Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken natively by 9.6 million people, predominantly in Sweden, and in parts of Finland, where it has equal legal standing with Finnish. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and to some extent with Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Both Norwegian and Danish are generally easier for Swedish speakers to read than to listen to because of difference in accent and tone when speaking. Swedish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It has the most speakers of the North Germanic languages.
Tomelilla is a locality and the seat of Tomelilla Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,444 inhabitants in 2010.
Vårgårda is a locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5,133 inhabitants in 2010.
Tranemo is a locality and the seat of Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,168 inhabitants in 2010.
Svenljunga is a locality and the seat of Svenljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,418 inhabitants in 2010.
Mellerud is a locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,750 inhabitants in 2010.
Herrljunga is a locality and the seat of Herrljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,822 inhabitants in 2010.
Täby was a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 66,292 inhabitants in 2013. It was also partly located in Danderyd Municipality and a very small part of Sollentuna Municipality. As from 2016 Statistics Sweden has amalgamated this locality with the Stockholm urban area.
Klas Östergren is a Swedish novelist, screenwriter, and translator.
Martin Olof Jon Stenmarck is a Swedish singer and voice actor. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with "Las Vegas", finishing 19th with 30 points.
Bunkeflostrand is a suburb of Malmö and a locality situated in Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 10,386 inhabitants in 2010.
Swedish folk music is a genre of music based largely on folkloric collection work that began in the early 19th century in Sweden. The primary instrument of Swedish folk music is the fiddle. Another common instrument, unique to Swedish traditions, is the nyckelharpa. Most Swedish instrumental folk music is dance music; the signature music and dance form within Swedish folk music is the polska. Vocal and instrumental traditions in Sweden have tended to share tunes historically, though they have been performed separately. Beginning with the folk music revival of the 1970s, vocalists and instrumentalists have also begun to perform together in folk music ensembles.
Tygelsjö is a locality situated in Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,710 inhabitants in 2010.
Västra Klagstorp is a locality situated in Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 279 inhabitants in 2010.
Vintrie is a locality situated in Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 670 inhabitants in 2010.
Martin Kylhammar, born January 12, 1954 in Karlskoga, Sweden is a Professor of Culture and Society at Linköping University, Sweden.
Skumparp is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Limhamn-Bunkeflo, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. It is also a locality and had 205 inhabitants in 2010.
Toarp is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Oxie, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. It is also a locality and had 219 inhabitants in 2010.
Vallentuna is a Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden with 33,219 inhabitants in 2018. Vallentuna's cultural landscape is well preserved, and human habitation in the area has been traced back as far as the stone age. Archeological excavations in southern Vallentuna near Lilla Gävsjö uncovered remains of a stone age settlement.
Events from the year 1642 in Sweden
