Fun Facts about Sweden

Filed in archive Culture on December 22, 2011

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Planning to travel to sweden?

Here are some little-known facts about The Land of the Vikings:

If you're looking for a Big Mac, Sweden's got more McDonald's per capita than any other European country.

You can shop 'til you drop in 'Nordstan', the largest European shopping mall, located in Gothenburg.

Want to eat one of the Swedes' favorite dishes? Order meatballs with potatoes and ligonberry sauce.

You can find the largest scale model of the Solar System in the world is found in Sweden.

If you want to spend the night in the world's first ice hotel, spend a cool night in Jukkasjarvi, in the district of Kiruna.

But if you would like a Swedish souvenir, please don't steal the moose crossing signs -- visitors have been known to swipe those already!