A Suecia, diferentemente do quemuitos pensam, e um pais o qual possui uma cultura riquissima e diversificada.Por ser um pais com cerca de 450 295 km2 e muito extenso, epossivel encontrar grandes diferencas entre aqueles que vivem ao norte e aosul. Conhecer outro pais e observar oscostumes, o modo de vida, o ritmo das cidades e a visao das pessoas e umaexperiencia unica.Por ter tido a oportunidade departicipar do Programa de Intercambio Ungi den varldsvida kyrkan (Jovens naIgreja Mundial, em sueco) e vivido por tres meses no pais, encantei-me pelacultura sueca. Tal programa e promovido pela Igreja da Suecia, em parceria coma Igreja Evangelica de Confissao Luterana no Brasil, Igreja Luterana da CostaRica, Igreja Independente das Filipinas e Igreja Luterana da Tanzania. A populacaosueca esta em transformacao, devido a entrada de tantos imigrantes,especialmente nos ultimos 20 anos. E possivel ver, de forma sutil, a influenciados novos povos inclusive brasileiros - agora presentes no territorio sueco.Apesar de ser aberto a novidades, o povo sueco preserva os costumes, festaspopulares e tradicoes. Sweden, differently thana lot of people think, it is a country that has a very rich and diversifiedculture. For being a country with around450,295 sq km and highly large, it is possible find big differences between wholives in the north part and in the south part. Knowing another country andobserve customs, lifestyle, rhythm of the cities and peoples point of view isa unique experience. Because of having the opportunity to take part ofExchange Program Ung i den varldsvidakyrkan (Young in the Worldwide Church) and have lived during three monthsin the country, I am delighted with Swedish culture. This program is promotedby Church of Sweden, in partnership with Evangelic Church of LutheranConfession in Brazil, Lutheran Church in Costa Rica, Independent Church in thePhilippines and Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Swedish population is in a transformation, due to inputmany immigrants, especially in the last twenty years. It is possible to see, ina subtle way, the influence of new peoples including Brazilians who arepresent nowadays in Swedish land. In spite of Swedish people is open mind aboutnew things, they also preserve their customs, popular parties and traditions. Sverige (Sweden), aNordic country, it has an extremely rich history and culture. There iscenturies it is a monarchy; however, nowadays, constitutional monarchy, inother words, the Royal Family is more representative that administrator. It isbecause of the premier is who really governs the country. This country livedwars, lost lands, and attempt of invasion. Despite that, they are a peacefulpeople, who are not involved in the conflicts nowadays. Swedesare descent of Viking people. This last lived in the land that today is calledSweden, around in the seventh century. It is possible, even nowadays, recognize some features of Viking peoplein the faces and lifestyle of Swedish people. There is a city, in south part ofthe country, called Vikingstad, that the citys name means city of Vikings. Inthis city and nearby have been found a lot of stones with writings made byViking people. Some of these stones are very near of churches and other stonesare along the roads.Inthe present time, Swedish culture was influenced