This is the old Swedish name day calendar, sanctioned by the Swedish Academy in 1901, with official status until 1972. Some days still refer to traditional...

in Kiruna, which during this period flies the flag from 9 AM to 11:50 AM. Flag flying day Public holidays in Sweden Swedish festivities Name days in Sweden...

In Modern English, the name of Sweden (Swedish: Sverige [ˈsvæ̌rjɛ] ) is derived from 17th century Middle Dutch and Middle Low German. In Old English, the...

a status which it was finally granted in 2005, removing Whit Monday as a public holiday. The Name days in Sweden calendar is also denoted. It has a long...

In Sweden, a person must have a surname and one or more given names. Two given names are common. Surnames are inherited from the parents in the order...

In many languages, the names given to the seven days of the week are derived from the names of the classical planets in Hellenistic astronomy, which were...

the same day in many countries. From the 18th century and onwards the list of name days has been modified in Sweden and Finland. Name days (Bulgarian:...

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and...

only as the Swedish Flag Day (Swedish: Svenska flaggans dag). It was officially named the Swedish National Day by the parliament of Sweden in 1983, and...

sometimes earlier than 22 March in the Julian calendar. Leap year Holidays in Sweden Flag flying days in Sweden Name days in Sweden Adoption of the Gregorian...

although the name Karlshamn Rock Festival was kept. In 1999 the name was changed to the Sweden Rock Festival. When the festival began in 1992, it featured...

The Sweden men's national football team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i fotboll) represents Sweden in men's international football and it is controlled...

Stockholm (Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] ) is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries...

Swedish pennant Unofficial version with cross Flag construction sheet Heraldry portal Sweden portal Coat of arms of Sweden Flag flying days in Sweden...

powerful storm which hit Denmark and Sweden on 8 January 2005, and Latvia and Estonia on 9 January 2005. The name Erwin was chosen by the Free University...

monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking...

Sweden maintained its policy of neutrality during World War II. When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination...

abbreviated Gbg; Swedish: Göteborg [jœtɛˈbɔrj] ) is the gubernational seat of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the...

6 June 1523 (the National Day of Sweden) and his triumphant entry into Stockholm eleven days later marked Sweden's final secession from the Kalmar Union...

This is the current Swedish name day calendar, adopted in 2001 by a work group led by the Swedish Academy. The new list has no official status, but is...

Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife...

Swedish king by that name, as Charles IX (reigned 1604–1611) had adopted his numeral after studying a fictitious history of Sweden. In Norway, he is known...

Ättestupa (Swedish for 'kin/clan precipice') is a name given to a number of precipices in Sweden. The name supposedly denotes sites where ritual senicide...

from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his uncle...

in Sweden is defined by the Swedish Penal Code (Swedish: brottsbalken) and in other Swedish laws and statutory instruments. According to the Swedish National...

Günther Skarsgård (Swedish: [ˈbɪlː ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films It...

whom had in previous years entered Sweden from Germany. Any foreign Jew who landed in Sweden was accordingly required to report, within eight days of his...

Charles X Gustav, also Carl X Gustav (Swedish: Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the...

short-form name Regeringen ("the Government") is used both in the Basic Laws of Sweden and in the vernacular, while the long-form is only used in international...

Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa and the Queen of Sweden in her own right...