Sweden to show 'spirit of innovation' on Expo

By Yang Jian  |   2008-11-15  |     ONLINE EDITION

SWEDEN will highlight innovation in its pavilion at World Expo 2010 and how the country solves problems and improves people's living standards by its spirit of innovation.

The country signed a participation contract with Expo organizers today, and revealed that its pavilion would be a large square that is divided into four blocks by a crossroad in the center to comprise the image of its national flag.

The main concept of the pavilion, which has a floor area of 3,000 square meter, was a combination of urban and natural areas, said Christer Stenmark, chief designer of the pavilion. The three blocks represent the urban areas and another one which will be an open-air terrace represents the nature, he said.

The pavilion includes restaurants serving both Swedish and Chinese cuisine.

The cost of the pavilion is about US$10 million, and the Swedish government will spend a total of US$22.06 million for its Expo activities.

The country welcomes any Chinese companies or organizations to buy the Sweden Pavilion after the 2010 event, so that the pavilion could be remain in China, said Hans Jeppson, Sweden’s Acting Commissioner General for the Expo, after signing the participation contract.

All the temporary pavilions will be dismantled after a World Expo only if companies and organization buy the pavilions and moved them out of the Expo site for other uses in China after the event, according to the International Expositions Bureau stipulation.