Sweden Facts

Interesting Sweden Facts for Kids

Here are some interesting Sweden Facts which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids.

Facts about Sweden

• Population: 10 million people live in Sweden (2021)
• Capital: Stockholm with over 1.6 million inhabitants
• Name: Kingdom of Sweden, in Swedish: Sverige
• Government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Official Language: Swedish
• Religion: more than 60% are Christians
• Life expectancy: 82 years
• Currency: 1 Krona = 100 öre (since 2008 the smallest denomination is 1 Kr)
• National Symbols: Eurasian elk (national animal), three crowns and the national colours blue and yellow
• National Day: 6 June (Independence Day)
• National Anthem: ‘Du Gamla, Du Fria‘, means in English: Thou Ancient, Thou Free 
• History: The Sami people are the indigenous people of Sweden. The first Christian king of Sweden was Olof Skötkonung in the 11th century. The Svea kings conquered also Finland which was Swedish until 1809 when it had to hand the region of Finland to Russia.