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	Lands of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Norrland (literally "Northern lands") is the name for the lands annexed as the realm expanded to the north on both sides of the Gulf of Bothnia.
		By the time of the Treaty of Stolbovo, 1617, the significance of these particular lands of Sweden was chiefly historical and diffusely geographical.
		After the Finnish War (1808-1809) the eastern half of Sweden was ceded to Russia, thus becoming the Imperial Russian Grand Duchy of Finland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lands_of_Sweden (409 words)

	Encyclopedia: Lands of Sweden
		Sweden, as well as the adjacent country Norway, has a high concentration of petroglyphs (ristningar or hÃ¤llristningar in Swedish) throughout the country, with the highest concentration in the province of BohuslÃ¤n.
		Norrland is the name for the lands annexed as the realm expanded to the north on both sides of the Gulf of Bothnia.
		Norrland is the name for the lands annexed as the realm expanded to the north on both sides of the Gulf of Bothnia The Gulf of Bothnia (Fin.; Pohjanlahti, Sw.; Botniska viken) is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lands-of-Sweden (1140 words)

	Realm of Sweden
		The 'Realm of Sweden'\ or Svenska väldet is a term that historically was used to comprise all the territories under the control of the Swedish monarchs.
		The nucleus of the Swedish kingdom lay in unification of the ancient lands of Götaland and Svealand in the 11th and 12th century.
		The monarchs would gradually strengthen their authority at the expense of the provinces and in the 15th century the provincial laws were replaced by a single law for the entire kingdom.
	www.ukpedia.com /r/realm-of-sweden.html (321 words)

	Learn more about Counties of Sweden in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sweden is divided into 21 counties, and in each county there is a County Administrative Board as well as a County Council.
		The Provinces of Sweden, or Landskap, and the Lands of Sweden, or Landsdelar, lack political importance today but are culturally of great significance.
		The division into the lands of Götaland, Svealand and Norrland is commonly used as a geographical reference.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/co/counties_of_sweden.html (339 words)

	Travel to Sweden Tour Cruise
		Sweden early history, like its day-to-day life, is intimately wrapped up with the natural rhythms of season and climate in Sweden.
		Continental Europe began its economic rise, and the power of the Vikings in Sweden lands was supplanted by the newly prosperous farmers of the interior plains.
		Modern Sweden maintains a worldwide reputation for its progressive social welfare policies, which were the outcome of a steady evolution toward democratic government that began in the early nineteenth century.
	www.scantours.com /travel_sweden.htm (543 words)

	SWEDEN info
		Map (karta) of Sweden From the Library at the University of Texas at Austin.
		As Sweden is a sparsely populated country, with the exception of the metropolitan areas, relatively unspoiled countryside is within easy reach.
		The time of domicile in Sweden will be counted from the year of reaching the age of 16 and, at the most, until the year of reaching the age of 64.
	longstrom.com /swedeninfo.htm (4646 words)

	Sweden Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sweden is a land of striking physical and visual contrasts.
		Sweden is famous for smorgasbord, an assortment of cold and hot foods placed on a large table for self-service.
		Sweden was one of the last regions to lose the ice that covered most of Europe thousands of years ago.
	www.northerner.com /sweden.html (5636 words)

	SWEDEN.SE - Queen Christina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The religious motive for the abdication and the political context in which it occurred were circumstances which aroused the passions of her contemporaries and indeed, have continued to provoke debate among her biographers in the three centuries that have passed since her death.
		In 1544, Sweden was declared a hereditary monarchy at a meeting of the Riksdag or Parliament.
		Thus Christina of Sweden received a final resting place in that city with which she had such a significant association during the latter half of the 17th century, and which even today bears witness to the impact of the Swedish queen on Roman life in the Baroque era.
	www.sweden.se /templates/cs/Print_BasicFactsheet____4403.aspx (6871 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Counties of Sweden
		Despite this the county reform survived in Finland until a reform in 1997 and still survives in Sweden, 370 years hence.
		Abolished counties in current day Sweden proper includes Gothenburg and Bohus County, Skaraborg County, Älvsborg County, Malmöhus County, Kristianstad County, Norrland County, Härnösand County, Hudiksvall County and Öland County.
		The European Union is divided into a Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), where the counties in Sweden correspond the third level of division.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Counties_of_Sweden (402 words)

	CM Magazine: Sweden. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sweden’s wilderness, royal castles, ancient churches, and Viking ruins draw tens of thousands of tourists to Sweden each year.
		Part of the “Lands, People and Cultures” series, these titles are both informative and entertaining.
		Some of Sweden’s contributions to the world - the invention of safety matches, the zipper, Tetra Paks and pacemakers, for example - are mentioned, as are a few of the better known filmmakers (Ingmar Bergman) and authors (Astrid Lindgren of Pippi Longstocking fame).
	www.umanitoba.ca /outreach/cm/vol10/no13/sweden.html (488 words)

	Christina of Sweden
		Christina of Sweden was born on December 8, 1626 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Because of this Sweden became known as "Athens of the North" (Goldsmith 104).
		At a peace conference in Luebeck in 1651, the Poles refused to refer to Christina as the "Queen of Sweden." Casimir was threatening to occupy Danzing, and Christina was forced to send troops to Finland and Livonia while the conference was in progress.
	departments.kings.edu /womens_history/christina.html (1443 words)

	Talk:Lands of Sweden - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Under Counties of Sweden, however, it's stated that the concept of lands of Sweden has only a cultural significance.
		I don't know what's true, but when I learned that härads and lands still are units for courts of justice, I recognized a continuity to the pre-historic times - a continuity which is not quite as usual in other parts of Europe.
		There are still very much noticeable dialectal differences between people from different parts of Sweden and these are connoted with the provincial (landskap) identity.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Talk:Lands_of_Sweden (619 words)

	Cheap flights to Sweden - Book your flight to Sweden here - Book with Opodo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sweden is an enchanting and often surprising country.
		Visitors taking a flight to Sweden often start by exploring the stunning capital city of Stockholm, which offers all the historic and cosmopolitan delights you could hope for.
		Gothenburg is Sweden’s wonderful second city, home to the world-class Liseberg amusement park and some great shopping, cafes and restaurants.
	www.opodo.co.uk /flight/destinations/sweden/sweden.html (263 words)

	Land
		The terms motherland, fatherland, and homeland refer to someone's country of affiliation, birth or ancestral origin.
		Historically the parts of the Scandinavian kingdoms were called the lands of the respective peoples, as in Jutland, Gotland, or the historical lands of Sweden.
		Landing is the final part of a flight.
	www.fastload.org /la/Land.html (160 words)

	Guardian \| The no-frills flight to Denmark that lands in Sweden
		The ticket was a bargain, the hop between London and Copenhagen too short to care about the absence of frills, and you are looking forward to your cheap city break courtesy of Ryanair.
		The flight, advertised for Copenhagen, Denmark, has landed you in the wrong country - Sweden.
		They land, not at Bologna airport four miles from the city centre, but at Forli, 37 miles away.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4373107-103690,00.html (466 words)

	Immigration...Scandinavian: Introduction
		As was the case with other European elites of the time, wealthy Scandinavians considered the eastern seaboard of the Americas a promising site for investment and sought to launch colonial enterprises there.
		At the same time, many ordinary Scandinavians, chafing at the limited religious and political freedom in their homelands, saw the New World as a land of liberty, and traveled there to found new communities where they might practice their conscience in peace.
		By the middle of the century, the time was ripe for mass immigration, and Scandinavians began arriving in American ports in large numbers.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/scandinavian.html (588 words)

	[FPSPACE] Japan's shuttle crash lands in Sweden...
		"But because of the landing, we are unsure if we can continue = the test flights."=20 Two more test flights had been planned in Sweden, each faster than the = last.=20 Japan's space shuttle is not expected to be a competitor to NASA's = craft.
		The country is struggling to compete in the commercial = satellite launching market and has suffered a checkered record of = technical successes and failures.=20 Japan's Mars-bound probe is years behind schedule, low on fuel and might = not reach the planet.
		"But because = of the=20 landing, we are unsure if we can continue the test flights." Two more = test flights=20 had been planned in Sweden, each faster than the last.
	www.friends-partners.org /pipermail/fpspace/2003-July/009004.html (529 words)

	VINTERSORG - In-Depth
		Deep in the northeastern forested lands of Sweden, on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, near the Arctic Circle, lies the town of Skellefteå.
		Vintersorg (the lone wolf), one of Sweden's most talented and creative musicians.
		Lyrically, this release continues to touch upon the concepts of science and faith, the search for the formulas that create man and universe, and the never-ending journey through mathematics and philosophy.
	www.napalmrecords.com /vinterhistory.html (1421 words)

	Invest in Sweden Agency - Xelerated lands $17 million in venture capital
		Founded in Sweden in 2000, Xelerated has become a leader in the fast-growing market for network processing products.
		The company is now headquartered in Santa Clara in California but retains its research and development operations in Sweden.
		Management is currently planning to expand the 40-strong Stockholm-based workforce to 47.
	www.isa.se /templates/News____29645.aspx (199 words)

	Norse Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Norse Mythology is the group of myths and beliefs from the Scandinavian lands.
		These consisting of basically the northern lands of Sweden, Iceland, Scandinavia and Denmark.
		They all had varying beliefs but were all base around they same gods and legends/tales.
	www.rochesterschool.org /pages/school/2003pages/cg/home.htm (409 words)

	ipedia.com: Lands of Sweden Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sweden was historically divided into four Lands or Landsdelar : Götaland Svealand Norrland Österland Götaland and Svealand were once rival kingdoms before being united under one Crown.
		Österland and Norrland litterally mean Eastern and Northern lands.
		The Swedish portion of Norrland still represents more than half of Sweden's territory; it remains, however, sparsly populated compared to the south.
	www.ipedia.com /lands_of_sweden.html (222 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This power place near the North Pole runs to the centre of the Earth and connects the sky and the Earth to the cosmos as one.
		We will gather where the three lands (Norway, Sweden and Finland)meet to heal ourselves and our Earth and to find our real synchronicity with the spirit world and all those cosmic energy forces around us.
		Come and join us in peace, harmony, love and light in the land of the elves.
	www.welcomehome.org /rainbow/sites/norway2005 (211 words)

	.: chromewaves.net v6.0
		Toronto's own Emm Gryner was an honourary Cardigan this Fall when she toured with the band on the Chicks With Attitude caravan as keyboardist and backing vocalist.
		The Cardies website has a cute little interview between bassist Magnus Sveningsson and Emm about their respective home and native lands of Sweden and Canada.
		Emm has become quite the sideman to the stars, having sang backups for David Bowie on his world tour a couple years ago, including making her (inter)national television debut with him on Saturday Night Live.
	www.chromewaves.net /index.php?itemid=1503 (1148 words)

	Invest in Sweden Agency - SwitchCore lands additional Asian extension order
		One of SwitchCore's Asian customers has placed an extension order worth over SEK 5 million.
		The Company also has offices in Stockholm, Sweden, San Jose and Boston in the US, and Singapore in Asia.
		The Company is listed on StockholmbÃ¶rsen's Attract 40 list under the SCOR ticker.
	www.isa.se /templates/News____2495.aspx (261 words)

	Above the Arctic Circle - Finland, Norway, Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Next we make a superb drive following the rugged coastal fjords to Narvik, then cut through the mountain range to Abisko in the Swedish fells.
		We now enter Lapland, land of the Sami herdsmen: a colourful people whose life is geared to the migratory pattern of their reindeer herds.
		This enormous rolling wilderness is sprinkled with lakes that shimmer gold in the evening sun and with soft carpets of arctic flowers.
	www.adventurecenter.com /Explore/frame_aa.htm (560 words)

	Explore - Tour information - Above the Arctic Circle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We combine the Arctic lands of Sweden, Finland and Norway to see and enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery on earth.
		Optional whalewatching; bus and ferry to Kabelvag on Vestvagoy Island (Lofoten); optional walks and exploring.
		Ferry and drive via Narvik to Abisko area (Sweden).
	www.explore.co.uk /tourdetail_ex_ac.jsp?tourbroxid=12343 (209 words)

	April 2002 -- Volume XIV, Number 4
		A straightforward, energetic business climate and a good economy make this small country a stable market-one that can be both demanding and rewarding for U.S. suppliers of consumer foods and beverages.
		Centuries ago, Vikings set sail from Nordic shores on voyages of conquest to many lands.
		Today, Sweden and Finland represent an entirely different kind of sale-for shiploads of U.S. consumer foods.
	www.fas.usda.gov /info/agexporter/2002/April/Apr02.html (406 words)

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		Sweden: The land (Lands, Peopels and Cultures) - Book (Librarybound)
		Learn more about the dramatic landscape of Sweden, from the hundreds of wooded islands along the coast, to the cold north where snow falls for eight months of the year.
		Topics include: Rivers and lakes, The Northern Lights, The people of Sweden...
	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p13203613 (188 words)

	Amazon.com: Sweden the People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Amazon.com: Sweden the People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures): Books
		Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.
		Sweden the People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) (Paperback)
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0778796965?v=glance (286 words)

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