What is Swedish?

I. Introduction to Sweden

Sweden (Swedish: Sverige) is a country located in Scandinavia and one of the five Nordic countries. The capital is Stockholm. It borders Norway to the west, Finland to the northeast, scarborough-Geraker Strait and kattegat to the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and Botswana Bay to the east.

Sweden faces Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia across the sea, with a coastline of 2 1, 8 1 km and a total area of 450,000 square kilometers, making it the largest country in northern Europe.

The whole country is divided into 2 1 province, 290 cities, and the capital is Stockholm. By May 2023, the total population of Sweden will be10.54 million.

Second, the regional location.

Sweden is located in the eastern part of Scandinavia in northern Europe, bordering Finland in the northeast, with a border line of 586 kilometers; It borders Norway in the west, with a length of 16 19 km.

Virginia Bay and Baltic Sea face Russia in the east, the North Sea in the southwest, Denmark and Britain across the sea. The land area is 450,000 square kilometers. The territorial sea 12 nautical mile, the coastline is about 2 18 1 km, and about 15% of the land is in the Arctic Circle.

The Historical Evolution of Sweden

I. The Stone Age

After the retreat of the Ice Age, Sweden ushered in the Stone Age. At this time, Scandinavia has been inhabited by tribes engaged in hunting and gathering food.

Rock paintings about 9,000 years ago were found in Yemtran province in northern Sweden. With the formation of trade routes from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, ironware from southern Europe was introduced into Scandinavia. The hides and amber of northern Europe were sold to Greece and Rome.

Second, the Roman Empire.

At the end of the Roman Empire in the 3rd and 4th centuries, Scandinavian tribes known as "ethnic workshops" exported a large number of immigrants to western and southern Europe. It is said that the Goths are from Gotland, Sweden. The Soviets are from the south coast of Sweden.

Third, the pirate period.

Compared with neighboring Danes and Norwegians, Swedes in the pirate period paid more attention to commercial trade than to conquest and colonization, and devoted themselves to actions in Eastern and Southeast Europe, whose influence once reached as far as the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.

Here, Swedes exchanged furs, metals and other products with Arabs, even further east, reaching Constantinople, Jerusalem and Baghdad. The coin exhibition hall of the Swedish Palace has a collection of coins unearthed from ancient West Asian countries.