Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB), is a Government agency responsible of producing the official statistics on Sweden. National statistics in Sweden dates back to 1686 when the parishes of the Church of Sweden were ordered to start keeping records on the population. The predecessor of SCB, called the Office of Tables (Tabellverket) was set up in 1749 and the current name was taken in 1858. The Government Agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. ... Statistics is the science and practice of developing knowledge through the use of empirical data expressed in quantitative form. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... The Church of Sweden, or Svenska kyrkan, is the national church of Sweden. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
As of 2005, the agency has approximately 1400 employees. The offices of the agency are located in Stockholm and Örebro. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... Örebro [œrəbruː] is a City and is a Municipality, in Örebro County, in central Sweden. ...
Ethnicity Beside the Swedes, the Sweden-Finns are the largest ethnic minority comprising of approximately 50,000 indigenous along the Swedish-Finnish border, and 450,000 first- and second generation immigrated ethnic Finns. ... The Government Agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. ... The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states. ...
External links
Statistics Sweden (http://www.scb.se/) - Official site
In the south of Sweden leaf-bearing trees are prolific, in the north pines, spruces and hardy birches dominate the landscape.
Sweden is known for having an even distribution of income, with a Gini coefficient at 0.21 in 2001 (one of the most even income distributions in the industrialized world).
Sweden suffered further territorial losses during the Napoleonic wars and was forced to cede Finland to Russia in 1809.
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