Sweden weatherBY LISA

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Sweden's capital city is Stockholm.

Sweden

stockholm

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Swedes love to talk about the weather. The seasons vary a lot from north to south and can be quite different depending on where you live.

The seasons

When people think of Sweden they think of winter but the climate can be milder than you would expect. In the south, winters are short and mild and in the summer temperatures can reach 25 degrees. In the middle of the country winters are colder and there is more snow.

Norrland

Norrland is the northern region of Sweden. Not many people live there. Winters are long and cold with lots of snow. Summers are short with temperatures averaging 15 degrees.

Riksgransen

Riksgransen is the worlds most northerly ski resort. It is 200km inside the artic circle. From 6th December to 6th January it has no daylight at all – 32 days of pure darkness. In the summer from 25th may to 19th July there is no night-32 days of pure daylight.

food

Lingonberries

Pickled herring

Crispbread

Open sandwiches

Pea soup and pancakes

Princess cake

Sweet delights

Crayfish

Surstromming

sweets

10 favourite foods

sport

Sweden has a population of only 9.7 million but wins lots of medals. Some of the popular sports are : skiing, golf, snowboarding, football and tennis.other winter activities include dog sledding, fishing, hiking on snow shoes and igloo building.

Nature

97per cent of Sweden is uninhabited. That means there is lots of nature to explore. There are 29 national parks and 4000 nature reserves. Animals in Sweden include the brown bear, wolf, wolverine and lynx but it is rare to see them. You are more likely to see a moose – there are 350,000 in Sweden and 6000 road accidents each year involving moose.

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