Sweden: flag, capital & map
Get to know Sweden, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 10,596,620
- Area
- 450,295 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Swedish
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Swedish Krona (SEK)
Sweden is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital is Stockholm.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Sweden
The flag of Sweden has a blue field with a large golden-yellow cross that extend to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
Where it is
Sweden is grouped in Northern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Finland, Norway. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Sweden has a recorded area of 450,295 square kilometres. Among the 10 countries assigned to Northern Europe in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Norway is immediately below it, at 386,224 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 10,596,620 people for Sweden in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 24 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Swedish. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Swedish Krona (SEK). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Sweden?
Reveal answer
Stockholm. Sweden is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital is Stockholm.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Sweden?
Reveal answer
The flag of Sweden has a blue field with a large golden-yellow cross that extend to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
Which land neighbours of Sweden are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Finland and Norway. The source classifies Sweden as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Sweden?
Reveal answer
Swedish. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Sweden.
Which currency codes are listed for Sweden?
Reveal answer
Swedish Krona (SEK). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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