MODERN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE IN SWEDEN: REALITIES AND CHALLENGES
Sweden is the largest, highly developed country in Northern Europe. The largest occupied territory among foreign European countries, it is second only to Ukraine, France and Spain. Sweden is one of the countries with a high level of quality of life. It is known that the standard of living is determined by a set of different indicators. In terms of GDP and per capita consumption, Sweden is one of the top countries in Europe. In terms of income equalization, the state is ahead of all other countries in the world. Here, the salary of women relative to men is the highest. Today's Swedish society exists largely in the paradigm of those norms that were laid down long ago, during the formation of civil society, the formation and development of democratic laws and freedoms. Over the past decades, and especially today, Swedish society has experienced significant changes associated with socio-cultural reasons, the growing number of so-called "new Swedes".