Sweden
Sweden is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital is Stockholm. About 11 million people live there (2025). It covers 447,425 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Stockholm
- People (2025)
- 11 million
- Area
- 447,425 km²
- Currency
- Swedish krona
Sweden at a glance
- In its own language
- Sverige
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Population
- 10,609,460 (2025)
- Area
- 447,425 km² (172,752 mi²)
- People are called
- Swedish
- Official languages
- Swedish
- Regional languages
- Sámi, Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani, Yiddish
- Currency
- Swedish krona
- GDP (nominal)
- US$586 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 83 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.947 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 29.3 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 8.4% (2020)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, representative democracy
- Head of state
- Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (since 1973)
- Head of government
- Ulf Kristersson (since 2022)
- Country codes
- SE, SWE
- Calling code
- +46
- Internet domain
- .se
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00
- Coordinates
- 61°, 15°
Sweden and its neighbours
Sweden borders Finland, Norway and Denmark. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Sweden
- Neighbours
Divisions of Sweden
- Blekinge County
- Dalarna County
- Gotland County
- Gävleborg County
- Halland County
- Jämtland County
- Jönköping County
- Kalmar County
- Kronoberg County
- Norrbotten County
- SkĂĄne County
- Stockholm County
- Södermanland County
- Uppsala County
- Värmland County
- Västerbotten County
- Västernorrland County
- Västmanland County
- Västra Götaland County
- Ă–rebro County
- Östergötland County
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- European Space Agency
- World Trade Organization
- Nordic Council
- Arctic Council
- Nordic Battle Group
- European Southern Observatory
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
and 32 more organisations.
How far are you from Sweden?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Sweden?
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.
What is the population of Sweden?
Sweden has about 10,609,460 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Sweden?
Sweden covers 447,425 square kilometres (172,752 square miles).
What currency does Sweden use?
The Swedish krona.
What language is spoken in Sweden?
The official language of Sweden is Swedish.
Which countries border Sweden?
Sweden shares a border with Finland, Norway and Denmark.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.