Sweden

Sweden (Swedish: Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of over 9.8 million. Sweden consequently has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi), with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country. Approximately 85% of the population lives in urban areas. Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural, while the north is heavily forested.

Links To Peel
Introducing the final Top Gear of 1967 with Tommy Vance, Peel talked of his "international travel in international times" and mentioned he'll be boring his listeners with stories of his visits to the Netherlands and Sweden, where he regularly compered at gigs.

Peel visited Sweden as part of his family road trip in 1987 reaching the town of Huskvarna where they abandoned their attempt to reach Finland.

Peel travelled to Sweden for the Euro Football Championship in 1992 and offered listeners on his show on 16 May 1992 to answer sports questions, where the prize winner would share an accommodation with him on the final.

Peel mentioned coming back from 10 days in Denmark and Sweden on his 29 October 1993 (BFBS) show, where he was presenting a BBC Radio One documentary called John Peel In Scandinavia.

Peel was a self proclaimed fan of Swedish pop group ABBA and played many artists covering their songs including Hindi language versions of the band's music from Salma & Sabina. He also was a big fan of Swedish Elvis impersonator Eilert Pilarm who did many unusual cover of Elvis Presley songs.

Sessions
The following artists from Sweden recorded sessions for the John Peel Show:
 * Bear Quartet: (1 session, 1993)
 * Blithe: (1 session, 1993)
 * Hellacopters: (2 sessions, 1999-2003)
 * Hives: (1 session, 2001)
 * Mufflon 5: (1 session, 1994)

Festive Fifty
The following artists from Sweden had Festive Fifty entries for the John Peel Show:
 * Hives: Hate To Say I Told You So #47 (2001 Festive Fifty)