Valkommen a Sverige

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Valkommen a Sverige

Suthawatch

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Economic Figures

Sweden’s primary currency is the Swedish Krona

1 Krona = $0.15 US Dollars

The Swedish GDP is about

$552 billion.

The Swedish GDP per capita is about $40,900.

Economy

Sweden’s industrial complex involves the manufacturing of iron and steel, precision electronics, wood and paper products, processed food and motor vehicles.

Swedish Economic Powers

Sweden has many large, international companies.

These include: IKEA, Skype, Spotify, Electrolux and Volvo.

IKEA

● 321 Stores in 38 countries

● Founded in 1945

● Sells furniture and home furnishings

● Approximate revenue for

2013 to be $38.9 Billion

Swedish Gaming

Sweden is home to two popular gaming companies.

Gaming studios such as

DICE, creators of the

Battlefield franchise and

Mojang, creators of Minecraft hail from Sweden.

Dreamhack in Sweden

Mojang

Created Minecraft, Scrolls and Cobalt.

Founded by Markus “Notch” Persson.

Employs 22 game developers, artists and software developers.

DICE

Dice employs 323 people.

Famous for Battlefield Series games.

Notable mentions: Mirror’s Edge, Frostbite

Series game engines.

DICE’s revenue was 642,524 million KR

Equivalent to 81,435 million USD

Physical Geography

Total Land Area: 410,934

Square Kilometers

Capital City: Stockholm

Border Countries: Norway,

Finland, Denmark

Sweden’s Population

Population: 9.7 Million

Population Density: 23.7 per Square Kilometer

Stage IV/V

Population Centers

Sparsely populated with the exception of major port cities.

Due to harsh landscape.

Urban vs Rural Sweden

Swedish Family Life

In 2010, only ⅓ of Swedish couples were actually married.

Working parents are entitled to 480 days of leave per child.

Swedish workers receive about 25 days of holiday from work.

Most use these days in summer as business slow and children are out of school.

Swedish Healthcare and Social Security

Sweden has a universal health care system that is paid for by high taxes. About

25% of their wages go towards taxes.

Due to this, doctor visits and medical emergencies are low cost in terms of direct payment. Each visit is only about 100 to 200 kr or 300 kr for a specialist.

This is equivalent to about $15 for regular visits or $45 for a specialist.

The Swedish social security system activates when a worker falls ill or becomes unemployed. The payment is linked to the worker’s previous salary.

In the case of an illness, the employer pays about 80% for sick leave.

Works Cited

1. http://xxoblivionxx.deviantart.com/art/Swedish-Flag-78673416

2. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html

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4. http://dice.se/about/

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Works Cited

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