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1934 In Sweden
Events from the year 1934 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events * Dissolution of '' Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet''. * The Swedish Social Democratic Party Wins the General Election Popular culture Theatre * Gothenburg City Theatre opened Sports * 16–18 February – The men's World Figure Skating Championships took place in Stockholm * 20–25 February – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 in Sollefteå * 3–4 August – The 1934 World Archery Championships were held in Båstad Births * 22 March – May Britt, actress * 21 May – Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine * 25 May – Sven Erlander, mathematician (died 2021) * 28 May – Torsten Engberg, military officer (died 2018) * 16 June – Evy Berggren, gymnast * 22 June – Ragnar Svensson, Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden * 5 July – Erik Udd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
