarctic CircleCircle

• It is a natural It is a natural phenomenon that phenomenon that occurs in the summer occurs in the summer months.months.

Caused by charged particles hitting the Earth’s magnetic field

Infrequent and normally invisible to the naked eye

Aurora Borealis

Gideon Sundbäck invented the modern zipper.

After his wife’s death he devoted himself and came up with the zipper.

The Zipper

The Ball Bearing• Invented by Sven Invented by Sven

Wingqvist in 1907Wingqvist in 1907

• Is meant to reduce Is meant to reduce friction.friction.

Propeller• Patented in 1836 by Patented in 1836 by

John EricssonJohn Ericsson

• A fan that makes A fan that makes thrust out of thrust out of rotationial motion.rotationial motion.

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