1. That's not the anthem. As a matter of fact, we do not have one. - Swedes claim that it is "Du gamla, du fria" ("You Old, You Free" (lit.)) which was written by Richard Dybeck 1844 which is not true. I don't know why they think that it is, but it is not.
The plain and simple fact is that we do not have an official one. Du gamla, du fria is merely claimed to be, and is made no more official just because it is being claimed to be.
2. Other interesting facts are: Sweden is seen as a christian "country" from especially Americans for some reason. The fact cannot be any further away from that assumption.
Sweden is overwhelmingly Atheistic (over 85% according to Gallup) and secular, which of course is awesome. How the Americans fail to look that up is quite beyond me.
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The only cultural value we have, is a dance where we pretend to be frogs, jumping around a flowery pole at midsummer singing "små grodorna" (little fucking frogs). (See below.)
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