Country

Sweden

Also Known As Kingdom of Sweden

Northern Europe

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, bordering Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east. Historians typically trace the line of Swedish monarchs from the tenth century, when Svealand and Götaland came to be ruled under the same king, with no single clean founding date recorded, unlike a colonial independence. Its capital is Stockholm.

Facts

Capital

Stockholm 2

Population

10,610,485 2

October 2025 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2025 2

Area (sq km)

450,295 2

Independence or Founding Year

1523 3

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Sweden

FAQs

Was Sweden once part of a union with its neighbours?

Sweden joined the Kalmar Union with Norway and Denmark in 1397 and left it in 1523.

Yes. In 1397 Sweden joined Norway and Denmark to form the Scandinavian Kalmar Union, which Sweden left in 1523.

Connections

Associated With

Lake Vanern

Lake Vattern

Malmö

Source Malmo (Wikipedia)

Nordic Countries

Sweden is one of the three Nordic monarchies also called Scandinavia in the narrow sense.

Source Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)

Northern Europe

Scandinavia

Scandinavian Peninsula

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Source Stockholm (Wikipedia)

Stockholm County

Stockholm County is associated with Sweden.

Source Stockholm County (Wikipedia)

Uppsala

Source Uppsala (Wikipedia)

Uppsala County

Uppsala County is a county of Sweden.

Source Uppsala County (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Baltic Sea

Sweden encloses the Baltic Sea.

Source Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)

Gulf of Bothnia

Kattegat

Oresund

Skagerrak

Has Capital

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Source Stockholm (Wikipedia)

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Same As

Sweden

Also in Political Atlas: the same subject.

Nationals Include

Gustaf de Laval

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Gustaf de Laval

Leif Andersson

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Leif Andersson (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Leif Andersson (born 1954) is a Swedish animal geneticist and professor of functional genomics at Uppsala University.

Albertus Pictor

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for Albertus PictorRecord display

Quote, Record display

Albertus Pictor (German-Swedish painter, ca. 1440-after 1509)

Anders Zorn

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Getty ULAN artist record 500002927, Zorn, AndersRecord display

Quote, Record display

Zorn, Anders (Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor, 1860-1920)

August Strindberg

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Source Wikidata: August Strindberg

Carl Larsson

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Caspar David Friedrich

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Source Wikidata: Caspar David Friedrich

Claes Oldenburg

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Source Wikidata: Claes Oldenburg

Hilma af Klint

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source The Ten Largest (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Hilma af Klint (Swedish: [ˈhɪ̂lːma ˈɑːv ˈklɪnːt]; 26 October 1862 – 21 October 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among the first major abstract works in Western art history.

Ingmar Bergman

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Bergman, Ingmar (Swedish filmmaker, 1918-2007)Record display

Quote, Record display

Bergman, Ingmar (Swedish filmmaker, 1918-2007)

Marie Taglioni

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Marie Taglioni - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins (23 April 1804 – 22 April 1884) was a Swedish-born ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era partially of Italian descent, a central figure in the history of European dance.

Mårten Eskil Winge

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mårten Eskil Winge (Wikipedia)Lead sentence

Quote, Lead sentence

Mårten Eskil Winge (21 September 1825 – 22 April 1896) was a Swedish artist.

Olle Hjortzberg

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Håkan Samuelsson

Also in Business Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ingvar Kamprad

Also in Business Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ingvar Kamprad (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋːvar ˈkǎmːprad] ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire businessman who founded IKEA in 1943 and grew it into a multinational retail company that became the world's largest furniture seller in 2008.

Lars Magnus Ericsson

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Source Wikipedia, Lars Magnus EricssonLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Lars Magnus Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation: [lɑːʂ ˈmǎŋːnɵs ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn] ; 5 May 1846 – 17 December 1926) was a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (incorporated as Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson).

Adam Dunkels

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ali Ghodsi

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Börje Langefors

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Daniel Stenberg

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Erik Sandewall

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Gunilla Borgefors

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ivar Jacobson

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Janis Bubenko

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Johan Håstad

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

John Hughes

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Lennart Augustsson

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Lennart AugustssonLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Lennart Augustsson is a Swedish computer scientist.

Niklas Elmqvist

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Niklas Elmqvist

Per Martin-Lof

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Peter Nordin

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Carl-Gustaf Rossby

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Source Wikidata: Carl-Gustaf Rossby

Svante Arrhenius

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Svante Arrhenius

Tor Bergeron

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Tor Bergeron

Vagn Walfrid Ekman

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Vagn Walfrid Ekman

Waldemar Lindgren

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Waldemar Lindgren

Bertil Ohlin

Also in Economics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Bertil Ohlin (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Bertil Gotthard Ohlin (Swedish: [ˈbæ̌ʈːɪl ʊˈliːn]) (23 April 1899 – 3 August 1979) was a Swedish economist and politician.

Gunnar Myrdal

Also in Economics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Gunnar Myrdal (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Karl Gunnar Myrdal ( MUR-dahl, MEER-; Swedish: [ˈɡɵ̌nːar ˈmy̌ːɖɑːl]; 6 December 1898 – 17 May 1987) was a Swedish economist and sociologist.

Gustav Cassel

Also in Economics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source History of Economic Thought Website: Gustav Cassel profileProfile page

Quote, Profile page

Swedish Neoclassical economist.

Knut Wicksell

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Source Knut Wicksell (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell (December 20, 1851 – May 3, 1926) was a Swedish economist of the Stockholm school.

Alf Sjöberg

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Arne Mattsson

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

David F. Sandberg

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ernst F. W. Alexanderson

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ingmar Bergman

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ingmar Bergman - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish filmmaker and theatre director.

Jan Troell

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Johan Renck

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Johan Renck (Wikipedia)

Roy Andersson

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Ruben Östlund

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Victor Sjöström

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Source Victor Sjöström (Wikipedia)

Anders Eka

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Anders Eka, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Anders Bror Eka (born 6 September 1961) is a Swedish lawyer.

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Origin Of

Landshövdingehus

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Landshövdingehus

Nordic Classicism

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Nordic Classicism (Wikipedia)Article lead

Quote, Article lead

Nordic Classicism was a style of architecture that briefly blossomed in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland) between 1910 and 1930.

Anders Zorn

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Getty ULAN artist record 500002927, Zorn, AndersBirth and Death Places

Quote, Birth and Death Places

Born: Mora (Dalarna, Sweden) (inhabited place)

Hilma af Klint

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Ten Largest (Wikipedia)tier 2

Marie Taglioni

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Marie Taglioni - Wikipedia

Birger Ljungström

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Emanuel Nobel

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Emanuel Nobel

Fredrik Ljungström

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John Ericsson

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Lise Meitner

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ludvig Nobel

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Source Wikidata: Ludvig Nobel

Ludwig Nobel

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Robert Nobel

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Source Wikidata: Robert Nobel

Waldemar Jungner

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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

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Candy Crush Saga

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Dancer in the Dark

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Fanny and Alexander

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Flee

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Source Flee (film), WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

An international co-production with Denmark, France, Norway, and Sweden, it follows the story of a man under the alias Amin Nawabi, Rasmussen's high school friend, who shares his hidden past of fleeing his home country of Afghanistan to Denmark for the first time.

Haxan

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Source Haxan (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Häxan (Swedish: [ˈhɛ̂ksan], The Witch; Heksen Danish: [hɛksən], The Witch; English: The Witches; released in the US in 1968 as Witchcraft Through the Ages) is a 1922 Swedish-Danish silent horror essay film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen.

Kung Fury

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Source Kung Fury - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Kung Fury is a 2015 English-language Swedish martial arts comedy featurette film written and directed by David Sandberg.

Lights Out (2013 short film)

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Minecraft

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Miss Julie (1951 film)

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One Summer of Happiness

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Pelle the Conqueror

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Persona

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The Act of Killing

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The Best Intentions

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The Phantom Carriage

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: The Phantom CarriageLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

The Phantom Carriage (Swedish: Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! (Körkarlen) by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.

The Seventh Seal

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The Square (2017 film)

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Triangle of Sadness

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Who Saw Him Die?

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Wild Strawberries

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Cinnamon Roll

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Fika

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Source Fika Like a Swede (Visit Sweden, official tourism board)tier 2

Flying Jacob

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Isterband

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Jansson's Temptation

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Source Jansson's Temptation (Wikipedia)tier 3

Kottbullar

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Source Meatball (Wikipedia)tier 3

Oatmeal ball

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Ostkaka

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Pitepalt

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Pölsa

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Surströmming

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Swedish Cuisine

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Source Swedish Cuisine (Wikipedia)tier 3

Christina of Sweden

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Source Wikidata: Christina of Sweden

Tidö Agreement

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Treaty of Nystad

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Source Wikidata: Treaty of Nystad

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Site Of

LKAB Malmtrafik

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Source Wikidata: LKAB Malmtrafiktier 2

Nibe Industrier

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Orrefors Glassworks

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Saab Automobile

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Saab Dynamics

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Source Wikidata: Saab Dynamics

SAS Group

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Source Scandinavian Airlines - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), commonly known as Scandinavian Airlines, is the joint flag carrier airline of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Scania AB

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Spendrups

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Spendrupstier 2

Swedbank

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TÅGAB

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Transitio

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Volvo Cars

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Volvo Group

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Vy Tåg

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Source Wikidata: Vy Tagtier 2

Wendros

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Source Wikidata: Wendrostier 2

Gamla Uppsala

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Jons Jacob Berzelius

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Source Jons Jacob Berzelius (Wikipedia)lead paragraph

Quote, lead paragraph

He is known in Sweden as the "Father of Swedish Chemistry".

Rene Descartes

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Finansinspektionen

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Institute for International Economic Studies

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Nasdaq

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National Institute of Economic Research (Sweden)

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Source National Institute of Economic Research (Sweden) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

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The Swedish National Institute of Economic Research (Swedish: Konjunkturinstitutet, KI or NIER) is a government agency in Sweden responsible for economic analysis and forecasting.

Scandinavian Monetary Union

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Sveriges Riksbank

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Swedish East India Company

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Chalmers University of Technology

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Source Chalmers University of Technology (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2

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Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) is a private research university in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializing in engineering, science, architecture, maritime studies, and management.

Karolinska Institute

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Lund University

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Source Lund University (country source)

Uppsala University

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Source Uppsala University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

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Uppsala University (UU) (Swedish: Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden.

Spotify

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Karolinska Institute

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AAC Clyde Space

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The company operates out of Scotland, Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands, and South Africa, with partners in Japan and South Korea.

Ovzon

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Saab AB

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Source Saab AB (source article)Lead, first paragraph [headquarters-country]

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The company is headquartered in Stockholm

SSC Space

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Swedish National Space Agency

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Source Wikipedia: Swedish National Space AgencyLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

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The Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA, Swedish: Rymdstyrelsen) is a government agency in Sweden operating under the Swedish Ministry of Education and Science.

Swedish Space Corporation

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Uraniborg

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Storstockholms Lokaltrafik

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Source Wikipedia: Storstockholms LokaltrafikLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Storstockholms Lokaltrafik known as SL, (lit. 'Greater Stockholm Local Transport') is the public transport organisation responsible for managing land-based public transport in Stockholm County, Sweden.

Showing 51 to 89 of 89 in Site Of, page 2 of 2.

Found There

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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Source Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Swedish Agricultural University; Swedish: Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; SLU) is a public research university in Sweden.

Ådalen