General Information Capital:Stockholm Area:449,964 km2 Population:8,876,744 Electricity:220V IDD:+46 Emergency number:112 Timezone:GMT +1 Hr(+2 Hrs MAR-OCT)
Language Language: Swedish
Government Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Religion Religion: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist
Health Health: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and FSME/RSSE
Currency Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK) 1.00 = 100 Øre
Business Hours Business Hours: Flexible working hours, with lunch between12.00-13.00.
Speed Limit Speed Limit: Cities:50 km/h, Outside cities:70/90/110 km/h
Traffic Traffic: Traffic drives on the right. Minimum age 18 years. Driving on dipped headlights and wearing of seat belts is compulsory.
Driving License Driving License: National license
National Holidays National holidays: Jan 1 New Year's Day, Jan 6 Twelfth Night (Epiphany), Good Friday & Easter Monday (variable), May 1 Labour Day, Ascension Day (variable), Whit Monday (variable), Jun 21/22 Midsummer's Eve & Midsummer's Day, Nov 2 All Saints' Day, Dec 25 Christmas Day, Dec 26 St. Stephen's Day
Climate Climate: Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Temperatures Temperatures:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
A
-3
-3
-1
4
10
15
18
17
12
7
3
0
P
16
13
10
11
11
13
13
14
14
15
16
17
S
41
76
151
208
292
318
295
248
174
103
41
26
A = Av. Daily Temp. (°C) P = Daily Precipitation (mm) S = Sunshine (Hrs/Month)
Mobile Network Mobile Network: GSM 900 / 1800
GPS GPS: 62 00 N, 15 00 E
Shopping Hours Shopping Hours: Generally Mon-Fri: 09.00-18.00 and Sat:09.00-16.00, but some shops have longer opening hours and are also open Sundays.
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