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___MASK13___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK8___ ___MASK13___ ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to ___MASK92___ in the southwest by a ___MASK5___ - tunnel across the Öresund . At , ___MASK13___ is the third - largest country in the European Union by area , with a total population ___MASK8___ 10 . 0 million . ___MASK13___ consequently has a low population density ___MASK8___ , with the highest concentration in the southern half ___MASK8___ the country . Approximately 85 % ___MASK8___ the population lives in urban areas . ___MASK95___ County (" Dalarnas län ") is a county or " län " in middle Sweden . It borders the counties of Uppsala , Jämtland , Gävleborg , ___MASK65___ , Örebro and Värmland . It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør - ___MASK4___ in the west . The capital is Falun . Per - Olof `` Posa '' Serenius ( born 9 March 1948 in ___MASK91___ , Sweden ) is a Swedish ice speedway driver who has won gold in the World Championships a number ___MASK8___ times . In 2009 , he won his 20th gold medal in the Swedish Championships . His list ___MASK8___ accomplishments includes two individual golds in the World Championships in 1995 ( Inzell ) and 2002 ( Lillehammer ) and three team golds in 1985 , 1995 , 2002 . He participated in the documentary film Icy Riders from 2008 . The 1994 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les " XVIIes Jeux olympiques d ' hiver "), was a winter multi - sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around ___MASK17___ , ___MASK74___ . ___MASK17___ failed to win the bid for the 1992 event . ___MASK17___ was awarded the 1994 Winter Olympics in 1988 , after beating ___MASK70___ , United States ; ___MASK33___ , Sweden ; and Sofia , Bulgaria . ___MASK17___ is the northernmost city to ever host the Winter Games . The Games were the first to be held in a different year from the Summer Olympics , the first and only one to be held two years after the previous winter games , and the most recent to be held in a small town . The Games were the second winter event hosted in ___MASK74___ , after the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo , and the fourth Olympics in the Nordic countries , after the 1912 Summer Olympics in ___MASK22___ , Sweden , and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland . ___MASK2___ is a county in Norway , bordering Sør - ___MASK4___ , ___MASK67___ , Sogn og Fjordane , Buskerud , Akershus , Oslo and Hedmark . The county administration is in Lillehammer . ___MASK2___ is , together with Hedmark , one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway . The 2022 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XXIV Olympic Winter Games ( French : " Les XXIVeme Jeux olympiques d ' hiver " ), and commonly known as ___MASK57___ 2022 , is a multi - sport event that will take place in ___MASK57___ and towns in neighboring Hebei province from 4 to 20 February 2022 . It will be the third consecutive Olympic Games held in East Asia , after Pyeongchang 2018 and ___MASK7___ 2020 . Having previously hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics , ___MASK57___ will become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics . It will also become the largest city ever to host the Winter Olympics , a distinction currently held by Vancouver , which hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics . ___MASK77___ is a federal state of Germany . Located in the German southeast with an area of 70 , 548 square kilometres ( 27 , 200 sq mi ), ___MASK77___ is the largest German state . Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany , and , with 12 . 9 million inhabitants , it is Germany ' s second most populous state . Munich , ___MASK77___ ' s capital and largest city , is the third largest city in Germany . From its southernmost point at ___MASK51___ in Eidsvoll to its northernmost point in Lillehammer it is 117 km long . At its widest , near ___MASK38___ , it is 15 km wide . It is 365 km² in area and its volume is estimated at 56 km³ ; normally its surface is 123 metres above sea level , and its greatest depth is 468 metres . Its total coastline is estimated at 273 km , ___MASK8___ which 30 % is built up . Dams built on the distribuary ___MASK8___ Vorma in 1858 , 1911 , 1947 , and 1965 raised the level by approximately 3 . 6 metres in total . In the last 200 years , 20 floods have been registered that added 7 metres to the level ___MASK8___ Mjøsa . Several ___MASK8___ these floods inundated the city ___MASK8___ ___MASK38___ . ___MASK96___ is a historical and cultural region in Northern Europe characterized by a common ethnocultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages . Motorcycle speedway , usually referred to as speedway , is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti - clockwise laps ___MASK8___ an oval circuit . Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes ; racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting ___MASK8___ dirt , loosely packed shale , or dolomite ( mostly used in ___MASK20___ and New ___MASK53___ ). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways , powersliding or broadsiding into the bends . On the straight sections ___MASK8___ the track the motorcycles reach speeds ___MASK8___ up to . ___MASK95___ ( English exonym : Dalecarlia ), is a historical province or " landskap " in central Sweden . Another English language form established in literature is the Dales . ___MASK92___ is a Scandinavian country in Europe . The southernmost and smallest of the Nordic countries , it is south - west of Sweden and south of Norway , and bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom of ___MASK92___ is the sovereign state that comprises ___MASK92___ proper and two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . ___MASK92___ has a total area of , and a population of 5 . 7 million . The country consists of a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago of 443 named islands , with the largest being Zealand and Funen . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate . ___MASK74___ (; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ); Sami : " Norgga "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK8___ ___MASK74___ , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion ___MASK8___ the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the ___MASK69___ Jan Mayen and the archipelago ___MASK8___ Svalbard . The Antarctic Peter I ___MASK69___ and the sub - Antarctic Bouvet ___MASK69___ are dependent territories and thus not considered part ___MASK8___ the Kingdom . ___MASK74___ also lays claim to a section ___MASK8___ Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land . Until 1814 , the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands ( since 1035 ), Greenland ( 1261 ), and Iceland ( 1262 ). It also included ___MASK16___ and Orkney until 1468 . It also included the following provinces , now in Sweden : Jämtland , Härjedalen and Bohuslän . Ice Speedway is a developed form ___MASK8___ Motorcycle speedway racing , featuring racing on frozen surfaces . The sport uses bikes enhanced for the terrain . Participants can compete at international level . ___MASK43___ , officially the ___MASK24___ of ___MASK43___ , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the Gulf of ___MASK43___ to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the Gulf of ___MASK43___ . ___MASK43___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK43___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . ___MASK91___ is a locality in ___MASK95___ County and the seat of ___MASK100___ , Sweden , with 7 , 273 inhabitants in 2010 . ___MASK100___ (" Hedemora kommun ") is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden . Its seat is in the city of Hedemora . Eisstadion ___MASK86___ ( in the past also known as Ludwig - Schwabl - Stadion , now known as Max Aicher Arena ) is a stadium located in ___MASK86___ , ___MASK46___ , best known as a speed skating venue . It is an indoor , artificial ice , rink , located 690 metres ( 2 , 264 feet ) above sea level and has a capacity of 10 , 000 people . Since its opening , as an outdoor venue , towards the end of 1965 , more than 80 world records in speed skating have been broken here , and until the advent of speed skating arenas , it was known as the fastest European speed skating rink , second in the world after the Medeo rink . ___MASK17___ is a town and municipality in ___MASK2___ county , Norway . It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal . The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of ___MASK17___ . As of May 2011 , the population of the town of ___MASK17___ was 26 , 639 . The city centre is a late 19th - century concentration of wooden houses , which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake Mjøsa and the river Lågen , surrounded by mountains . ___MASK17___ hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics and 2016 Winter Youth Olympics . Before Oslo ' s withdrawal from consideration , it was included as part of a bid to host events in the 2022 Winter Olympics if Oslo were to win the rights to hold the Games . Northern Europe is the northern part or region ___MASK8___ Europe . Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term , geographically , Northern Europe may be considered to consist approximately ___MASK8___ all ___MASK8___ Europe above the 52nd parallel north ; which includes ( from west to east ) ___MASK63___ or all ___MASK8___ : Iceland , the ___MASK24___ ___MASK8___ Ireland , the Isle ___MASK8___ Man , the United Kingdom , the Faroe Islands , the Netherlands , ___MASK28___ , ___MASK92___ , Norway , Sweden , northern Poland , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and northwest Russia . However , narrower definitions may also be used based on other geographical factors , such as climate and ecology . Greenland , geographically a part ___MASK8___ North America , is politically a part ___MASK8___ the Kingdom ___MASK8___ ___MASK92___ , and may be included depending on the definition . The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics ( Norwegian : " Vinter - OL for ungdom 2016 "), officially known as the ___MASK41___ Winter Youth Olympic Games , took place in and around Lillehammer , Norway , between 12 February and 21 February 2016 . They were the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the second winter edition . Lillehammer was awarded the games on 7 December 2011 as the only candidate . The games reused venues from the 1994 Winter Olympics . In addition to Lillehammer , sports were contested in Hamar , Gjøvik and ___MASK11___ . ___MASK44___ is the capital and the ___MASK63___ populous city in Norway . It constitutes both a county and a municipality . Founded in the year 1040 , and established as a " kaupstad " or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada , the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300 . Personal unions with ___MASK92___ from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence . After being destroyed by a fire in 1624 , the city was moved closer to Akershus Fortress during the reign of Christian IV of ___MASK92___ and renamed Christiania in his honour . It was established as a municipality (" formannskapsdistrikt ") on 1 January 1838 . Following a spelling reform , it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925 , at which ___MASK29___ its original Norwegian name was restored . The European ___MASK78___ ( ___MASK84___ ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The ___MASK84___ has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . ___MASK84___ policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 ___MASK84___ member states which use the euro currency . ___MASK86___ is a municipality in the district ___MASK8___ ___MASK25___ in ___MASK77___ , Germany . It is known for the Eisstadion ___MASK86___ , an outdoor artificial ice rink that has been used for many international speed skating championships . It is now an indoor oval .