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-	[[Sweden]] is one of the [[Scandinavian]] countries. The country is known for [[Absolut]] [[vodka]], Ikea, [[Abba]] and [[Volvo]].	+
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-	The '''Culture of Sweden''' is typically perceived as [[egalitarian]], simple, and open to international influences. Sweden never had serfdom and peasant smallholders traditionally had a greater say in the nation's affairs than in virtually any other Western country. [[Protestant work ethic]] and trade unionism are other factors often said to have shaped Swedish mentality.	+
-	== Literature ==	+
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-	Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include [[Carolus Linnaeus]], [[Emanuel Swedenborg]], [[August Strindberg]] and [[Astrid Lindgren]].	+
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-	== Science==	+
-	Some well-known inventions and discoveries, historical and modern, were made by Swedes. Some notable figures are [[Alfred Nobel]], [[Anders Celsius]] and [[Lars Magnus Ericsson]]	+
-	== Cinema ==	+
-	Swedish twentieth-century culture is noted by pioneering works in the early days of [[Film|cinema]], with [[Mauritz Stiller]] and [[Victor Sjöström]]. In the 1920s–1980s, the filmmakers [[Ingmar Bergman]] and [[Bo Widerberg]] received [[Academy Awards]], and actresses [[Greta Garbo]], [[Ingrid Bergman]], [[Ann-Margret]], [[Lena Olin]], [[Zarah Leander]], and [[Anita Ekberg]] made careers abroad. The actors [[Max von Sydow]], [[Stellan Skarsgård]], [[Dolph Lundgren]] and [[Peter Stormare]] are also worth mentioning. More recently, the films of [[Lukas Moodysson]] and [[Lasse Hallström]] have received international recognition.	+
-	== Sexual revolution==	+
-	*[[Sexual revolution in Scandinavia]]	+
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-	[[Europe]] - [[Scandinavia]] - The [[Stockholm syndrome]]	+
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-	[[ABBA]]	+
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-	== Writers ==	+
-	[[Astrid Lindgren]] - [[August Strindberg]]	+
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-	== Film ==	+
-	''[[Persona]]'' (1966) - ''[[I Am Curious (Yellow)]]'' (1967) - ''[[Language of Love]]'' (1969)	+
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-	== Actresses ==	+
-	[[Anita Ekberg]] - [[Christina Lindberg]] - [[Essy Person]]	+
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-	== Film directors ==	+
-	[[Mac Ahlberg]] - [[Lukas Moodysson]] - [[Ingmar Bergman]] - [[Vilgot Sjöman]] - [[Bo Arne Vibenius]]	+
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-	==Culture and mass media==	+
-	Cultural influence from the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] has been obvious since the war. Imported and indigenous [[subculture]]s rose, with the [[rockabilly]]-inspired [[raggare]] and anarchist [[progg]] cultures as notable examples. (Before the world wars, Swedish culture was more inspired by [[Germany]]). [[Swedish film]] and [[Swedish music|music]] achieved international fame with names like [[Ingmar Bergman]], [[Sven Nykvist]], [[Lasse Hallström]], [[Birgit Nilsson]], [[ABBA]], [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]], [[The Cardigans]] and [[Roxette]]. Currently, Sweden is the only non-English-speaking country in the world with a net export of music. Most Swedes are today proficient in [[English language|English]], a great deal of Swedish-produced popular music has originally English lyrics, and [[foreign branding|English language branding]] is very common.	+
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-	See also [[culture of Sweden]].	+
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-	== Swedish counterculture ==	+
-	See [[Swedish counterculture]]	+
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