Sweden

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Sweden is a constitutional monarchy located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Its capital city is Stockholm.

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General Info

Sweden borders with Norway (Location) to the west and Finland (Location) to northeast, and is connected to Denmark (Location) in the south by the Öresund Bridge. Sweden joined the European Union on 1 January 1995, and is the third largest member of the organisation and has a total population of approximately 10.3 million. The capital of Sweden is Stockholm (Location), which is also the most populous city in the country. Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy form of government and a highly developed . It is not known when and how the Kingdom of Sweden was formed. In the 17th century it expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire. Most of its conquered territories were lost in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Finland, then under Swedish rule was lost to the Russian Empire in 1809. The last war in which Sweden was directly involved in warfare was in 1814, when Sweden forced Norway into a union as a compensation for the loss of Finland. Since then, Sweden has been a relatively peaceful country with neutrality in wartimes, only officially participating in peacekeeping operations, even though it was caught multiple times throughout the cold waraiding NATO in spy operations against the Soviet Union (Location).

Fun Facts

The first known commercial video game developed in Sweden was Space Action (Game) for the Commodore 64 (Platform), released in 1983. Sweden is the home of Djungelvrål and "Hockey powder" (also known as "demon candy from hell"). The pop sensation ABBA is also one of Sweden's biggest cultural exports to the world. Rally sport is very popular in Sweden and many Rally games feature Swedish racetracks. Also, Swedish teams and arenas and stadiums are often featured in NHL and FIFA (Franchise) games as ice hockey and soccer are the two most popular sports in the country. FIFA 09 offered Swedish play-by-play commentary in free DLC.

Swedish Video Game Developers

Thanks to it's early adoption of computers and the Internet, Sweden is home to many developers, many of them starting out in the Commodore 64 and Amiga demoscene. Some of the most known Swedish video game developers are:

• DICE (Company) - Creators of the Battlefield series, Mirror's Edge, Star Wars: Battlefront (Franchise), Motorhead (Game) and Pinball fantasies (as Refraction Games: Codename: Eagle)
• Paradox Interactive - Responsible for the Europa Universalis (Franchise) games and its derivatives such as Hearts of Iron (Franchise) and Victoria
• Avalanche - Creators of the Just Cause series, Renegade Ops and currently working on RAGE 2
• Starbreeze Studios - Creators of Chronicles of Riddick, The Darkness (Game), Syndicate and Payday 2 (Game) with Overkill Software (Company) (as O3 Games: The Outforce (Game))
• SimBin Studios - Creators of driving sims like Race Pro and GTR
• Ubisoft Massive - Creators of Ground Control (Franchise), World in Conflict, Tom Clancy's The Division and they also contribute to Ubisoft games
• Legendo - Dink Smallwood (Game) and various children's games
• Fatshark - Formed by ex GRIN employees. Creators of Lead and Gold, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (Game), Hamilton's Great Adventure, Krater (Game), War of the Roses (Game)
• Frictional Games (Company) - Creators of the Penumbra series, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA (Game)
• Arrowhead Game Studio - Creators of Magicka (Game) and The Showdown Effect (Game)
• [http:/www.mightanddelight.com Might and Delight] - Creators of Pid (Game) and Shelter (Game) and Shelter 2 (Game)
• MindArk - Creators of Entropia Universe (Game)
• Mojang - Creators of Minecraft (Game), Scrolls (Game), Minecraft: Story Mode, Cobalt (Game) and Minecraft: Dungeons
• Machine Games - Formed by ex Starbreeze employees, bought by Zenimax. Creators of Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein II: The New Colussus
• Overkill Software (Company) - Creators of the Payday series, recently bought by Starbreeze Studios
• Bitsquid AB (Company) - Formed by ex Grin employees, creators of the Bitsquid Tech game engine, used by Fatshark
• Levande Böcker - Publisher of many historical edutainment titles and kids' games, such as the Mulle Meckfranchise
• Dennaton (Company) - Creators of Hotline Miami (Game) and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
• GHOST Games - Creators of the current generation of Need For Speed games like Rivals, Need For Speed and Payback
• Coffee Stain Studios (Company) - Creators of Sanctum (Game), Sanctum 2 (Game), Goat Simulator (Game) and Deep Rock Galactic (Game)
• Coldwood Interactive - Creators of Unravel (Game) and Unravel Two (Game)
• Hazelight (Company) - Creators of A Way Out (Game)
• Image andamp;amp;amp; Form Games - Creators of the SteamWorld (Franchise) series
• King (Company) - Creators of the Candy Crush Saga (Game) and similar titled games
• Stunlock Studios (Company) - Creators of Bloodline Champions (Game)
• Tarsier Studios (Company) - Recently known by developing and releasing Little Nightmares (Game)
• Zoink - Creators of Stick It To the Man!, Fe (Game) and Flipping Death (Game)
• Embark - Formed by ex DICE employees. Started in late 2018.

Defunct developers:

• UDS - Creators of Ignition (Game) and Airfix: Dogfighter (Game)
• GRIN (Company) - Creators of Bionic Commando (2009), Bionic Commando Rearmed (Game), and Terminator Salvation (Game).
• TATI Mixedia (Company)/Vision Park AB (Company) - Creators of the Backpackerfranchise

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• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Game)
• Actua Tennis (Game)
• Arena (Game)
• Auf Wiedersehen Monty (Game)
• BackPacker Junior (Game)
• Backpacker (Game)
• Backpacker 2 (Game)
• Blocks That Matter (Game)
• Call to Arms (Game)
• Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition (Game)
• Champions of Europe (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 04 (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 2005 (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 3 (Game)
• Cossacks 3 (Game)
• Crusader Kings II (Game)
• Cry Of Fear (Game)
• DiRT 4 (Game)
• DiRT Rally (Game)
• EA Sports WRC (Game)
• Elitserien 2001 (Game)
• Elitserien 95 (Game)
• Elitserien 96 (Game)
• Empire: Total War (Game)
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 (Game)
• Europa Universalis (Game)
• Europa Universalis II (Game)
• Europa Universalis III: Napoleon's Ambition (Game)
• Europa Universalis V (Game)
• Europa Universalis: Crown of the North (Game)
• Europe Racer (Game)
• FIFA 06: Road To FIFA World Cup (Game)
• FIFA 98: Road to World Cup (Game)
• FIFA Manager 08 (Game)
• FIFA Manager 10 (Game)
• FIFA Soccer 09 (Game)
• FIFA Soccer 13 (Game)
• GT Advance 2: Rally Racing (Game)
• GT Legends (Game)
• GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game (Game)
• Gear Up (Game)
• Geisha Novia (Game)
• Generation Zero (Game)
• GeoGuessr (Game)
• Habbo Hotel (Game)
• Hearts of Iron III (Game)
• Hela: Of Mice and Magic (Game)
• Hi-Octane (Game)
• Ice Hockey (Game)
• Kawasaki Superbike Challenge (Game)
• Krater (Game)
• Lost Horizon 2 (Game)
• MUD: FIM Motocross World Championship (Game)
• MURI (Game)
• MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Videogame (Game)
• March of the Eagles (Game)
• Medieval: Total War (Game)
• Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions (Game)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Game)
• Momotaro Dentetsu World (Game)
• Mount and Blade: With Fire & Sword (Game)
• Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (Game)
• NHL 07 (Game)
• NHL 08 (Game)
• NHL 09 (Game)
• NHL 10 (Game)
• NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2007 (Game)
• Napoleon: Total War (Game)
• Need for Speed: V-Rally (Game)
• Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 (Game)
• New World Order (Game)
• North Atlantic '86 (Game)
• Notes of Obsession (Game)
• Overwatch 2 (Game)
• Pandaland (Game)
• Patrician II: Quest for Power (Game)
• Patrician III (Game)
• Patrician IV (Game)
• Power Drive (Game)
• Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Game)
• Pro Rally (Game)
• Project Gotham Racing 2 (Game)
• Race 07: The Official WTCC Game (Game)
• Rise of Prussia (Game)
• Risk II (Game)
• Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (Game)
• S40 Racing (Game)
• Sega Rally 2 (Game)
• Sensible Soccer: European Champions (Game)
• Shadow President (Game)
• Shadow of Destiny (Game)
• Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings (Game)
• SinkSub (Game)
• Ski Racing 2006 - Featuring Hermann Maier (Game)
• Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge (Game)
• Snow Moto Racing 3D (Game)
• Snow Moto Racing Freedom (Game)
• Stratený v Európe (Game)

Location details

Name

Sweden

Aliases

Sverige, Svenska, Konungariket Sverige, Kingdom of Sweden

Games

• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Game)
• Actua Tennis (Game)
• Arena (Game)
• Auf Wiedersehen Monty (Game)
• BackPacker Junior (Game)
• Backpacker (Game)
• Backpacker 2 (Game)
• Blocks That Matter (Game)
• Call to Arms (Game)
• Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition (Game)
• Champions of Europe (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 04 (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 2005 (Game)
• Colin McRae Rally 3 (Game)
• Cossacks 3 (Game)
• Crusader Kings II (Game)
• Cry Of Fear (Game)
• DiRT 4 (Game)
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Characters

• Has characters: Mattias Nilsson (Character), Conor McGregor (Character), Chris (Character), Karl Stromberg (Character), Salvatore Ganacci (Character), Marie Rose (Character), Odin (Character), Thor (Character), Lars Alexandersson (Character), Xion (Character), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Character), Charles XII of Sweden (Character), Henrik Zetterberg (Character), Jesper (Character), Beowulf (Character), Petra Johanna Lagerkvist (Character), Annika Sörenstam (Character), Nea Karlsson (Character), Olof Linderoth (Character), Oisten Jägerhorn (Character), Mikael Renberg (Character), Gustavus Adolphus (Character), Kowful the Viking (Character), Tee Bee (Character), Torbjörn (Character), Brigitte (Character), Claus Hugo Strandberg (Character), Aylin Mary Yang (Character), Breach (Character), Gunnar Nelson (Character), Thomas Ravelli (Character), Lars Eriksson (Character), Mikael Nilsson (Character), Mats Gren (Character), Jan Eriksson (Character), Peter Larsson (Character), Magnus Erlingmark (Character), Jonas Thern (Character), Klas Ingesson (Character), Hakan Mild (Character), Stefan Rehn (Character), Anders Limpar (Character), Tomas Brolin (Character), Stefan Pettersson (Character), Martin Dahlin (Character), Kennet Andersson (Character), Tommy Svensson (Character), Kent Karlsson (Character), Flimrick (Character), Sven-Göran Eriksson (Character), Tina Thörner (Character), Kenneth Erikkson (Character), Stig Blomqvist (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Royalty (Concept), Police (Concept), Neo Nazis (Concept), Ice Skating (Concept), Aurora (Concept), Norse Mythology (Concept), Ragnarök (Concept), Viking (Concept), Berserkers (Concept), Örebro SK (Concept), Malmö FF (Concept), SvFF (Concept), Rally (Concept), IFK Hässleholm (Concept), Social Democracy (Concept), IK Oddevold (Concept), IFK Norrkoeping (Concept), IF Elfsborg (Concept), IFK Goeteborg (Concept), Halmstads BK (Concept), IFK Värnamo (Concept), Landskrona BoIS (Concept), AIK Fotboll (Concept), Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (Concept), IF Brommapojkarna (Concept), Örgryte IS (Concept), IFK Västerås (Concept), Gårda BK (Concept), IFK Eskilstuna (Concept), Gefle IF (Concept), Östers IF (Concept), Hammarby IF (Concept), Degerfors IF (Concept), KB Karlskoga FF (Concept), Xbox Live Indie Games (Concept), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Concept), Draug (Concept), IK Brage (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Car (Object), H&K G3 (Object), Snus (Object), Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle (Object), World Cup Trophy (Object), Fur Coats (Object), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Object), Leopard 2 (Object), Sleds (Object), SAAB 900 (Object)

Related Locations

• Has related locations: Europe (Location), Earth (Location), McDonald's (Location), Finland (Location), Stockholm (Location), 7-Eleven (Location), Malmö (Location), Gothenburg (Location), Landskrona (Location), Gävle (Location), Växjö (Location), Eskilstuna (Location), Uddevalla (Location), Örebro (Location), Hässleholm (Location), Norrköping (Location), Västerås (Location), Värnamo (Location), Halmstad (Location), Karlskoga (Location), Degerfors (Location), Borås (Location), Borlänge (Location)