Stockholm, Sweden, the capital of Sweden, is known for its history, culture, cuisine, and large position in Scandinavia and Europe. Towards south-western Sweden, Stockholm is spread across islands. The capital of Sweden expands through its archipelago. It is in Lake Mälaren, and outlooks the Baltic Sea (“Stockholm” 1) The country Sweden itself is apart of Europe, in the Scandinavia area, next to Denmark, Finland, and Norway. It is a large port country, surrounded by water on most sides. Sweden is a large country in terms of history. Stockholm has been the capital of Sweden for a long time (“Sweden” 1). It used to be a great power in Scandinavia. It conquered surrounding countries. Later, Sweden was defeated by Russia, and was forced to divide its land, creating the current day Scandinavia. …show more content…
Stockholm has been the capital for a long time. It has many historic homes on the outskirts and its islands. Although, it also has a very modern inner city. It is a country with an amazing cuisine known and loved by tourists. Sweden was settled by the vikings, and was ruled by a king at one time. Many historical artifacts and landmarks are around Sweden. One of the most well know is the Vasa. Stockholm has a famous museum, the Vasa, named after the ship inside it (Stockholm - Sweden You can find old streets, and worn buildings kept alive by modern technology, a castle, large chapels, and amazing place to enjoy cuisine (“Stockholm” 1). Inside of Stockholm, there are many museums, landmarks, and historical artifacts spotted around the city. Stockholm has been a city since Sweden was a great power, and has castles and the old town to commemorate it (“Sweden’ 1) Stockholm is the largest city in Sweden, in terms of both population and city size. Citizens know both English as well as Swedish. People wear heavy clothing for the cold, harsh winters. Sweden is cold for most of the year, and it snows
Unlike the other countries in Europe Sweden had a functional economy, no loss in people and a strong government. The unique long reign of the Social Democrat party stabilized the policy but most of the time they could only react to external developments. Sweden could start from a better living point and increase the living standard greatly. A strong state offered its citizen enough protection and developed the known international image of the Swedish Welfare State. Even though it does not exist anymore as it once did, especially Social Democrats from all around the world see Sweden as the role model for a strong Welfare State that offers benefits to every individual. The contemporary Welfare State has it ties in the Rehn-Meidner model but made developments into a neoliberal state like every other country in
The Hmong and Swedish were never originally in America, but in their own homeland. The Hmong lived at South of China in the hilly mountains before they were oppressed the Qing dynasty. Once oppressed, the clans of the Hmong moved south into the hilly mountains of Laos peacefully for a millennium. The Swedish people lived in Sweden. The industrial Revolution arrived to Sweden and made the economy grow exponentially. "Most notably foreign trade expanded by leaps and bounds in the 1850s and 1860s. With new export sectors, industrial investments increased."(Schön) Industrial
Russia’s climate is so unbearably cold that the most northern part is considered a tundra, (Gullad and Dejevsky 16). Russia has many different mountains and land masses that helped shape it into the country that it is today; these things also played a large part in the history of Russia. Russia was founded by the vikings in 882 AD, but it was then known as Kievan Rus (Lecture). The vikings used all the of natural resources the land
The country has coastlines to the south where people can find islands, lakes, and rivers. These lakes and rivers spread across the entire country. The northern parts of Sweden consists of cold, snowy mountains as well as forests. To the east is the country of Norway, in-between the countries lay the Scandinavian mountains. (World Atlas, 2015)Sweden has a very civilized society where roughly 80% of the population lives in cities. The country has been awarded 567 prizes for innovation, inventions, and research. (Sweden.se, 2015) Sweden is on the rise in most aspects of the country, and will most likely continue on that
Latvia, a country which first established its independence in 1918, was taken over by the Soviet Union in 1940 as a result of World War II, and the establishment of this new communist rule had many ramifications. The country became one of many under the rule of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and was forced to adhere to the strict rules the Soviets put in place, such as replacing the Latvian language with Russian and reprimanding those who did not comply, and eradicating Latvian culture by not allowing ethnic natives to practice their traditions (Plakans). While most of the Russian citizens of Latvia were anti-independence for the country, there were also some who were anti-Soviet and contributed to freeing Latvians from Soviet rule (Cliness). Many people were against
Vikings They lived with a different lifestyle then other religions, always on the move, adjusting to climates, doing what it took to not just survive but also attempt conquering during the medieval times of Scandinavia. The present day countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark made up Scandinavia. The Norsemen first made a name for themselves around 750 for their bloody, violent raids in Europe. Norsemen and Northern men are other names for Vikings. The Vikings took advantage of their unique ways of survival and daily life techniques to new heights during the Viking Age.
doing so to compete with Sweden after losing a war to them in 1700. In
From the Hapsburg Empire splendour of Vienna and Budapest to the 14th-century stone bridge that spans the lazy Vltava River in Prague, you have an unparalleled selection of European history just waiting to be uncovered. Add to this the renaissance of Berlin following the devastation of the Second World War and German unification after the wall came down and you now have a world-class city that has the country’s creative industries, flocking there en mass. From the old to the new, Europe’s great city’s all cradle the past while looking to the future. St. Stephen's Cathedral The symbol of Vienna with its colourful roof tiles laid out to portray the Royal and Imperial double-headed eagle and Vienna coat of arms.
There was not much wood in Sweden and Norway, except in the south where softwoods like conifers were used for building. They also provided for the long straight horizontal timbers that served as the joints.
During the cause and early stages of the war, Sweden began with a few wins in battle. The war started because Peter formed alliances with Saxony, Denmark, and Poland. Poland at that time
Sweden and its population survived WWII with minimum harm and financial problems, and Swedish neutrality was
During the seventh and eighth centuries, the Swedes were merchant seamen well known for their trade. In the ninth century, Nordic Vikings raided and ravaged the European Continent as far as the Black and Caspian Seas. During the 11th and 12th centuries, Sweden slowly became a united Christian kingdom that later included Finland. Queen Margaret of Denmark united all the Nordic lands in the "Kalmar Union" in 1397. Frequent tension within the countries and within the union gradually led to open conflict between the Swedes and the Danes in the 15th century. The union's final disintegration in the early 16th century resulted in a long-lived rivalry between Norway and Denmark on one side and Sweden and Finland on the other.
Sweden’s terrain features cover a lot of snow, ice and water. The last Ice Age left a thick layer of ice to be melted away (worldatlas). Sweden is divided into three regions; the north is mountainous, central is lowland to east and
Norway is one of the “three fingers” of Scandinavia, and is just larger than New Mexico. It covers 125,181 square miles. It is located in Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The coastline stretches 21,925 km. The population of Norway is 4.3 million and growing. The population is predominantly or Nordic (Scandinavian) decent. There is also a small minority (20,000) of native Sámis (Laplanders), who live mostly in the North. Many aspects of business and management in Norway are very similar to those of America including language and communication, power structures/politics, work ethics, food and eating habits, dress, and religious beliefs.
The official marking of this unification happened in the Swedish city of Kalmar. The coronation of Eric of Pomerania took place and he was made to rule over all three countries in 1397. The realm has a size of 3,000,000 sq. kilometers in 1397.’ Legally, the countries remain separate sovereign states.