Economic Figures Swedens primary currency is the Swedish Krona
1 Krona = $0.15 US Dollars The Swedish GDP is about $552 billion.
The Swedish GDP per capita is about $40,900.
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Economy Swedens industrial complex involves the manufacturing
of iron and steel, precision electronics, wood and paper products,
processed food and motor vehicles.
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Swedish Economic Powers Sweden has many large, international
companies. These include: IKEA, Skype, Spotify, Electrolux and
Volvo.
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IKEA 321 Stores in 38 countries Founded in 1945 Sells furniture
and home furnishings Approximate revenue for 2013 to be $38.9
Billion
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Swedish Gaming Sweden is home to two popular gaming companies.
Gaming studios such as DICE, creators of the Battlefield franchise
and Mojang, creators of Minecraft hail from Sweden. Dreamhack in
Sweden
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Mojang Created Minecraft, Scrolls and Cobalt. Founded by Markus
Notch Persson. Employs 22 game developers, artists and software
developers.
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DICE Dice employs 323 people. Famous for Battlefield Series
games. Notable mentions: Mirrors Edge, Frostbite Series game
engines. DICEs revenue was 642,524 million KR Equivalent to 81,435
million USD
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Physical Geography Total Land Area: 410,934 Square Kilometers
Capital City: Stockholm Border Countries: Norway, Finland,
Denmark
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Swedens Population Population: 9.7 Million Population Density:
23.7 per Square Kilometer Stage IV/V
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Population Centers Sparsely populated with the exception of
major port cities. Due to harsh landscape.
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Urban vs Rural Sweden
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Swedish Family Life In 2010, only of Swedish couples were
actually married. Working parents are entitled to 480 days of leave
per child. Swedish workers receive about 25 days of holiday from
work. Most use these days in summer as business slow and children
are out of school.
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Swedish Healthcare and Social Security Sweden has a universal
health care system that is paid for by high taxes. About 25% of
their wages go towards taxes. Due to this, doctor visits and
medical emergencies are low cost in terms of direct payment. Each
visit is only about 100 to 200 kr or 300 kr for a specialist. This
is equivalent to about $15 for regular visits or $45 for a
specialist. The Swedish social security system activates when a
worker falls ill or becomes unemployed. The payment is linked to
the workers previous salary. In the case of an illness, the
employer pays about 80% for sick leave.
