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How to Identify Sweden in GeoGuessr

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Swedish Alphabet Letters

Swedish alphabet letters Å, Ä, and Ö displayed in a clear, easy-to-read font.
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The Swedish alphabet includes three special letters: Å, Ä, and Ö. These letters are also found in other Nordic languages.

  • Danish and Norwegian: Use Å.
  • Icelandic: Uses Ö.
  • Finnish: Uses Ä and Ö. Finnish words are often longer and have double vowels, unlike Swedish

Swedish Dashed Outer Lines

Swedish smaller road with white, dashed outer lines, distinctly shorter than those found in Norway.
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HookSWED = Short White Edge Dashes

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.


Signpost stripes

Signpost stripes — Sweden
Unique

Signposts have these stripes:

  • white-and-blue
  • red-and-yellow

Swedish Pedestrian Crossing Sign

Swedish pedestrian crossing sign with a light-blue square, large white triangle, and a black pedestrian crossing four thick stripes.
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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.


Swedish Bollard Reflector

Swedish bollard with a flat top and a grey rectangular reflector on a straight black stripe.
Unique

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.


Blue-and-yellow chevron

Blue-and-yellow chevron — Sweden

Background: Blue

Arrows: Bold yellow


Swedish Direction Signs

Swedish blue direction sign with white text and border, showing a thin arrow pointing left.
HookS = Skinny (Sweden), F = Filled (Finland)

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.


Red generation 4 google car

Red generation 4 google car — Sweden

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Red

Additional details (unique): Small no-blur slot on the rear side


Generation 4 red car with short antenna

Generation 4 red car with short antenna — Sweden

Camera: Generation 4

Car: Regular sedan

Color: Red

Additional details (unique): Small black antenna on the back side


Red Car With Long Antenna Gen 3

Swedish GeoGuessr car, red in color, with a long black antenna visible on its roof, indicating a Gen 3 camera.

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.


Swedish Diagonal Stripe Bollard

Swedish flat white bollard with a diagonal black stripe and a grey reflector on its flat top.

This Swedish bollard is flat and white.

Stripe: It has a diagonal black stripe.

Reflector: A grey reflector is visible. The top is flat.

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