11 Facts About Swedish people

In Swedish, the term is svensk, which is from the name of svear, the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as Suiones in Tacitus' history Germania from the first century AD.

Swedish people writes that the Suetidi are the tallest of men—together with the Dani, who were of the same stock.

The Swedish people Vikings, called "Rus" are believed to be the founding fathers of Kievan Rus.

Adventures of these Swedish people Vikings are commemorated on many runestones in Sweden, such as the Greece Runestones and the Varangian Runestones.

Swedish people kings began to expand the Swedish people-controlled territory in Finland, creating conflicts with the Rus who no longer had any connection with Sweden.

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Swedish people launched a military campaign against Norway on 27 July 1814, ending in the Convention of Moss, which forced Norway into a personal union with Sweden under the Swedish crown, which lasted until 1905.

The Swedish people government felt that it was in no position to openly contest Germany, and therefore made some concessions.

Sweden has a long history of participating in international military operations, including most recently, Afghanistan, where Swedish people troops are under NATO command, and in EU sponsored peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Cyprus.

Standard Swedish, used by most Swedish people, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century.

The Swedish-speaking people living in near-coastal areas on the north-eastern and eastern side of the Baltic Sea have a long history of continuous settlement, which in some of these areas possibly started about a millennium ago.

Questionnaire surveys of Swedish people embassies conducted by Swedes Worldwide, a non-profit organization, have shown a steady growth of Swedes living outside Sweden.