My plan was to spend most of June (just like it was my plan last year) in Sweden. I wanted to be there on the …
Have a Swedish midsummer party at home!
Hiking in Sweden: Sörmland trail
Hiking enthusiasts will love Sörmland. Sörmlandsleden or Sörmland trail has no less than 1000 km hiking trails through Swedish nature and past historic sites. The …
Traveling to Sweden with kids
Sweden is the ideal destination for a family holiday. I don’t have children myself but I do have 3 godchildren and I want to make …
Outdoor gyms or ‘utegyms’ in Sweden
The average Swede is very concerned with his/her health and exercises every day. Preferably they exercise outdoors. Rain or shine. Throughout the year. You can …
Day trip from Stockholm: Blå Lagunen in Ekerö
A beach called ‘the blue lagoon’ on an island just outside Stockholm, it triggers my imagination. When I stayed in Stockholm for a few weeks …
Sleeping in a pilot tower – Svedtiljas Landsort
Åke Svedtiljas first came to Landsort in 2011 and was immediately charmed by the island’s pilot station. It took a while before he could purchase …
Landsort, the southernmost part of the Stockholm archipelago
Off the coast of Stockholm lies an archipelago with thousands of islands. The most southern island of that archipelago is Landsort. When I spent a …
University Lund
Lund University is one of Scandinavia’s largest universities. After Uppsala, it is also Sweden’s oldest university. There are several faculties. Universitet Lund is also popular …
Small shop from the old days: Hökeriet Lund
Hökeriet in Lund is undoubtedly the most adorable little shop I have ever seen. It is part of Kulturen, which I wrote about earlier. In …
City park in Lund – Stadsparken
Like most cities in Sweden, the university town of Lund in Skåne also has many parks and greenery. The largest park is the City Park …