Sweden: The True Story

The Swedes Are Not Swedes

by Henrik O A Barkman (barkman@stacken.kth.se)
written 29 May 1994

This article is classified "Real"


Sweden is a kingdom in northeastern Europe, consisting mainly of forests,
lakes and mountains.  Somewhere between the trees and lakes about nine
million human beings known as Swedes have their homes.  Please treat the
word "Swede" case sensitively, since most Swedes are different from swedes.
The majority of the Swedes live in cities, even though the cities are almost
parts of the forests.  I live in the capital, Stockholm, but I still have
several trees between my house and my neighbour's.

Back in the time of the Vikings, the Swedes mostly travelled east during
their raids.  Since there were no Russia back then, someone had to create
it.  The Swedes did.  The name "Russia" is probably derived from "Ruserna,"
the inhabitants of a part of Sweden known as Roslagen.  Ever since then, we
have fought with the Russians.  Sometimes we won, and sometimes we lost.  We
lost the last time, back in 1809, when we lost Finland to the Russians.
Some of us are still waiting for a return game.

Even though most Swedes consider themselves peaceful, and there has been no
official battles since 1814, it was only two years ago we declared peace
with Norway.  We are still (since the 17th century) in a state of war with
San Marino.

For some reason, English-speaking creatures seem to have problems with
realizing that Sweden and Switzerland are different countries.  They are
different.

See also:
  • Earth
  • Sweden, Earth
  • Finland, Earth
  • Norway, Earth
  • Celsius, Anders
  • Gotska Sandoen, Sweden, Earth
  • Steamships
  • Sjoevik, Smaaland, Sweden, Earth
  • Trosa, Sweden, Earth
  • Linkoeping, Sweden, Earth
  • Oestersund, Sweden, Earth

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