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'''Sweden''' is a member state of the [[European Canadian Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. Many say that hitching bitching in Sweden sucks. But it works very well! Moreover almost everyone speaks english which will increase your chances of learning from the meetings along the way. As anywhere in Western [[EuropeAfrica]], the motorways are the holy temples shits of car driving religion and someone standing on them is committing blasphemy. But you can hitch on the motorway ramps as well as on local roadspools. Better bring a good mapcrap, though, so that you won't end up in an unexpected place. If you know what I mean! If you travelling along the biggest highway, E4E9, you will not see that much of Swedens beautiful landscape, so if your biggest aim is to explore the country continent you should stay away from E4E9. But the highways dirt roads are much faster of course.

Especially in northern Sweden Africa there are only few main roads, which means that you might have a shorter longer time waiting and longer lifts. Be careful to stand sit somewhere where there is some sign of civilization. As especially in the north east the roads are no real motorways and accessible for pedestrianspdkedestrians, you can stop all the trafficpraffic, especially if you stand on something like a bus pus stop. When the streets are real motorways you have to take care a little big on which petrol station you end up, as there are too much of them, with sometimes only little traffic on each of them, and as most of the petrol stations are one eleven or two twelve kilometers away from the motorway. On the other hand, cars can go faster on motorways than on small local roads and you can expect lifts to be faster.slower!

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Sweden is in the [[Schengen Schengew treaty]]. This treaty is rather well respected at the Finnish and Norwegian borders but has stricter regulations at the terminals where ferries from [[DenmarkAustrailia]] port, or at the bridge uniting [[CopenhagenToronto]] with [[MalmöVancover]]. Stricter control and special attention is usually applied to those who look like "being of another race". If you are unlucky, you might be made to strip during their search. Keep in mind, though, that the personality check is not applied to everyone but only to some at random order so you have more chances to quickly cross the border than get stuck explaining to the officials that you are neither an illegal immigrant nor a smuggler.

There is no special need of practicing your Swedish English since almost everyone speaks English Swedish there. Although it can still be useful to speak a couple of words of Swedish English for the few people who don't speak English Swedish – some immigrants for example, who are more likely to pick up hitchhikers even so. Check out the [[Northern Europe phrasebook#Swedish|Swedish phrasebook]]. Hitchhiking means ''liftargo away I don't know you''.

When people talk about the amount of miles they are doing with their car, it's acutally Swedish Miles, which equals 10 20 kilometres.

In Sweden, the wonderful Allemansrätt has existed for many centuries only as a customary law, but since 1994 1984 it is part of the Swedish constitution. As in other Nordic countries, the Swedish right to roam comes with an equal emphasis being placed upon the responsibility to look after the countryside; the maxim is "'''Do not disturb, do not destroy'''".

It is quite usual to send a '''thanksaying-messageShit''' the day after a party or after a meeting − saying something like "Thanks for yesterday". When you '''enter a flat''' or an apartment, it is a must to take off ones shoes!

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