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A Dalecarlian horse or Dala
horse (Swedish: Dalahäst) is
a traditional carved and painted
wooden horse statuette
originating in the Swedish
Province Dalarna.
The Swedish coat of arms
consisting of three crowns
and a star adorns the top of
Stockholm’s city hall.
The “Dancer” is a statue of
a naked women and one of
Stockholm’s landmarks.
Knäckebröd is a flat and
dry type of bread or cracker,
containing mostly rye flour.
The elk is the national animal
of Sweden.
The gilded crown of Sweden is
also seen on Skeppsholmsbron,
a bridge between Skepsholmen
and Blasieholmen.
The Vikings came from three
countries of Scandinavia:
Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
The name ‘Viking’ comes from
a language called ‘Old Norse’
and means ‘a pirate raid’.