Well, it was expected..
Swedish produced cider is usually of the sweet kind while British or French cider is usually dry or semi-dry.
Kopparberg Brewery makes a semi-dry named Naked Apple with less buzz than the ones you bought..
Skåne, the southernmost part of Sweden, is famous for its apple orchards and the brand Kiviks is produced there, they've made ciders long before it became fancy to drink cider in Sweden.
Here's a link to Systembolagets assortment of dry/semi-dry ciders, you have quite a few to chose between:
Sok dryck
click the bottom link "visa fler sökträffar" for more
quick translator:
torr och halvtorr = dry and semidry
flaska = bottle
burk = can
or maybe just ask the darling in the shop to help you with your needs.