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www .moomin .com /en. The Moomins ( Swedish: Mumintrollen, pronounced [ˈmɵmiːnˌtrɔlːən]) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts [ 2] in Finland.
This is a list of people connected to Stockholm, Sweden.. Carl Michael Bellman, 1779 Charles IX of Sweden Queen Christina, 17th C. Britt Ekland, 1972 Greta Garbo, 1931 Elsa Hosk, 1987 in Stockholm Johan Harmenberg, 1980 Magdalena Eriksson, 2016 Jenny Lind, 1850 Carl Lindhagen, ca.1900 Alfred Nobel, pre 1896 Anne Sofie von Otter, 2011 Olof Palme, 1984 August Strindberg, ca.1900 Greta Thunberg, 2020
List of mammals of Sweden. Reindeer. There are 84 mammal species (with two uncertain) recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct, and four are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for ...
By the end of the 15th century, the population in Stockholm can be estimated to 5,000–7,000 people, which made it a relatively small town compared to several other contemporary European cities. On the other hand, it was far larger than any other city in Sweden.
The Eurasian blackbird is the national bird of Sweden. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Sweden. The avifauna of Sweden included a total of 554 confirmed species as of June 2023, according to BirdLife Sveriges (BLS) with supplemental additions from Avibase. [1] Of them, one has been introduced by humans, one is extinct, and three ...
The world's largest Dalecarlian horse, made of concrete and located in Avesta, Sweden The world's largest Dalecarlian horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019. A Dalecarlian horse ( / ˌ d ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr l i ə n / DAH -lə- KAR -lee-ən ) [ 1 ] or Dala horse ( Swedish : dalahäst ) is a traditional carved, painted ...
Skäralid River, part of Söderåsen National Park. Abisko National Park was established in 1909. Stream just over the tree line in Stora Sjöfallet National Park. The forest in Dalby Söderskog National Park. The hill Stenshuvud in Stenshuvud National Park. Gotska Sandön National Park is one of Sweden's oldest national parks.
Wildlife of Sweden. Located in the Scandinavian Peninsula, Sweden is a mountainous country dominated by lakes and forests. Its habitats include mountain heath, montane forests, tundra, taiga, beech forests, rivers, lakes, bogs, brackish, marine coasts, and cultivated land. The climate of Sweden is mild for a country at this latitude, largely ...