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Top Ten Things Sweden Is Known For
darthvadern I see this has beacome a popular trend so I should just do a similar list too, but about my home country of course! Without further ado, let's start!The Top Ten
1 PewDiePie
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born October 24, 1989), better known by his online alias PewDiePie, is a Swedish web-based comedian video producer, and commentary channel. He is best known for his Let's Play commentaries and Vlogs on YouTube. He is known for being the most subscribed-to YouTuber on the website, ...read more.
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born October 24, 1989), better known by his online alias PewDiePie, is a Swedish web-based comedian video producer, and commentary channel. He is best known for his Let's Play commentaries and Vlogs on YouTube. He is known for being the most subscribed-to YouTuber on the website, ...read more. I don't believe this at all. Abba, Ikea, and Swedish meatballs I'm sure are more known commodities of Sweden than this guy. I don't even know who this is. - RobertWisdom
By the way do you speak Swedish?
You guessed it
Don't forget to subscribe to his channel! - MrCoolC
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2 IKEA
Are you really saying a Youtuber is more famous than IKEA? Seriously?!?
Don't forgot the IKEA meatballs. Furniture there is great m8 - BorisRule
One of the best furniture companies of all time! The founder of the company sadly also died this year. R.I.P - darthvadern
I should do a UK one and I will put "We all want Argentina to suck a fat one."
Don't mess with the Falklands. Only good thing Thatcher did. - iliekpiez
3 Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous urban area in the Nordic countries; 962,154 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area.
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous urban area in the Nordic countries; 962,154 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. This should be number one
Land of Stockholm Syndrome
How was this not number one? It's kind of the capital of the country. - iliekpiez
It’s beautiful there
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4 ABBA
ABBA were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
ABBA were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The best band there ever was or will be
Swedish pop group - darthvadern
5 Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel invented the dynamite and founded the Nobel price that would each year on December 10th be given to the people that have done the biggest favour for the world! One of the things Sweden is the most known for - darthvadern
It’s nice to see that this list trend is popularized. - Userguy44
I will make another one of this type of list about another country as well soon - darthvadern
6 Minecraft
One of my favourite video games because it just makes you so creative - darthvadern
7 Meatballs
Yummy! - PokemonYesTeletubbiesNo
Delicious! - darthvadern
8 Volvo
Volvo Cars, stylized as VOLVO in the logo, is a Swedish luxury vehicle manufacturer established in 1927. It is headquartered on Torslanda in Gothenburg and is a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely.
Volvo Cars, stylized as VOLVO in the logo, is a Swedish luxury vehicle manufacturer established in 1927. It is headquartered on Torslanda in Gothenburg and is a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely. This car company is quite known to say the least. Although I prefer Toyota, Volvo is also quite good - darthvadern
9 Blonde Hair
10 Soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. The goal is to score the ball on the other team's goal.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. The goal is to score the ball on the other team's goal. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, enough said - darthvadern
They are not known for soccer. - ParasN2000
I'm well aware who he is. Just because he is well known doesn't make the county well known for the sport. - ParasN2000
The Newcomers
? Greta Thunberg
? Skåne
Province of Sweden, also known as "Scania" known for their special accents that sounds very different from normal swedish. - darthvadern
The Contenders
11 Vikings
Although Denmark is seemingly more known for vikings we are as well - darthvadern
LEGEND OF THE KING WHO WAS A VIKING - TwilightKitsune
12 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for an English club Manchester United and the Sweden national team for which he is captain.
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for an English club Manchester United and the Sweden national team for which he is captain. He's actually Bosniak/Albanian... but ok
Yes, yes, yes! - Metal_Treasure
13 Refugees
14 Sweden
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. ...read more.
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. ...read more. Things that this country is known for
*Puts the actual name of the country on this list*
Really?! I always thought Sweden was always known for Switzerland! Thank you for clarifying whoever submitted this!
Duh! What kind of item is this? Sweden's known for people, things, and companies, not just the country. - PokemonYesTeletubbiesNo
Wow Sweden is known for being Sweden! Absolutely mind blowing! - Randomator
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15 Democratic socialism
16 Variety In Landscapes
Most countries in the north are kinda restricted to one type of landscape. Denmark has a lot of plains, Norway is very hilly, Iceland has a lot of volcanoes and no forests at all, and Finland has tons of forests and lakes. Sweden on the other hand has all of those except for volcanoes and it makes for some great adventuring. Plains in the south and central, mountains in the north, and forests and lakes a bit all over the country - darthvadern
17 Melodic Death Metal
18 Immigration
19 Pretty Girls
Wel Sweden is number #1 on the list of countries with the hottest girls so ok - darthvadern
20 Zara Larsson
Zara Maria Larsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She first gained national fame for winning the 2008 season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of Got Talent, at the age of 10. Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group in 2012 and released her debut EP album, Introducing, in ...read more.
Zara Maria Larsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She first gained national fame for winning the 2008 season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of Got Talent, at the age of 10. Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group in 2012 and released her debut EP album, Introducing, in ...read more.
21 Third Wave Feminism
Giving Sweden a bad light. First and second waves are better! - BorisRule
22 Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who was born on June 30th, 1963, in Stockholm, Sweden. He was known for his neoclassical metal playing style back in the 1980s.
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who was born on June 30th, 1963, in Stockholm, Sweden. He was known for his neoclassical metal playing style back in the 1980s.
23 Swiss Cheese
Sweden =/= Switzerland - BorisRule
What BorisRule said - darthvadern
THROW THE CHESE - HaloFanboy
24 Spotify
25 Europe
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno.
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno.
26 Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer from Iceland. He was the first known European to have set foot on continental North America, before Christopher Columbus.
Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer from Iceland. He was the first known European to have set foot on continental North America, before Christopher Columbus. Happy Leif Erikson day! - Spongebob Squarepants.
27 Angry Foreigner
28 Gustav Vasa
Gustav Vasa is a hero! Without him Sweden might actually still have been part of the Kalmar Union. Although he is quite unknown to the outside world he deserves a mention still - darthvadern
29 Swiss Chocolate
Again
Switzerland =/= Sweden - BorisRule
30 Mojang
Mojang AB is a Swedish video game developer founded in May 2009 under the name Mojang Specifications by game programmer Markus Persson, best known for creating the popular independent game Minecraft, a sandbox game.
Mojang AB is a Swedish video game developer founded in May 2009 under the name Mojang Specifications by game programmer Markus Persson, best known for creating the popular independent game Minecraft, a sandbox game.
31 Swedish Lapphund
The Swedish Lapphund is a breed of dog of the Spitz type from Sweden, one of three Lapphund breeds developed from a type of dog used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer.
The Swedish Lapphund is a breed of dog of the Spitz type from Sweden, one of three Lapphund breeds developed from a type of dog used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer.
32 Sweden Democrats
33 Gothia Cup
Is the biggest football Cup in the wourld for trend.
34 Plotagon
35 Swedish Vallhund
The Swedish Vallhund is a breed of dog. It is known as "Västgötaspets" in Sweden. In Swedish: Vallhund translates to herding dog.
The Swedish Vallhund is a breed of dog. It is known as "Västgötaspets" in Sweden. In Swedish: Vallhund translates to herding dog.
36 Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish progressive death metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by David Isberg, who invited Mikael Akerfeldt into the band as a bassist. Isberg ended up leaving the band, which lead to Mikael becoming the band's vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter, and driving force. Along with ...read more.
Opeth is a Swedish progressive death metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by David Isberg, who invited Mikael Akerfeldt into the band as a bassist. Isberg ended up leaving the band, which lead to Mikael becoming the band's vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter, and driving force. Along with ...read more.
37 Neutrality
38 Ace of Base
Ace of Base was a Swedish pop group, originally consisting of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren.
Ace of Base was a Swedish pop group, originally consisting of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren.
39 Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg is a Swedish supercar manufacturer, founded by Christian von Koenigsegg in 1994. Only producing about 15 cars a year, Koenigsegg is one of the rarest cars to see on the road.
Koenigsegg is a Swedish supercar manufacturer, founded by Christian von Koenigsegg in 1994. Only producing about 15 cars a year, Koenigsegg is one of the rarest cars to see on the road.
40 Great Northern War
41 Bill Skarsgård
42 Little Nightmares
43 Avicii
Tim Bergling (September 8, 1989 - April 20, 2018), better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish electronic musician, DJ, remixer and record producer. He is best regarded for his work in Electronic Music during the 2010s in which his works have charted among the Top 40 Radio and for his influence ...read more.
Tim Bergling (September 8, 1989 - April 20, 2018), better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish electronic musician, DJ, remixer and record producer. He is best regarded for his work in Electronic Music during the 2010s in which his works have charted among the Top 40 Radio and for his influence ...read more.
44 Markus Persson
Founder of Mojang and Minecraft - darthvadern
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3. Stockholm
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1. IKEA2. Meatballs
3. Alfred Nobel
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