The exhibition will be situated close to the lecture halls in order to offer maximum visibility and availability to the participants. The poster exhibition will be situated next to the exhibition in order to attract maximum attention. Average length of life is high - about 76 years for men and 84 for women. With an area of 450,000 square meters, Sweden is the fourth largest country in Europe. Half its land surface is covered with forest.
Lakes dot the Swedish countryside, which is relatively flat.
There are thousands of islands along the jagged coast. The warm Gulf Stream in the Atlantic gives Sweden a milder climate than other countries on the same latitudes. On the morning of Midsummer Eve, Swedes decorate their homes, cars, churches, pavilions and auditoria with garlands of flowers and leafy branches. Then, in the afternoon, they gather round the maypole, a tall cross-clad with leaves and flowers. The pole is raised in the mid-afternoon in the centre of the village square of playground.