ocr: Sweden expanded rapidly as a tourist destination in the 1970s a and1980s. Stockholm, the capital,is renowned for its palaces. The international success of Abba in the 1970s boostedits vibrant nightlife. Visitors to the capital are typically young and attluent. Although Sweden has fewer lakes than Finland, and lacks Norway's dramatic scenery,it. still has a variety of natural attractions. The mountans of the "Midnight Sun" lie north of - the Arctic Circle, while the southern coast has many white sandy beaches. Some are attractedto the vast tracts of deserted landscape and the simple country com ...