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Uppsala

Best Western Hotel Svava
Best Western Hotel Svava
Bangårdsgatan 24, Uppsala


Visby

Visby Hamnhotell
Visby Hamnhotell
Färjeleden 3, Visby

SWEDEN


Capital
Stockholm

Currency
Swedish Krona - SEK

Area
450,295 square km

Location
Sweden lies on the northwestern part of Europe bordering Norway. On the east side adjacent to Finland. Sweden is among the Nordic countries. Its south-eastern coast overlooks the Baltic Sea.

Land boundaries
2,233 km

Elevation extremes
lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon - near Kristianstad -2.4 m
highest point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m

Language
Swedish and small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities

Nationality
Swede(s), Swedish

Religions
Lutheran 87%, other - Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist 13%

Time
UTC +1

National holiday
2011

01 Jan New Year's Day
06 Jan Epiphany
22 Apr Easter
01 May Labour Day
02 Jun Ascension
06 Jun National Day
23 May Whit Sunday
25 Jun Midsummer's Day
01 Nov All Saints' Day
24 Dec Christmas Eve
25 Dec Christmas Day
26 Dec Boxing Day
31 Dec New Year's Eve

2012

01 Jan New Year's Day
06 Jan Epiphany
06 Apr Easter
01 May Labour Day
02 Jun Ascension
27 May Whit Sunday
06 Jun National Day
23 Jun Midsummer's Day
01 Nov All Saints' Day
24 Dec Christmas Eve
25 Dec Christmas Day
26 Dec Boxing Day
31 Dec New Year's Eve



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