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🇸🇪 Sweden (Stockholm) — Currency, Timezone, Voltage, Visa & Economy Profile

The largest Nordic economy and home of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, celebrated for global brands like IKEA, Spotify, Volvo, Ericsson, and Atlas Copco.

🏰 Northern EuropeISO SE/SWE · +46 · .se

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Sweden

Capital: Stockholm · SEK (kr)

#Nobel Prize Host & #1 Nordic#230V Type C/F Direct#Cashless Society (SEK)

Exact Land Area & True SizeArea Rank #55

Total Area450,295 km²

vs KR4.49배 (x)

Pop Density24/km²

Live Time & Offset

16:47:01

UTC+1 · -8h

🇰🇷 KR: 00:47:01

Flight & Distance

~11.8 hrs

7,432 km

🇰🇷 Seoul ↔ 🇸🇪 Stockholm

Instant FX Converter1 SEK ≈ 131 KRW

🇸🇪 SEK (kr)

🇰🇷 KRW (₩) · ≈ $9.5

Voltage & Plug Adapter230V · 50Hz

✅ Direct 220V C/FType C / F

220–230V Type C/F Compatible (Direct Plug)

🍽️ 5 Everyday Item Prices (USD / KRW)Index 63.5

🍛Meal$15₩20,775

☕Coffee$4₩5,540

🍺Beer$6.8₩9,418

🚇Transit$3.5₩4,848

🏨Hotel$160₩221,600

Visa · Driving Side · Safety · WaterPassport 191

🛂 90 days Visa-Free (Schengen)

Driving Side🚗 Drives RIGHT (LHD)

Safety & Emergency🛡️ 61/100 · 🚨 112

💧 Tap water safe to drink directly (high quality municipal supply)

💵 No tipping required (service charge included where applicable)

GDP · Income · Population · Life Expectancy

Nominal GDP$609B

GDP per Capita$58,500

Population (Median Age)10.6M (41.1y)

Life Exp. · UNESCO83.5세 · 🏛️15건

World Factbook (Language · Gov · Exports)

🗣️ Languages: Swedish

🏛️ Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

🕌 Religion: Lutheran Christian 53%, Unaffiliated 38%, Muslim 8%

📦 Top Exports: Vehicles (Volvo/Scania), Telecom (Ericsson), Pharma, Steel & Forestry

🌤️ Climate & Terrain: Forested Scandinavian terrain with 100,000+ lakes and Arctic Lapland

⚖️ Direct Comparison vs 🇰🇷 South Korea

📐 Land area (450,295 km²) is ~4.5x larger than South Korea (World #55).

💳 Everyday living & travel costs are similar to South Korea (avg meal $15).

💰 GDP per capita ($58,500) is 1.62x South Korea's, with a life expectancy of 83.5 years.

🚗 Driving Side: Drives on the RIGHT (Left-Hand Drive vehicles), same as Korea/US/Continental Europe.

💡 Sweden is nearly 100% cashless—do not bother exchanging physical SEK cash; use contactless cards everywhere. Power is 230V Type C/F (no adapter needed).

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📐 Sweden Land Area (km²), True Size & World Factbook

450,295 km² (World #55)

Total Land Area

450,295 km²

4.49x S. Korea

Pop Density & Urban

24명/km²

Urban 88.7%

Life Exp & Median Age

83.5세

Median 41.1y

Driving & Emergency

🚗 우측통행(좌핸들)

🚨 112 · 🛡️61/100

📐 Land area (450,295 km²) is ~4.5x larger than South Korea (World #55).

💳 Everyday living & travel costs are similar to South Korea (avg meal $15).

💰 GDP per capita ($58,500) is 1.62x South Korea's, with a life expectancy of 83.5 years.

🚗 Driving Side: Drives on the RIGHT (Left-Hand Drive vehicles), same as Korea/US/Continental Europe.

📊 Sweden Global Economy, Demographics & Passport Metrics

Nominal GDP

$609B

Rank #24 of 48

GDP per Capita

$58,500

Rank #12 of 48

Population

10.6M

Capital: Stockholm

Cost Index (NY=100)

63.5

Est. $180/day

Passport Power

191

Rank #10 of 48

Geo Coordinates

59.33°, 18.07°

SWE

🏛️ Country Overview, Major Cities & Core Industries

The largest Nordic economy and home of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, celebrated for global brands like IKEA, Spotify, Volvo, Ericsson, and Atlas Copco.

🏙️ Major Cities & Hubs

Stockholm · Gothenburg · Malmo

📈 Core Industry & Exports

Produces more tech unicorns per capita than almost any region outside Silicon Valley, powered by an niemal 100% fossil-free electricity grid.

✈️ Practical Travel, Payment, Transit & Visa Tips

Sweden is nearly 100% cashless—do not bother exchanging physical SEK cash; use contactless cards everywhere. Power is 230V Type C/F (no adapter needed).