Culture Sweden
Sweden is also known as the Kingdom of Sweden is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. Sweden borders the countries of Finland and Norway and is also geographically connected to the country of Denmark by a bridge-tunnel. Sweden has an estimated population of 9 million people and covers about 173 thousand square miles. Sweden’s capital is Stockholm and Swedish is the official language however Sweden was a larger country than it is today. In its height in 1658, the Swedish County or Realm was made up of Finland and Estonia, as well as, parts of other countries like Russia, Latvia, Germany, Denmark and Norway.
Sweden has 25 provinces and is the fourth largest country in Europe located on eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Sweden’s linguistic landscape historically is very different than what it is today. Since the 20th century, standard Swedish has been the main language spoken. Swedish evolved from Old Norse around the 15th century. The Scandinavian languages also constituted a dialectal blending from the traditional Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages. Latin, German, Estonian, Ingrian, Votian, Tormedalians and French were all spoken in Sweden’s history. The majority of the Swedish population speaks Swedish and are descendants from Scandinavian tribes.
In the 11th century King Olaf Sköttkonung became Sweden’s first Swedish King and was baptized as a Christian. In the 14th century an attempt was made to form an alliance between, Norway, Sweden and Denmark into a single kingdom, but this led to a bitter war between the Danes and the Swedes. In 1520, King Christian II of Denmark conquered Sweden and in the “Stockholm Bloodbath” put leading Swedish countrymen to death. Gustavus Vasa, in the 15th centur...
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...ire coordination across it superior district, for mostly notably health care.
Second level of domestic government that the Swedish focus on is, the local level, at this level Sweden is break into 290 municipalities, each with elected council. Municipalities seeks to broad range of facilities and services including factors such as housing, roads, water supply and waste-water dispensation, public welfare, schools, elderly care and childcare.
The nation of Sweden entered the European Union 1995. As a member of the European Union, they takes part in the decision making process when there’s new common rules are drafted and agreed. The Swedish Government also represents Sweden in the European Council of Ministers, where it plays as a decision making system. Some issues previously decided by the Riksdag i.e. the parliament of Sweden are nowadays decided at the EU level.
Leif Erikson’s grandfather, Thorvald Asvaldsson slaughtered a man in Jæren, Norway in 960 CE. This was the age of the Vikings, but Thorvald was still banished from the land (Mandia, n.d.). So he brought his ten year old son Erik, later to be named as Erik the Red because of his scarlet hair, to Drangar in northwestern Iceland on a farm with rather appalling soil (Where is Vinland?, n.d.).
Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. Crime and Statistics- Recidivism. 2012. Web. 20 November 2013. .
At this point in time the nation was split in two; on one side there were those who saw the potential benefits of joining the EU and on the other those who saw ascension into the EU as relinquishing their sovereignty. The adjustment period was long and arduous, but the decision to join the EU was not a mistake. Over the years of their membership the country of Sweden has actually put themselves in a better position under the EU. There isn 't much debate on wether or not it was the right move present da because although Sweden joined the EU they still decided to hold on to their currency, the Krona, which was able to hold its value well. As of recent the focus of the EU & Sweden alike has been domestic policy or to be more specific the refugee crisis which has been going on as early as 2012 but didn 't really start picking up momentum until late 2015. Sweden in particular has had a lot to deal with since it
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Sweden is a very old country in North-Europe the first people lived there after the last Ice Age 11,000 around b.c. However, the people did not had houses and traveled around to other Scandinavian countries. Therefore, there were no government. Around the Vendel Period (550-790) the people settled down and the Viking period started. The cities became wealthy because of their trading and war politics. At the beginning of the 11th century, the Kingdom was a loose association of independent landscapes and small countries. Through
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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.
The Swedish Criminal Justice System is one by comparison to other countries, a well oiled machine. Before recognizing the aspects of the criminal justice system of Sweden, there is some history that has to be brought into the light. Sweden and Finland are very similar in comparison, whether that is the close geographical position of both countries or the similarities of cultures or maybe due to the fact that they are both apart of the Nordic Welfare State. Sweden and Finland both have the world’s oldest homicide statistics, which started in the mid-1700’s. Sweden, like many other countries has been through multiple political-social changes and developments throughout the last few centuries. They did not participate in either of the World Wars,
Scandinavia is a region of Northern Europe that includes Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. All the countries of Scandinavia share similar languages, are ethnically homogeneous, and are known to be punctual, honest, and modest. While each country does have its differences, they all have one major thing in common: the Nordic Model. All the Scandinavian countries are Social Democracies, which basically means that citizens pay high taxes, but in return the government provides a great deal of things to everyone. However, there is also criticism of the welfare state, with complaints ranging from people taking advantage of the system to dissatisfaction of the brutal taxation. Although the Nordic Model has its problems, the benefits and the quality of life that results from it outweighs the bad, which is shown by the prosperous Scandinavian states.
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.
... percent of Finnish citizens also speak Swedish in their day-to-day life. The official minority language is Karelian, and three Sami dialects; Northern Sami, Southern Sami and Skolt Sami.
In the middle of the 19th century when Norway, needed to have a new written language of it’s own, after being under Danish rule. The process of getting this new Norwegian written language, was not straightforward, as not one way of doing was agreed on. There were two rivaling ways of getting the new Norwegian written language. One was to adopt a newly created language based upon the older dialects, that reassembled old norse the most. This approach was founded by Ivar Aasen. The other approach was to use the dano-norwegian that a lot of people already used, and standardize it a gradually changing the danish words into Norwegian. This idea was founded by Knud knudsen, and is what lead to bokmål. These two different approaches battled in what later was known as the language conflict of Norway.
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.
The culture of Denmark is both traditional and modern. Denmark is known for being the happiest country in the world and the Danes were considered to be the strongest and tallest of the Nordic tribes. It is not certain where the Danes originated from, but some believed they came from the southern part of the Scandinavian peninsula ("Denmark." Encyclopedia Americana). Most people in Denmark are Evangelical Lutherans (“Denmark” CIA World Factbook). The Evangelical Lutheran Church “is an institution with deep roots in Danish history, and people rally to it in times of grave crisis, such as World War II, but it is hardly a vital social force. It engages extensively in social work, however, and parish clergy still collect vital statistics for the state. Attendance at church services is extremely low” ("Denmark." Encyclopedia Americana). The Danish language is similar to Norwegian and Swedish and the Latin alphabet is most commonly used ("Denmark." Encyclopedia Americana). Education is very important to the people of Denmark and they are very lucky that the government provides them free education (Murphy). Beginning at the age of seven, children begin Folkeskolen, a primary school, where they learn math, history, geography, science, art, music, physical education, and religion ("Denmark." Encyclopedia Americana). They also study and learn Danish, German, and English languages (Murphy). After attending Folkeskolen for nine years, some students move on to high school and some choose a trade school ("Denmark." Encyclopedia Americana). Many adults also attend high school in Denmark to learn more about sports, history, culture, or literature (Murphy). The people of Denmark eat many of the same foods ...