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Time Zone: UK+1.

Capital City: Stockholm.

Major Cities: Gothenburg, Malmo.

International Airports: Gothenburg, Malmo, Stockholm.

Telephone Code: 46

Population: 9 million

Area: 173,731 sq miles. 449,964 sq kilometres.

Languages: Swedish. English & German widely spoken.

Climate: Most of Sweden has a continental climate with a fairly large range of temperatures between summer and winter. Rainfall is quite low except on higher ground and it is rather wetter in summer than winter when most rain in the N falls as snow. Winters become colder and longer travelling N with many days below freezing. Summer temperatures are surprisingly similar throughout the country as long days in the N help to raise temperatures to the same as those in the relatively warm S.

Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK 1 = 100 ore).

Notes: SEK: 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000.

Coins: SEK: 1, 5, 10. Ore: 50.

Electricity: 220V AC 50Hz.

Hotel Classification: There is no official hotel classification system in Sweden. Arbitrary categories of £ up to £££££ are given here based on rack rates, facilities and perceived quality which equate to the commonly used 1- to 5-star system. These categories serve only to compare relative standards within any given area.

UK Tourist Office: Swedish Travel & Tourism Council

Sweden House, 5 Upper Montagu St

London W1H 2AG

Tel: 020 7870 5603 (press)

00800 3080 3080 (freephone brochures)

Fax: 020 7724 5872

E-mail: info@swetourism.org.uk

Website: www.visit-sweden.com

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