The most known companies

•ABB, Electrolux, Ericsson, IKEA, Oriflame, SAAB, Scania, Sony Ericsson, SKFV, Volvo

Major trading partners: U.S., Germany, Norway, UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Belgium (2004).
Transportation: Railways: total: 11,481 km (2002). Highways: total: 210,402 km; paved: 166,523 km (including 1,499 km of expressways); unpaved: 45,879 km Waterways: 2,052 km navigable for small steamers and barges. Ports and harbors: Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Hudiksvall, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Malmo, Solvesborg, Stockholm, Sundsvall.
Airports: 245 (2002)

Famous personages:

Alfred Bernhard Nobel - was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite. In his last will, he used his enormous fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic element nobelium was named after him. He died of a stroke on December 10, 1896 at Sanremo, Italy. He left 31 million kronor (4,223,500 USD1896~103,931,888 USD2007) to fund the prizes.

The first three of these prizes are awarded for eminence in physical science, chemistry and medical science or physiology; the fourth is for literary work "in an ideal direction" and the fifth is to be given to the person or society that renders the greatest service to the cause of international fraternity, in the suppression or reduction of standing armies, or in the establishment or furtherance of peace congresses:

Greta Garbo – actress
August Strindberg – dramatist
Astrid Lindgren – writer, she wrote Pippi Long Stocking
Carl von Linné – scientist
Ingmar Bergman – one from the most known film producers of the 20th century Music groups: ABBA, Alcazar, A*Teens, Europe, Ace of Base, Roxette

Interesting facts:

In Gesundaberget by Mora is house of Santa Claus. There is light only 6 hours during the winter and whole night during the summer.
By city Kurina big igloo is built every winter. It´s ice hotel with 50 rooms. Swedes are high, blond and agreeable and open. Only 19% of Swedish population has university.
The Swedish cuisine is known for its Smorgåsbord (a buffet of savoury delicacies), Baltic herring, pea soup and pancakes Sweden has got the highest taxation. They are the biggest consumers of ice cream.

The worst word in Swedish language is ´devil´ It is the seventeenth richest member of OECD ( Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – 30 countries) Sweden did not take part in any of world wars. It was very good for Swedish economy.

Lars is the most used name in Sweden.