Misconception: He’s
emotionless.

Reality: He’s
expressive through non-expressiveness.

Ex: A smile for
him isn’t expressed as obviously as it is for some of the other characters.
Still, that doesn’t negate the fact that he has feelings. I mean really now.

Misconception: He’s
humourless.

Reality: He has
an implicitly “evil” and “mischievous” side. In other words, he’s often
playful, albeit subtly.

Ex: He’s the one
to come up with France’s punishment after the 2007 April Fools’ Event. This entails
getting France to praise everything about England’s culture for a whole day.

Ex: When at war
with each other, he was glad to have a legitimate reason to punch Denmark.

Ex: He goes along
with the Nordics’ plan to host a secret birthday party for Iceland. 

Again, the
humour is subtle as he wordlessly teases Iceland and makes light out of the
latter’s confusion over them meeting outside.

Misconception: He’s
intimidating inside and out.

Reality: His
external appearance is intimidating, but he’s tender and sweet on the inside.

Ex: During the
stereotypical café arc, Sweden’s customer is initially terrified of him.
Nonetheless, Sweden gives away the meal for free.

Ex: He acts as a
parent to Sealand.

Ex: Ladonia
refers to him [and the other Nordics] as an Uncle.

Ex: He’s good at sewing + uses this skill to adjust smaller clothes for Finland.

Misconception:
SuFin is canon.

Reality: Sweden
has confirmed feelings for Finland, but Finland doesn’t reciprocate.

In a lost 2007 blog post, Hima confirmed that Sweden has
homosexual feelings for Finland and only acts this way towards Finland. [That’s
literally what the translation says].

Ex: Finland has
repeatedly denied being Sweden’s “wife.”

Nonetheless, the two do share a close relationship, enough for Finland to refer to Sweden as “Swe.”

Ex: The two spend
their New Years’ Eve together in 2009.

Ex: This one-sidedness
is seen as early as when they were first colonizing America. Finland spots
America in the wild, and Sweden proposes the option of them having kids.

Bonus facts:

It’s left unclear as to whether Sweden can see magical
creatures.

He and Denmark used to hate each other, but have recently
calmed down in their temperaments. Of course, this is to be expected from their present welfare
and collectively-oriented nations.

Regardless, the two still tease each other in
the present time. 

[Denmark and Finland are imitating Sweden here.]

All in all, a somewhat mysterious, yet thoroughly entertaining character.