A Look Inside The Lives of Ordinary Swedes, 55 Facts About Swedish Culture Guaranteed To Make You Go “Wow!”

Short Summer Hours

It’s common in Sweden for people to leave the country for four or five weeks during the summer to relax at their vacation homes. The average Swede takes 41 paid days off yearly, more than double the global average.

That may give the impression that Swedes are lazy; however, Forbes rated Sweden the greatest country for business in 2017. Investment per capita in Stockholm is second only to Silicon Valley, making it home to one of the world’s most vibrant innovation and startup scenes.

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