[jbaptiste]

That's very true. In Europe, Sweden is in our minds like one of the two or three countries where everything seems to be "good". Economics are good, people are nice, unemployment seems low and somehow those countries act as "The goods and respectables guys from the north". That's a very common feeling in EU.

[meowface]

The same sentiment is held by many in the US. Sweden, Denmark, and Norway are viewed as more modern and civilized societies.

[PhantomGremlin]

Don't forget the "babes". When I think of Sweden I think of http://www.people.com/people/elin_nordegren/