Symbols of Sweden
Elk
• The Elk is the biggest
deer in Europe.
• We have a season for
elk hunting in the
autumn.
A little red wooden house.
Winter and skiing
• Sweden is a very long
country from north to south,
with both hot and cold
weather.
• We have a lot of snow in the
winter, at least in the
northern part.
• It is very common to go
cross country skiing. The
most famous race is the
Vasa Race which is 90
kilometers and has more
than 15 000 participants.
Dala horse
• A well known symbol for
Sweden is the ”Dalahorse”
• It is made in only one place
in the world, and that is in
the village Nusnäs, just by
the lake Siljan, east of the
city Mora, in the middle of
Dalarna in Sweden.
• IKEA is a privately-owned,
international home products
retailer that sells flat pack
furniture, accessories, bathrooms
and kitchens at retail stores
around the world.
• IKEA was founded in 1943 by
Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden and it
is owned by a Dutch-registered
foundation controlled by the
Kamprad family.
• The name IKEA is formed from
the founder's initials (Ingvar
Kamprad) plus the first letters of
Elmtaryd (E) and Agunnaryd (A),
the farm and village where he
grew up.
• Another famous Swedish
business is “Hennes &
Mauritz AB” (operating as
H&M). It is a Swedish
clothing company, known
for its inexpensive and
fashionable clothing for
women, men, teenagers and
children. H&M has more
than 1,500 stores in 28
different countries and has
more than 68,000
employees.
ABBA
• A well known pop-group from
Sweden is Abba.
• They were active between 1972
and 1982.
• They topped the charts worldwide
from the mid-1970s to the early
1980s. The name "ABBA" is an
acronym formed from the first
letters of each of the group
members’ given names (Agnetha,
Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid).
• The most well known Abba songs
are probably “Mamma Mia” and
“Dancing Queen”.
Famous Athletes
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Carolina Klüft is a Swedish
athlete. She has for a long time
been the most successful
participant in the heptathlon.
She is the current Olympic,
World and European champion.
Today she only participates in
long jump and triple jump.
•
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a well known
football player from Sweden.
•
Today he plays for the Swedish national
team and the Italian club Internatzionale.
Inter has taken three straight Scudetto
victories. Zlatan scored the two goals in
the final and decisive match against
Parma.
Holiday cottages
• Many Swedes have a
holiday cottage of their
own. Either close to the
sea or in the countryside
often close to a lake.
Some people also have a
holiday cottage in the
mountains. There are
about 675 000 holiday
cottages in Sweden
overall.