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About 2,000 years ago, the inhabitants of Svear gave their name to Sweden. In their language, svear meant "we" and rike meant "kingdom". So Sverige, the modern name of the country in Swedish, means "Our Kingdom".

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North Korea owes Sweden € 300 million for having “stolen” 1,000 Volvo 144GL in 1974. Having no foreign exchange at the time, the North Koreans promised to pay for the cars with copper and zinc but those minerals never made it to Sweden.

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Married or poisoned, does it mean the same to Swedes?

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Married or poisoned, does it mean the same to Swedes?

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Here's one of Sweden's funniest curiosities. Words can have multiple meanings. It depends on what you are talking about or even how you pronounce the word. For example it is the case of gift. It means being married, but also poison or toxic. So if you cheer up with Swedish and fall in love, be careful!

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Swedes are such good people that they pick up other people's trash

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Swedes are such good people that they pick up other people's trash

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Sweden is so good at recycling that it has run out of garbage and imports 80,000 tonnes a year from Norway. One of the curiosities of Sweden that shows the importance they give to a clean environment.

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The Swedish passport is the third best in the world

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The Swedish passport is the third best in the world

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It gives you access to 158 countries without having to apply for a visa. The first two are Germany and Singapore, which allow you to visit 159 countries. But we Spaniards cannot complain either as we can visit 157. A strong contrast with the Afghans, who are only allowed to visit 22 countries without a visa.

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They love McDonald’s, one of Sweden’s funniest curiosities

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They love McDonald’s, one of Sweden’s funniest curiosities

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With 227 restaurants of this chain in its territory, Sweden has the largest number of McDonald's restaurants per capita in Europe and the second in the world after the United States. Swedes like burgers.