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What is Sweden famous for?

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kim sim
post 14.Oct.2009, 05:01 PM
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I am curious about things like...What is Sweden famous for?? I am looking for answers which tell me about a 'thing' or an 'item' that Sweden is known for...because, if possible, I will take that 'item' as a gift for my family and friends.

Just out of curiosity, I have another question....what comes to your mind when you think of Sweden??

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Furu
post 14.Oct.2009, 05:05 PM
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QUOTE (kim sim @ 14.Oct.2009, 06:01 PM) *
//I am curious about things like...What is Sweden famous for?? I am looking for answers which tell me about a 'thing' or an 'item' that Sweden is known for...b ... (show full quote)


Ikea
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smokin joe
post 14.Oct.2009, 05:05 PM
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ABBA
me wife is a dead ringer for agnetha so abba for me peeps
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kerostarfx
post 14.Oct.2009, 05:10 PM
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Location: Linköping
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SAAB, Volvo, meatballs
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Johno
post 14.Oct.2009, 05:12 PM
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Swedish Glass is the first thing that comes to mind. Thats world famous with some very well known companies and designers. A Dala Horse is a typical tourist gift. They come in all sizes and can be quite pricy. Depends who the present is for.
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Jamshidtash
post 14.Oct.2009, 05:52 PM
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Sweden=Nobel prize tongue.gif tongue.gif
tongue.gif
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irishmark
post 14.Oct.2009, 06:13 PM
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My wife got fairly narked whilst living in England that everyone she'd meet thought Sweden was famous for porn smile.gif
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Plowbridge
post 14.Oct.2009, 06:24 PM
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QUOTE (smokin joe @ 14.Oct.2009, 06:05 PM) *
ABBA. me wife is a dead ringer for agnetha so abba for me peeps

I heard it was Benny laugh.gif
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Puffin
post 14.Oct.2009, 07:00 PM
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Dalahäst? Dalarna wooden horses
Attached Image
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Monark540
post 14.Oct.2009, 07:24 PM
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Absolut vodka.
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Greg in Canada
post 14.Oct.2009, 07:55 PM
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Ikea, Absolut, Volvo, Saab, blondes, ABBA, Bergman's, and high taxes.
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kim sim
post 14.Oct.2009, 07:55 PM
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wow! interesting things to read..thank you smile.gif

when I think of Sweden, my mind is completely filled with lots of greenery...maybe what I had seen from my flight for the first time just got stuck inside my head...

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byke
post 14.Oct.2009, 08:48 PM
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A humor thats worse than the Germans
Suicide (its classed as suicide over here, whereas many other countries class it accidental death)
IKEA
Swedish Chef (muppets)
Sven Uran Erickson (sp?)
Ulrika Johnson (for some reason I have her email address?)
Meat Balls
Blonde Porn
Unsociable (unless drunk)
Hard drinking
"Cheap" with their money
Sensibility
High Taxes
"Socialist" healthcare
Poor education standards
Lovely Summers
Midnight Sun
Glass
Smorgasbord
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*Trowbridge H. Ford*
post 14.Oct.2009, 09:20 PM
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A sensible, middle-rank power which learned its lessons during the absolute state wars on the 18th century, culminating in the Napoleonic ones.

Then it became a promoter of peace, avoiding the European blood baths by all means possible - i.e., trading with the destructive powers to keep itself going while trying to get them to end their hostilities and starting new ones.

The fact that Sweden has avoided all wars during this time, even when Russia attacked it during the Crimean one, is its greatest achievement, and is the lesson for all others to learn.
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Puffin
post 14.Oct.2009, 09:28 PM
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Location: Dalarna
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QUOTE (byke @ 14.Oct.2009, 09:48 PM) *
Suicide (its classed as suicide over here, whereas many other countries class it accidental death)

I thought that the whole suicide thing was just an urban myth - I don't think that Sweden even features in the top 25 countries and well below countries such as
Russia
Hungary
Belgium
Finland
France
Switzerland
etc etc
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