The Kingdom of Sweden is a state in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy. The name of the country comes from the Old Scandinavian Svea and Rige - "Power of the Svei". The capital is Stockholm. Member of the United Nations, the European Union since January 1, 1995, the country that signed the Schengen Agreement. By area (449,964 km²) Sweden ranks third among Western European countries and fifth among all European countries.
In the west, Sweden borders Norway (border length 1619 km), in the northeast - Finland (614 km), and from the east and south it is washed by the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. The total length of the borders is 2,333 km. In the south, the Straits of Eresund, Kattegat and Skagerrak separate Sweden from Denmark. Sweden has two major Baltic islands - Gotland and Hollande.

Despite its location in the northern latitudes, Sweden is a temperate country, mainly thanks to the Gulf Stream. The northern, western and eastern regions of Sweden protect the Scandinavian mountains from the Atlantic winds, so the winters here are colder and the summers are short. The average January temperature is approximately -14 ° C, and in some areas up to -16 ° C. In the summer, the average temperature is +17 ° C. In southwestern Sweden from Gothenburg to Malmo and the Baltic islands, weather is mitigated by warm Atlantic winds. Winters are warmer here, and summer is longer but rainy.