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Sweden is a kingdom in Scandinavia, Northern Europe. Sweden bordering Norway and Finland and the Skagerrak and Kattegat, the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. The capital of Sweden, Stockholm. Sweden since 1995 a member of the European Union. The longest river is the Klar Älv with a length of 720 kilometers to the Vänern. The highest waterfall is the 34 metre high and sixty meters wide Tannforsen in Jämtland. Sweden has 96,000 lakes (where Vänern, Vättermeer, Mälarmeer and Hjälmarmeer). The most famous national park is Abisko. In Stockholm, the sights: the old town (Gamla Stan) Strömmen, the Royal Palace, the National Museum. Other sightseeing cities Malmo, Linkoping, Gothenburg, Hälsingborg in Visby. At the resort Abisko begins 393 kilometers long Kungsleden (Koningspad), or a trip through Lapland.