Sweden

Relief, climate, rivers and lakes from Sweden:

Sweden is a beautiful country with a various relief. The Scandinavian Alps also present in the neighbor country, Norway, are spread throughout the western part of the country offering to its visitors the most beautiful landscapes. The highest peak is Kebnekajse with its 2.111 m height. Towards the east, the mountains get a plateau and downy aspect with heights of several hundred meters and towards the Baltic Sea the relief is lower with a plain aspect in the east and south parts, where the majority of arable lands are situated. Sweden‘s climate is different depending to the area you are in.

In south is temperate maritime, many times milder due to the warm Gulf stream, but in north it becomes cold and even frozen at the North Polar Circle. The warm Gulf stream brings warm summers and milder winters, but in the north part summers are cooler and winters are harsh. The summer average of the temperature can exceed 20° C and the winter one is under 0° C. Sweden is a country with few and short rivers (Ume, Lule, Angerman, Torne), but the lakes rich in fish fauna are everywhere. The most important lakes are: Siljan, Vänern, Malaren, Vättern or Hjalmaren.

Industry, fauna and flora, resources, economy, agriculture, cities and population:

It’s important to know that Sweden has a territory covered by forests for over 60%, so that timber industry is among the strengths. Most of them are coniferous forests, but in south they are mixed with deciduous ones. Fauna is various with mammal species specific to the forest area like bears, squirrels, elks, foxes, wild boars, but also specific to tundra or Sub polar areas. This is a country rich in natural resources and besides forests, it has large reserves of iron, gold, zinc, copper, lead, uranium and silver. Swedish economy is very powerful due to the highly developed industry and agriculture where locals are involved. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) The inhabitants are working in livestock farming (chicken, pigs, sheep, cattle) and cultivate cereals, potatoes and sugar beet. Besides these economy fields, fishing and tourism are also highly developed, Sweden annually attracting millions of tourists. The local population is composed by Swedish, but more and more in recent years, they mix with nations who came here from other parts of the world. The capital and the biggest city  is Stockholm, but other important cities are Goteborg, Malmo or Helsingborg. Visit Sweden!

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View over Gränna City and lake Vättern, Sweden