TEAMBOK – LONDON 2012 1 Media Guide Sweden This Booklet, presented and published by the Swedish Olympic Committee is intended to assist members of the media at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. Information is of July 1st 2012. For late changes in the team, please see www.sok.se. Location In northern Europe, on the east side of the Scandinavian Peninsula, with coastline on the North and Baltic seas and the Gulf of Bothnia. Neighbours Norway on the East. Mountains along Northwest border cover 25 percent Offi cial name Konungariket Sverige (Kingdom of Sweden). of Sweden. Flat or rolling terrain covers central and southern areas Area 528 447 km2 (173 732 sq. miles). Rank in the world: 56. wich includes several large lakes. Population 9 486 591 Capital Stockholm Form of government Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary state with one legislative house (Parliament with 349 seats). Current constitution force since January 1st, 1975. Chief of state King Carl XVI Gustaf, since 1973. Head of government Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, since 2006. Offi cial language Swedish. Monetary unit 1 Swedish krona (SEK) = 100 öre. (Valuation July 2012). 1 USD= 7,36 SEK, 1 EUR= 9,10 SEK. TEAMBOK – LONDON 2012 2 Ansvarig utgivare Björn Folin, 08-402 68 05,
[email protected] Adress Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, Olympiastadion, Sofiatornet, 114 33 Stockholm Tel 08-402 68 00 Fax 08-402 60 18 www.sok.se Layout Elanders Tryck Elanders 2012 TEAMBOK – LONDON 2012 3 The Swedish Olympic Committee 4 Sweden and the Olympic Games 7 Swedish medallists in Olympic Summer Games 8 Arenor i London 32 London 2012 – dag för dag 35 Swedish Olympic Team 93 Media 127 TEAMBOK – LONDON 2012 4 The Swedish Olympic Committee (Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK) Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK, is the President supreme authority of Sweden in all Olympic Stefan Lindeberg.