Natural CharacteristicsDuring the last Ice Age, a thick layer of snow covered Sweden. In 6,000 BC, when the ice finally melted it left Sweden with many islands, lakes, rivers and streams spread across the entire country. Now Sweden is heavily forested, with 69% of the country being forest and woodland.
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Human CharacteristicsSwedes are known to be very punctual. If you are a Swede it is better to be quite early then late. In there formal situations it would be considered very rude to come late. There are three main languages spoken in Sweden which are Swedish, Finnish and English. In religion, 87% of the community are Lutheran and 13% are other different religions.
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