"Hej, m'names Berwald. Nice t'meet ya."

Name: Konungariket Sverige (Kingdom Of Sweden)
Human Name: Berwald Oxenstierna
Title: 'Conqueror Of The Baltic Sea'
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Sexuality: Homosexual(Don't scream 'YAOI FREAK', Hima has
announced that Sweden is indeed, Gay.)
Birthdate: June 06
Haircolor: Blonde
Eyecolor: Azure
Build: Not as large as Denmark, he tends to look slightly skinnier / Lanky / bony like build. Even so, he still has quite a bit of muscle on him, making him stronger, or just as strong, as Denmark.
Height: 5'11 - 6ft
Nationality: Swedish
Languages Spoken: English(fluent), Swedish(Fluent), Danish(Somewhat fluent, but refuses to speak)
Scars: A few covering his upper-torso, caused by Denmark

Family Members: Sealand (Finland is NOT considered to be Sealand's 'mother', that is a purely fan made assumption because Sweden HAD referred to Finland as 'His wife'. Sweden and Finland separates 160 years before peter had been founded. So in Canon, Sweden is indeed, a single father to an adopted child. Aww. )

Some information about Sweden's speech: Sweden does NOT mumble, or grunt. when the particular dialect of Japanese that was used for him was translated into English, it hadn't translated properly, causing the English transformation to appear as if Berwald was been 'mumbling and grunting'. So no, h' d's n't t'lk l'k' th's, his speech is actually very clear, except for the occasional "M'kay, Ya, ********'" etc. So hes does not mumble, he just doesn't speak much. That is all.


Personality And Interests:
Though Berwald has a very intimidating aura about him, inside hes quite the playful person. Hes very kind, silent, and hard to understand, which makes it hard to believe he would be the 'playful' kind. One of the few people who have seen this side of Sve is his adopted son; Sealand.

Sweden also loves to make furniture, toys, and Dolls. He considers it one of his favorite past times. He has also once stated that a can of Surströmming (Fermented Baltic Herring) can be used as a deadly weapon(Although whether the food itself or his preparation of it is what renders it inedible is not clear.). Though he is silent, he won't pass up a good argument or debate, especially with Denmark. He also has a habit of ending most of his sentences with a 'ja.'

He also has a rather interesting method of disciplining his son Sealand; Whenever the boy ignores him for his video games / Computer, he writes 'England' on a box and gently sets it over the micro-nation, had begun to shake it, where Peter proceeded to make noises like 'Please stop it!!'. This is called a Dambolis.


Relations With Other Nations(HNGH RHYME!):

Denmark: Denmark once ruled over Sweden and Finland, But once Sweden finally grew tired of the Danes abusiveness towards him, he fled Denmarks home, where Tino tagged along. Since then, Denmark has attempted to fight with Sweden a number of times, but only to get beaten up by Sve.

Finland: Ever since their escape from Denmark, Finland has been living in Sweden's home (Along with Peter); Because of this, Sweden considers Tino to be his 'Wife', showing no concern for judgement when he calls Finland 'M'wife' in front of everyone. Finland has stated, that he has barely any freedom in Sweden's house, but he quickly added that it is much more fun being together with Sweden.

Sealand: Sweden's adoptive son, who he bought from an auction online. Sweden tends to take action and discipline the boy when needed.

America: There has been hints that America can possibly be the son of Sweden, this is not confirmed, but there are relations with Sweden and the Native Americans.

Russia: These two have a long history of wars and rivalry, There were atleast 11 wars fought which lasted from 1400's, to 1809. Even if a peace treaty was signed, he harbors a large hate for Russia, which he refuses to admit.

A Short History Of Sweden:

Swedish history comprises more than 10,000 years and starts after the last glacial period. After the melting of the inland ice, the climate became warmer, and settlers seem to have arrived to the northern parts of the country from the east as well as from the south. They lived from hunting, fishing and collecting.

To make a long story short, agriculture was introduced during the Stone Age, and there was a subsequent Bronze Age followed by an Iron Age. The long process of creating political unity started about 1100 A.D.

During the course of its history, Sweden has, of course, received many important influences from abroad. Most prominent was probably the German influence during the Middle Ages, when the Hanseatic League dominated trade in northern Europe. French culture, on the other hand, was adopted at court and among the upper class in the 18th century, while German cultural influence had a revival in the 19th century.

The period from about 1750 to 1850 saw a far-reaching modernization of agriculture. If you compare a map of a rural area from the 18th century with one from today, you will get an idea of what happened in this period. On the old map, living houses, barns etc. belonging to several families were standing close together in a village, perhaps with a church in the middle of it. The cultivated area was split up into several small lots, the result of centuries of inheritance and marriages. The new map, on the other hand, shows separate farms far apart, where each farm has a few large fields around it. The old village has been split up and the farming land redistributed among the families. In addition, pasture-land that used to belong to the villagers collectively has been divided into individual lots and cultivated.

Agonizing as this change sometimes was to the families affected, it did result in an increased agricultural production, which was necessary in a country with a rapidly growing population. But the concentration of farming land and the increase in population meant that there were more and more people who did not own any land at all. A prolitariat of farm laborers without property started forming. Some of them tried to find jobs in the rapidly growing towns, where the developing industries needed more workers. Emigration was another possibility. All in all, almost one million people left the country this way, many of them ending up in America.

Around 1930, the area used for agricultural production had reached its maximum, and 50 percent of the population were engaged in agriculture. Twenty years later, only some 20 percent lived on the countryside.

We have mentioned the mass exodus from Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We should not forget, however, that Sweden is also a country of immigrants. From the end of the glacial period and onwards, people have settled in the area which is now called "Sweden". Today, as a result of economic and political changes, many different cultures are represented in the population. Equally important is the foreign influence reaching us through TV, music, fashion, food, etc. As can be expected, the US is a major contributor here. Although some people regard this as a form of 'cultural imperialism', most of us find it hard to imagine what life would be like in a monolithic, 'purely Swedish' culture.

1994, a further step towards internationalism was taken, when the Swedish people decided in a referendum to join the EU. Whether one thinks it is right or not to give up parts of what used to be sovereign rights, the membership will most likely simplify international contacts and exchange, and hopefully contribute to the stability of Europe and neighbouring areas.