Sweden
Sweden is one of the 193 UN member states, in Northern Europe. UN Tourism counted 7.6 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 73% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 7.6 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 55th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 27%
- Area
- 443,486 km² (171,231 sq mi)
- Population
- 10.3 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Countys
- 21in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 38with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 13on Globestamp’s list
Does Sweden count as a country?
Yes. Sweden is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Sweden? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Sweden |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | Yes, since 25 March 2001 |
The Sweden stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Sweden’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 7.6 million international arrivals in 2019, Sweden is more visited than 73% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Sweden
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Sweden when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Sweden you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Sweden, from 13 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 13
Skogskyrkogården (1994) · Engelsberg Ironworks (1993) · Grimeton VLF transmitter (2004) · Laponian National Park (1996) · Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (2012) · Falun Mine (2001) · Rock Carvings in Tanum (1994) · Gammelstad Church Town (1996) · Southern Öland cultural landscape (2000) · Birka and Hovgården (1993) and 3 more. On the bucket list →
National parks 9
Abisko National Park · Sarek National Park · Muddus National Park · Stora Sjöfallet National Park · Fulufjället National Park · Hamra National Park · Pieljekaise National Park · Söderåsen National Park and 1 more. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 11
Björkliden · Branäs · Hallstabacken · Åre Ski Area · Kittelfjäll · Tandå valley and 5 more. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 11
Liseberg · Astrid Lindgren's World · Gröna Lund · High Chaparral Theme Park · Skara Sommarland · Furuviksparken and 5 more. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 22
Skansen · Kolmården Wildlife Park · Borås djurpark · Nordens Ark and 18 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 14
Linnaean Garden · Northern Arboretum · Bergian botanic garden · Gothenburg Botanical Garden and 10 more. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 7
National Museum of Science and Technology · Universeum · Baltic Sea Science Center · Cosmonova and 3 more. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Stockholm | 1,264,000 |
| Göteborg | 537,797 |
| Malmö | 269,349 |
| Uppsala | 133,117 |
| Västerås | 107,194 |
| Örebro | 98,573 |
| Linköping | 96,732 |
| Helsingborg | 91,304 |
Airports
Sweden has 38 airports with scheduled flights, 11 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
21 countys to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Sweden into 21 countys (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 21
Blekinge · Dalarna · Gävleborg · Gotland · Halland · Jämtland · Jönköping · Kalmar · Kronoberg · Norrbotten · Örebro · Östergötland · Skåne · Södermanland · Stockholm · Uppsala · Värmland · Västerbotten · Västernorrland · Västmanland · Västra Götaland
Questions people ask
Is Sweden a country?
Yes. Sweden is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Sweden a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 7,616,000 international arrivals in Sweden in 2019, the 55th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Sweden stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 27% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Sweden count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Sweden”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Sweden
Near Sweden
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.