I present to you a new series! Sweden: Facts & Stuff, where I share (amusing?) true facts about Sweden!
Sweden: Facts & Stuff {Part 2}
1: Daycare cost is based on your total family income, with a government imposed maximum fee.
2: The sun rises at 3.30 in the morning in summer, and it sets at 3.30 in the afternoon in winter.
3: You can take a sick leave if you are ill during your vacation.
4: In the field of technological advancement, Sweden ranks second, just after Finland.
5: The Stockholm Globe Arena {Globen}is the world's largest hemispherical building, with a diameter of 110 meters and an inner height of eighty-five meters.
6: As of 2006, Sweden has been the most generous country in the world in regarding and giving aid to poor countries. It is the only nation where donations exceed 1% of the total GDP.
7: Privacy is taken very seriously that putting up video cameras in laundry rooms to catch vandals is illegal.
8: All non-military property that is not fenced in, or is not a farm or someone's personal garden is open to anyone for hiking through or camping for a single night.
9: Sweden is set to become the first country in the world to phase out petrol for biofuel.
10: As of late 2012, Sweden had obtained 30 Nobel prizes (which includes 5 Peace Prizes). This is the fifth highest number of laureates in the world.
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Hope you learned something, again!
Part 3 of Sweden: Facts & Stuff will be out on THURSDAY, 14 November.
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