ask the swede who made it, i guess since they've never seen guns this was their interpretation.
http://www.gunsandammo.com/network-topics/culture-politics-network/best-countries-gun-owners/Maybe not for self defense but hunting, collection and sport shooting it's okay with the right license or going to shooting ranges
Copy paste wiki: ''According to the Swedish National Police Agency in 2006, there were a total of 656,000 individuals who had a license for one or more guns. 6.5% of the population. There were 2,032,000 guns or 21 guns per 100 residents. Of the 2,032,000 guns, 959,000 were rifles, 726,000 shotguns, 122,000 combination rifles, 88,000 pistols, 55,000 revolvers, 3,000 automatic guns and 78,000 weapons parts''.
That's 10 years ago. Must've increased by now 4 sure.