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District 7150 is proud to announce their 1999 GSE team,
going to Sweden's District 2350 in the spring.
Pictures from Sweden loading below
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Sweden is a big little country - the distance from north to south is 1600 kilometers. There is lots of space for all 8 million inhabitants. The population tends more and more to form clusters in and around the cities - Stockholm, Malmoe, Gothenburg and a number of other important but smaller cities and towns. Flat farmland in the south of Sweden, forests, mountains and rivers in the north. Lots of lakes all over. Traditionally, Sweden’s industry was based upon the natural resources forests, water and iron ore. To some extent this is still true but as in all western countries, other types of research and intense industry becomes increasingly important - medical, technical, IT, etc. Names you know are Pharmacia-Upjohn, Astra (now Astra-Seneca) and Ericsson. Volvo and Saab are still Swedish - one never knows for how long. Smaller industries are important and often interesting - glass, handicraft, design etc. Sweden’s ”world famous” social security system - much like that in Canada they say - is still of interest to many visitors - schools, hospitals, handicap care, family security insurances, day-care centers etc. District 2350 covers the main part of the capital, Stockholm, and an area along the coast north of Stockholm. From most viewpoints this is the heart of Sweden. Many call it the cradle. Sweden has a long history - starting before the Vikings! |
Whatever contacts you are looking for in cultural, industrial, educational, social or political life, you will be able to find them within the district. There are rural areas and farmland as well as towns and villages with a number of interesting places well worth visiting. Stockholm, as you may know, is often called the Venice of Europe due to all the water - the Baltic Sea and the Mälar Lake - that surrounds it. It has approximately 1.8 million inhabitants. Besides all the official buildings, institutions and administrative centres that go with a capital you will find music, art, museums, sports and the like. Uppsala, where the team will stay 4-5 days is our oldest and most well known university town - some 25,000 students. It is also a historic place and the center of the chuch of Sweden. The team will visit industrial and educational institutions throughout the District to experience first hand how their profession is practiced along with other places along the coast and possibly experience a tour in the archipelago. There are 65 clubs with about 3,600 members in District 2350. The area, however, is not very large and comparatively densely populated. Thus traveling by car, train or bus is easy within the district. District 2350 is very familiar with GSE programs having exchanged teams with Australia, Korea, India and of course several times with districts in the USA. |
 The Royal Opera, taken by Mats Backer |
 "Graduation Day", our Swedish daughter, Mia |
 The Royal Palace, taken by John Kimmich |
Ray will send pictures from Sweden while the team's over there!
Click here to view pictures of the USA team while in Sweden.
Click here to view Sweden's D2350's web site.
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