Part of Scandinavia in the
northern part of Europe.
(Kronor)
Languages:
Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities.
Animals
from a stork breeding program in Sweden.
Today, wild reindeer are no longer found in Sweden. All reindeer in Sweden are herded by the Sami people.
and a reindeer quiz game.
are one of the most common animals in Sweden. Sweden has the highest
population density of moose in the world.
lives in the northern parts of Sweden.
- An Overview of Swedish wildlife.
Climate
Mild weather in the summer and cold in the winter.
Subarctic in the north.
Land
Sweden is mostly flat with mountains in the west. There are numerous
lakes and forest throughout Sweden.
Viking
The Viking period in history stretches from about 790 C.E.. to 1100 C.E. The Vikings originated from Scandinavia in what are now the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
With your guide Thorkel explore the Viking world and visit the Viking house to spot the items that don't belong.
A site by 3rd-5th graders on the Vikings.
Explore online a medieval Viking village that archeologists recently
excavated near modern-day Stockholm.
Just type in your name and press go to see what your
name is in the Runic Alphabet.
Scientists
invented the Celsius temperature scale.
,
invented dynamite and established the Nobel Institute.
Writers
created the world famous "Pippi Longstocking."
wrote The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (). She is the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize
for Literature.
Games
Move the mouse to guide your skier through trees, over land or
through a slalom course.
Read
,
the indigenous (native) people of the north of the Scandinavian peninsula.
: Scandinavian Daymarks
Fun Facts
Land of the Midnight Sun
In the area above the Arctic Circle, the sun never sets from
mid-May until mid-June.
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