Hello world!

Well, I'm sitting here in the heart of Sweden thinking about how ridiculously beautiful my home village is in the summer, (don't mention the winter please, I never want to spend another winter here for as long as I live) and listening to Sweden-Russia from the TV-room. And it made me wonder how the rest of the world percieve my country?

I think my f-list is pretty international, so I have a question for you all. When you hear the word 'Sweden' what do you think of? The Nobel prize? Hockey? Maypoles? Red little cottages?

Please satisfy my curiosity!