best places to visit in sweden
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and largest city in south-eastern Sweden.
Founded in the 13th century, Stockholm is where the annual Nobel Prizes are given out. The Vasa Museum, dedicated to a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, is Scandinavia’s most visited museum. Stockholm is easier on your budget than other Nordic cities, offering free admission to 15 museums, including the Swedish History, Medieval Museum, and more. The city is admired as one of Scandinavia’s most beautiful capitals spanning across islands and rocky islets that are all connected by charming old bridges and modern causeways.
Uppsala
Uppsala is the fourth-largest city in Sweden and has been, since the 12th century, the religious center of the country.
Prior to Christianity, Uppsala was known for idols of Norse gods. The Uppsala Cathedral, the seat of the archbishop of Sweden, is the largest cathedral in Scandinavia. Education is important here, too. Uppsala University founded in 1477, is one of the oldest colleges in Scandinavia. The Fyris River runs through the city, with the medieval section located west of the river. Both the cathedral and Uppsala Castle dominate the skyline here. Lastly, 18th-century botanist Carl Linnaeus lived in Uppsala, so check out the botanical garden next to the castle.
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Continents:
EUROPE
The European continent is located completely in the northern hemisphere and mainly in the eastern hemisphere. Europe borders onto the Arctic Ocean in the North, the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Mediterranean Sea in the South. There are 50 countries in Europe with a total of more than 748 million people living on the continent in 2021.
ASIA
There are 49 countries in Asia according to the UN. The 10 biggest countries are listed in the right column of this page. Two of the Asian countries, Russia and Turkey, also share part of their territory on the European continent. Additionally there are two countries that only have limited international recognition: State of Palestine and Republic of China/Taiwan and some dependencies. Asia is the most populous continent with more than 4.7 billion people living there. (2022)
AFRICA
There are 54 countries in Africa – and 9 dependent territories. More than 1.3 billion people live on the African continent. This means about 15% of the world’s total population live in Africa! Even though Nigeria is only a third of the size of Algeria, it is the most populous country in Africa, with more than 219 million people.
NORTH AMERICA
OCEANIA
Oceania is in a continental group consisting of 14 countries and includes Pacific islands and Australia. Often Australia is named as a continent, but this means that the many islands and countries except Australia would then be not included. Oceania in fact is mostly ocean and spans a vast area as you can see below.
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