Sverige (disambiguation)
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Sverige is the Swedish language
name for Sweden
and appears on postage stamps of Sweden
, but may also refer to:
See also
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
name for Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and appears on postage stamps of Sweden
Postage stamps and postal history of Sweden
Posten, the Swedish mail service, was established in 1636 by Axel Oxenstierna, and by the 18th century it had been extended throughout the country. The same century also saw the introduction of a practice unique to Sweden, that of attaching a feather to the wax seal of a letter to indicate that it...
, but may also refer to:
- Sverige (hymn), a hymn with lyrics by Verner von Heidenstam and music by Wilhelm Stenhammar
- A Swedish coastal defence ship, HMS SverigeHMS SverigeSverige was a Swedish Coastal defence ship during the last year of World War I and onward into the 1950s. Her cost was approximately 12 million kronor in 1912, and the entire sum was raised in public in a nationwide fundraising campaign that gained over 15 million The fundraising was done because...
, used by the Swedish navySwedish NavyThe Royal Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps .In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes...
1915-1953 - Sverige class coastal defence ship, a class of ships in the Swedish navy
- Sverige (islet), an islet in the Skurusundet, Nacka municipality
- Sverige (band), a Swedish band
- Sverige (Kent song), a song by Swedish rock group Kent
- Sverige (Basshunter song), a song by Swedish artist Basshunter
- Sverige (Stranglers song), a song by punk rock group The Stranglers
See also
- Sweden (disambiguation)Sweden (disambiguation)Sweden is a country in Northern Europe. Sweden may also refer to:-Locations:* Sweden , a constituency in the European ParliamentUnited States*Sweden, Maine, a town*Sweden, New York, a town...