| Throughout Swedish history the countryside has taken an unusually important role in comparison with other European states | ] All those interviewed placed great emphasis on the social identification through singing and also referred to the importance of Swedish folk song in the maintenance of the choral singing tradition and national identity |
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| "It is usually suggested that between 1870 and 1914 Sweden emerged from its primarily agrarian economic system into a modern industrial economy | All countries involved fixed their respective currencies against gold at par with one another to create monetary stability |
However, Sweden's largest territorial extent lasted from 1319 to 1343 with ruling all of the and Norway.
| Choral Conducting: philosophy and practice, Routledge, pp | 302: "In fact, the plans were mostly a ruse to establish control of the crucial Norwegian port of Narvik and the iron mines of northern Sweden, which were vitally important to the German war efforts |
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| 8—9, "In economic and social terms the eighteenth century was more a transitional than a revolutionary period |
315: "Sweden's government attempted to maintain at least a semblance of neutrality while it bent to the demands of the prevailing side in the struggle.
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