
Yellow Bollard
Yellow plastic bollard with a diagonal-cut top. Features a big grey reflector on the front side
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Yellow plastic bollard with a diagonal-cut top. Features a big grey reflector on the front side

Street ending: Look for the suffix -tie at the end of street names. This ending is very common in Finland.
Sign appearance: Finnish street name signs are white with black text.

White wedge-shaped.
Main reflector - large rectangular with diagonal top (yellow/white reversible). Orange reflective stripe above
Sometimes with attachable black number plates under the reflector

Generation 4 Red pickup truck. This Icelandic vehicle combination is unique in Europe

Classic European wedge bollard with orange front rectangle reflector and white back

Generation 4 white truck or sometimes appears fully blurred.
This specific combination of a white pickup truck with a Generation 4 camera is unique to Iceland within Europe.

Flat rectangular white panel (plank-like). Latvian bollard appears almost 2D when viewed from the side, with a flat top and flat faces.
Reflector:
Unique numbers: A large black digit is usually printed below the front reflector. The number represents the distance marker toward the next kilometer post (in hundreds of meters)

White cylinder with flat top
Reflector position: Main reflector – white (or orange/yellow) vertically oriented rectangle. On the rear side, two white (or orange/yellow) circles. Both side in a black diagonal frame

Rural Swedish roads feature white, dashed outer lines. This is a key detail for identifying Sweden.
Line Length: These dashed lines are distinctly shorter compared to those found in neighboring countries.

Signposts have these stripes:

Shape and color: Square light-blue background with white triangle
Figure: Black with thick torso. 4 separate parts - head, one leg, one arm and the rest of the body
Zebra stripes: 3 black stripes

Swedish bollards feature a flat top. Reflector: A grey rectangle is placed on a straight black stripe. This stripe does not wrap around the bollard.
Nearby countries use only a diagonal black stripe.

This Swedish sign has a light-blue square background. A large white triangle covers most of the sign, touching the top and sides but not the bottom.
Figure: A realistic black pedestrian is shown. The figure has no separate parts, with one leg on each of two zebra stripes.
Zebra Stripes: There are four thick black stripes below the pedestrian.

Background: The sign has a square blue background. It features a large yellow triangle.
Figure: A rounded black figure is shown. It is realistic and has no separate parts.
Stripes: The Icelandic pedestrian crossing sign has four black stripes.

The Swedish alphabet includes three special letters: Å, Ä, and Ö. These letters are also found in other Nordic languages.

Background: Black
Arrows: Bold white
Additional details: Red border

Background: Blue
Arrows: Bold yellow

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: Red
Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side

A cylindrical post with a flat top. The front features a white rectangular reflector on a diagonal black stripe near the top and the rear features two circular reflectors

Background: Red
Arrows: Bold white

This Icelandic vehicle is a white regular sedan, equipped with a Generation 3 camera.
Antenna: Look for a long black antenna that has a visible red light on its back. This is a key identifier.

Shape and color: Square blue background with white triangle. Large triangle but doesn't touch the top and the border of the sign
Figure: Black thick. 2 separate parts - head and the rest of the body. Legs and arms are square shape (not rounded)
Zebra stripes: 4 black thick stripes

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: Red
Additional details (unique): Small black antenna on the back side

Background: White
Arrows: Bold red

Background: White
Arrows: Bold red

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: Blue
Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side

Shape and color: Square blue background with white triangle
Figure: Black realistic person. 2 arms and one hand is not visible. No separate parts
Zebra stripes: 3 black thick stripes

Shape and color: Square blue background with white triangle
Figure: Black with very long legs. 3 separate parts - head, one leg and the rest of the body
Zebra stripes: 5 black stripes

Shape and color: Square blue background with the white big triangle
Figure: Rounded black. 2 separate parts - hard and the rest of the body. Doesn't touch the zebra
Zebra stripes: 5 black short stripes. Started directly from the blue background

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: Dark blue (darker)
Additional details (unique): Short black antenna on the back

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: Blue
Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: White
Additional details (unique): Small or big no-blur slot on the rear side

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: Blue
Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: White
Additional details (unique): Small antenna on the back

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Additional details (unique): Black antenna on the back

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: White
Additional details (unique): Small or big no-blur slot on the rear side

Camera: Generation 4
Car: Regular sedan
Color: Black
Additional details (unique): Thin black antenna is visible on the back

This Swedish bollard is flat and white.
Stripe: It has a diagonal black stripe.
Reflector: A grey reflector is visible. The top is flat.

This Swedish GeoGuessr car is a red sedan. It features a Gen 3 camera system.
Antenna: Look for a long black antenna on the car's roof. This detail helps identify the vehicle.

Camera: Generation 3
Car: Regular sedan
Additional details (unique): Black antenna on the back of the car

Greenlandic license plates are long and fully white.
Contrast: They differ from standard Danish plates. A red outline is present, but it is often blurry and hard to see.

Color: Swedish direction signs are blue with white text and a white border. Arrow: They feature a thin white arrow pointing the direction. Contrast: Finnish signs have a filled-in white arrow, not thin.
Cheatsheets and visual references uploaded by the community.
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