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Sweden ( i / ˈ s w iː d ən / SWEE -dən ; Swedish : Sverige [ˈsvæːrjə] listen ), officially the Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish : Konungariket Sverige ), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund . At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi) , Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of over 9.8 million. Swede
Germanic peoples have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times, emerging into history as the Geats /Götar and Swedes/Svear and constituting the sea peoples known as the Norsemen . Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages . In the 17th century, it expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire , which became one of the great powers of Europe until the early 18th century. Swedish territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were gradually lost during the 18th and 19th