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1. LIFE IN SWEDEN
2016
Made by Ignacio F. Garcés
Special Thanks: Erika Parra

2. Introduction
Sweden is one of the best countries to live in the world
for many reasons. This presentation is a little summary of
some of the most essential characteristics of this country.
Its name in swedish is “Sverige”.
Stockholm

3. Where is it?
Stockholm
(capital)

4. Equator line

5. It is in Europe
This have many benefits, because in
Europe all countries are nearby each
other, and Sweden is part of the
European Union (EU). Thanks to this,
people can travel freely, without
passports.
European Union flag

6. Members of the European Union

7. Big country, few inhabitants
Today, there are 9.8 millions of
persons in all Sweden.
Stockholm is the capital and the
biggest city in the country, and it’s
about 3 times smaller than Santiago of
Chile.
Population density in 2015

8. Weather
In winter, the snow is everywhere. Even in Stockholm the
temperatures reach -6° C in winter, and in summer there could be at
maximum 20°. But that’s in the coast, and at the south of Sweden,
so the temperatures are a lot lower in other cities and towns.
Also, in winter, the light of the day last just 3 or 4 hours.

9. Because of the cold climate, Swedes play winter
sports in snow and ice, like snowboarding, ski, ice
hockey, etc.
There are more activities in summer, like several
celebrations and holidays.

10. The language
Swedes speaks swedish, and its
alphabet consists in the classic
occidental letters (A-Z), plus unique
vowels:
ä, ö, and å.
Swedish is kind of similar than
german, in the pronunciation.
One of the special characteristics of
this country is that practically every
swede have a very high level of
english.

11. Work and money
Almost every worker must know
english. It’s not necessary to know
swedish really.
Swedes have 5 weeks paid
vacation, and even more if you are
old or work for the government.
People earn a lot of money and the prices of the things are
very low in contrast.
Taxes are high (up to 57%, and normally 30%), but by this
way the life quality is very high. (In fact, currently, Sweden is
the country with the highest taxes in all Europe)

12. Local currency: krona
= 0.12 USD1 KR
1 swedish krona 0.12 dollars

13. Education and health of quality
and for free
To go to school there is obligatory and for free.
And if that were not enough, the swedish state pays you
for been in high school. University is free too.
Usually, surgeries and doctor visits are free, otherwise,
they’re absurdly cheap.
Swedish Covenant Hospital

14. Public transportation
The means of transportation
are clean and very correctly
designed.
The buses and trams have a
strict timetable, and these
vehicles are well equipped: for
example, they have tram for
the low temperatures of the
winter.

15. Customs
▷ Swedish doesn’t use shoes inside
their homes. They use socks. This
is because of the snow and the
precaution from damaging the
floor.
▷ They also use a lot the bicycles,
custom motivated by the city
design.
▷ They use clean and renewable
energy.
▷ Even in summer, they always
take their fika.

16. 200 years of peace
Sweden has not been involved in any war in 201 years,
since the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.
They have not wasted time thinking in war; we could say
they are more evolved by this reason, and from 201 years
ago they have used their brains only in progress.
Center of Norrköping, Sweden
Knotted revolver peace symbol, outside the
United Nations in New York, USA

17. Conclusion
Sweden is a developed and great country that others like
latin american countries must try to imitate to progress and
improve life quality of people. The total greatness of this
country doesn’t fit in a presentation, this is just a summary.

18. Bibliography
▷ https://sweden.se/society/20-things-to-know-before-moving-to-sweden/
▷ https://www.101viajes.com/suecia/tiempo-suecia
▷ http://www.scb.se/en_/
▷ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2010/09/28/10-reasons-to-move-to-
sweden/
▷ http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/sweden/
▷ http://countrymeters.info/es/Sweden
▷ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Violence_(sculpture)
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