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* Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), writer, mystic and philosopher
 
* Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), writer, mystic and philosopher
 
* Peter Stormare, actor
 
* Peter Stormare, actor
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== Sweden and domestic violence ==
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[[File:Flag of Sweden.png|thumbnail|280px|right|In Sweden, 81 percent of women said they had been harassed at some point after the age of 15 - compared to the EU average of 55 percent.<ref>[http://www.thelocal.se/20140305/sweden-out-top-in-eu-domestic-violence-league Sweden stands out in domestic violence study] Published: 05 Mar 2014 08:3</ref> See: Sweden and domestic violence]] ]]
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See also: [[Sweden and domestic violence]]
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In March of 2014, the [[Sweden|Swedish]] news website ''The Local'' published an article entitled ''Sweden stands out in domestic violence study'' which declared:
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{{cquote|A new EU review of violence against women has revealed that one in three [[Europe]]an women has been assaulted, and one in twenty has been raped, with the Scandinavian countries at the top of the league tables.
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In the Scandinavian countries, in contrast, around half of the women reported physical or sexual violence, which researchers at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights said could have several explanations...
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In Sweden, 81 percent of women said they had been harassed at some point after the age of 15 - compared to the EU average of 55 percent. After Sweden, which had the highest rate, [[Denmark]], [[France]], the Netherland and [[Finland]] all saw rates above 70 percent. The EU member state with the lowest rate - 24 percent - was Bulgaria.<ref>[http://www.thelocal.se/20140305/sweden-out-top-in-eu-domestic-violence-league Sweden stands out in domestic violence study] Published: 05 Mar 2014 08:3</ref>}}
    
== Sexual immoraiity and Sweden ==
 
== Sexual immoraiity and Sweden ==
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