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national flag of Sweden

How to Distinguish

Signs you can find

Sweden and Norway are full of log houses painted in deep red (Falu red) .

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The pedestrian crossing sign has four stripes. From left to right: Finland, Norway, Sweden.

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Swedish direction arrows have a unique silhouette—noticeably different from the neat ▷ used in neighbouring countries(from 『【GeoGuessr】公認プレイヤーによる国当て完全解説!』).

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Sweden

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Finland

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Norway

Sweden GeoGuessr guide image showing Swedish Countryside

Chevron boards use the national colours (yellow/blue). Norway and Finland use yellow on black, so they are easy to distinguish (参考文献 Map of European Road Curve Chevron Signs).

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Route numbers appear on yellow background signs with an inset version of the national flag colours .

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Beware of confusing Sweden with the Åland Islands (Finland), which use Swedish language and similar signage.

Street names ending with gatan (“street”) or vägen (“road”) point to Swedish. Street blades — even “gatu” forms — are rare elsewhere.

Sweden GeoGuessr guide image showing Streetname

One-way zones are labelled “Enkelriktad zon”. Compare the wording across the Nordic languages:

LanguagePhrase
SwedishDet här är en enkelriktad zon.
NorwegianDette er en enveiskjøringssone.
DanishDette er en ensrettet zone.
FinnishTämä on yksisuuntainen alue.

Narrow down state/region

  • Numbers on guide signs denote the highway number (参考文献 Reading subtle road numbers)
    • Two-digit routes run south–north (9–99); three-digit numbers continue the sequence (roughly 100–400)(by syamu_0304 )
  • Area codes can narrow down the location
  • Vegetation and soil colour change by region:
    • Deep south : flat farmland
    • Southern conifer belt : conifers mixed with round-topped broadleaf trees
    • North : dense conifer forest with few broadleaf trees
    • Far north : exposed rock and snow-covered terrain

Numbers printed on the sign itself correspond to the route number (参考文献 Reading subtle road numbers).

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Wikimedia Commons photo showing Sweden Vegetation Zones

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