Sweden is a Country in the eastern Scandinavian Peninsula and northern Europe. Sweden has three traditional regions: mountainous Norrland covers about three-fifths of the country and has vast forests and large ore deposits Svealand has undulating glacial ridges and contains most of the country’s 90,000 lakes and Götaland comprises the stony Småland highlands and the rich Skåne plains. About 15% of Sweden lies north of the Arctic Circle.