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 Until the 13th century, Sweden was divided into single union, In 1280 King Magnus Ladulås issued a statute authorizing the establishment of nobility and the organization of society on the feudal model.

Trade grew during the 14th century, especially with the German towns grouped under the leadership of Lübeck. By the mid-16th century, this group, known as the Hanseatic League, dominated Swedish trade

The Kalmar Union  period was into the 14-16 centuries and included  the crowns of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

1544 is Vasa period which was the foundation of the Swedish state and continued till 1700 the Swedish empire period

In the Northern war, Sweden lost most of its territory in the Baltic and get size Sweden and Finland. During the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden surrendered Finland to Russia and get Union with Norway

The industry did not begin to grow until the 1890s, although it then developed rapidly between 1900 and 1930 and transformed Sweden into one of Europe’s leading industrial nations after World War II.

Sweden joined the EU on January 1, 1995. In a national referendum in 2003, a majority of the country’s voters voted not to join the euro.

In May 2022, Sweden formally applied to join NATO.