瑞典有很丰富的天然资源,最主要的是森林、矿藏和许多经常水源充沛的河流,这些河流被利用来发电。瑞典在农产物方面能自给自足,又有范围很广的各种工业,其中有颇为发达的机制工业。因此,全盘看来,它是一个很富裕的国家;可是由於它的财产所有制和它的经济对资本主义世界的依赖性,它常常发生严重的经济危机和令劳动人民不满的社会状态。因此在两次世界大战之间的时期,瑞典遭到销售的困难,而且在许多年中有广泛的失业现象,许多工人和贫农的经济困苦。在第二次世界大战期间和大战以後,大量军用 Sweden is rich in natural resources, most notably forests, mineral deposits and many rivers, often abundant in water, that are being used to generate electricity. Sweden is self-sufficient in terms of agricultural products and has a wide range of industries, among which is the well-developed machinery industry. Therefore, on the whole, it is a very wealthy country; however, due to its property ownership and dependence on the capitalist world of its economy, it often has serious economic crises and social conditions that displeasure the working people. As a result, Sweden was experiencing sales difficulties during the period between the two world wars, and for many years there was widespread unemployment and the economic hardship of many workers and poor peasants. During the Second World War and after the war, a large number of military