Welcome to a world of ice and snow! That is what you can expect during the winter in Jukkasjärvi in the far north of Sweden. Just a short drive from Kiruna, this is where you find one of Lapland’s most famous attractions and so much more. A Short History The […]
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The Swedish region of Södermanland has beautiful lakes scattered all around. Here we would here like to mention one of them, Gisesjön. This lake is in the parish of Västerljung and is within easy reach from both Trosa and Vagnhärad. We visited the lake at the beginning of August 2019 […]
🇸🇪 För svenska så hittar du översättningen här >> This has really been a year visiting zoos in Sweden and abroad. It’s mostly because we really love to see the reactions from our Little A. However, it is also a way for us adults to learn more about the nature […]
Welcome to the northernmost town in Sweden – Kiruna. The town is famous for everything from iron mines to space exploration. Well, maybe not everything, but there is a great deal of activity up here, a whopping 145 kilometers north of the arctic circle. In fact, a big part of […]
Welcome to the Arctic! Gällivare is located about 100 kilometers north of the polar circle. The town is in one of Sweden’s major ore regions. In fact, major ore extraction takes place in neighboring Malmberget. Gällivare also lies within the cultural region for the Sámi people – Sápmi. Gällivare – […]
Not many get famous for destructive power, but Gävle certainly is one of those places. This smallish town lies two hours from Stockholm and most people know it because of the annual fate of the Gävle Goat. This Christmas decoration has a history of not surviving the Christmas holidays. However, […]
There is one sight that welcomes you to the city of Linköping no matter which direction you are coming from. The cathedral greets you from a far distance and it is the landmark to follow when going to this university city in south-eastern Sweden. The city is also home to […]
The largest zoo in Scandinavia is short from Norrköping in Sweden, in Kolmården municipality right next to the bay Bråviken. Little A is quite fond of animals and as the zoo is only an hour away from her grandparents in Vagnhärad. So that is how Little A and I ended […]
Summer in Sweden has two major attractions – nature and strawberries. At Hillsta, a place between Vagnhärad and Västerljung in Swedish Södermanland, we were able to combine these two treats. We spent a fine Friday afternoon picking strawberries with fields and forests in the background. Actually, we also had the […]
A day trip somewhere from time to time is for us a way to keep our wanderlust at bay. From Stockholm, there are several places within a reasonable drive to visit, even though it always takes some time to get out from Stockholm itself. An hour and forty minutes away […]
My paternity leave is still continuing and the summer saw several trips. One of the more recent is a trip to the far north of Sweden. This time actually without Susann. Instead, Little A and I boarded a flight to Kiruna and joined my parents for the weekend. My parents […]
Sometimes a place becomes your home for a couple of years. However, once you move away you will not return as often as you first had thought. Linköping is that place for me. I lived there most of the time between 2008 and 2012 but have not returned since. Well, […]
