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Economic FiguresSweden’s primary currency is the Swedish Krona1 Krona = $0.15 US Dollars

The Swedish GDP is about $552 billion.The Swedish GDP per capita is about $40,900.

EconomySweden’s industrial complex involves the manufacturing of iron and steel, precision electronics, wood and paper products, processed food and motor vehicles.

Swedish Economic PowersSweden has many large, international companies.These include: IKEA, Skype, Spotify, Electrolux and Volvo.

IKEA● 321 Stores in 38 countries● Founded in 1945● Sells furniture and home

furnishings● Approximate revenue for

2013 to be $38.9 Billion

Swedish GamingSweden 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

MojangCreated Minecraft, Scrolls and Cobalt.Founded by Markus “Notch” Persson.Employs 22 game developers, artists and software developers.

DICEDice employs 323 people.Famous for Battlefield Series games.Notable mentions: Mirror’s Edge, Frostbite Series game engines.DICE’s revenue was 642,524 million KREquivalent to 81,435 million USD

Physical GeographyTotal Land Area: 410,934 Square Kilometers

Capital City: Stockholm

Border Countries: Norway, Finland, Denmark

Sweden’s PopulationPopulation: 9.7 MillionPopulation Density: 23.7 per Square KilometerStage IV/V

Population CentersSparsely populated with the exception of major port cities.Due to harsh landscape.

Urban vs Rural Sweden

Swedish Family LifeIn 2010, only ⅓ 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.

Swedish Healthcare and Social SecuritySweden 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 worker’s previous salary. In the case of an illness, the employer pays about 80% for sick leave.

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