Sweden GuideSweden is the largest of the Nordic countries, with a population of about 9.5 million. It borders Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark via the bridge of Öresund. HotelsFind hotels in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Umea, Uppsala, Malmo and more. StockholmStockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden, with nearly 2 million inhabitants within its vicinities. GothenburgGothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden with approximately 520,000 inhabitants in the municipality. UmeåUmeå is a city of about 110,000 located near the mouth of the Ume River and is the capital of Västerbotten County in Norrland in Northern Sweden. SvealandSvealand is the south-central region of Sweden. Svealand was the home of the svear, called Suiones by Roman historians. GötalandGötaland is the southernmost of the three lands of Sweden, the others being Svealand and Norrland. NorrlandNorrland is one of three major regions in Sweden. Norrland encompasses two-thirds of the country's surface and about one-sixth of its population.