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  1. Stockholm

    Stockholm is the capital of Sweden but with a population of around 1.7 million, it is not only the largest city in Sweden, but also all of Scandinavia. The city is home to King Carl XVI Gustaf, the King of Sweden and is also a world leader in the technology industry and is considered to be the cultural capital of Scandinavia. One of the city’s most famous residents was Alfred Nobel and as such the city is also famous for hosting the Nobel Prize awards every year.

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  2. Scandinavian language basics

    English is a very widely spoken and understood language throughout Sweden, Norway and Denmark while Finland is also officially bi-lingual with Swedish and Finnish as official languages. Scandinavian language basics English Finnish Swedish Norwegian Danish Good Morning Hyvää päivää/Hei God dag God morgen Godmorgen Good Bye... more »

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  3. Sweden

    Capital: Stockholm Currency: Swedish Krone Language: Swedish, English and German widely spoken Visas: Travel Visa Information Contiki Tours that travel to Sweden > Sweden is home to roughly 9 million Swedes as well as more than it’s fair share of Moose. A surprisingly large country, (the fourth largest country in Europe by land area) the capital and largest city is the canal-filled Stockholm while a vas... more »

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