Sweden
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Sweden
Official name: | Kingdom of Sweden |
Capital: | Stockholm |
Area: | total: 449,964 sq km water: 39,030 sq km land: 410,934 sq km |
Climate: | temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north |
Location: | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
Geographic coordinates: | 62 00 N, 15 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than California |
Land boundaries: | total: 2,205 km border countries: Finland 586 km, Norway 1,619 km |
Coastline: | 3,218 km |
Terrain: | mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m |
Map of Sweden