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Exactly one year ago few of us would have imagined that 2020 would turn into such an annus horribilis. However, there’s one thing I cannot complain about: there has been plenty of time to read indeed. My goal was to read 70 books this year, so far I’ve reached 72. In this post, I will…
It has been a different Christmas this year, I believe that most would agree. Covid-19 and the world situation have really changed what we consider to be normal. But there are some positive aspects as well. Here in Sweden, we can really see a big increase in people visiting the countryside, also during the darker…
There is something special about seeing the joy of a Golden Retriever when they get to work. I joined my mother and her two Golden Retrievers, Trixie and Cleo, for a short after Christmas training session today at Månbacken. It was a great opportunity for some photos as well. Månbacken is an area within the…
Taxinge is one of the summer tourist spots that you can visit at Lake Mälaren. The place has a long and rich history connected to the Näsby-Taxinge Estate. Its vicinity to Stockholm makes it a popular summer stop for either food or swimming. You could consider it a part of the typical in the province…
Eskilstuna is a city between the large lakes of Mälaren and Hjälmaren. The city has a population of approximately 70.700. It is the administrative center of the municipality with 107.000 inhabitants, making it the 15th largest municipality in Sweden. Earlier known as the City of Steel, no there are no connections with Super Man, it…
Avesta is the place where the European Bison meets the Dala horse. With a population of around 16.000, the area has a long and prosperous history. With industrialization in the center of Avesta’s development, a lot is connected with the copperworks and ironworks of the past and present. A Short History It was next to…
Grisslehamn is a small locality in an area known as Roslagen. This is an area from which it is believed people emigrated to Eastern Europe where they eventually gave their name to the Rus people and later the country of Russia. That grand history is harder to see here today. The locality has a population…
Sandviken is with its population of around 25 000 inhabitants the second largest town in the province of Gästrikland. The town has lived with its ironworks for its whole lifetime, and both its history and current appearance are closely linked with the steel production. A Short History of Sandviken Sandviken as a larger settlement began…
Falun and its around 37.000 inhabitants have shown that there is a life after the closure of a mine that has formed the area for centuries. The mine is today a part of World Heritage Falun, a UNESCO World Heritage site that covers a large part of the urban area. The locality plays a central…
On the eastern shore of Lake Siljan, you find the locality of Rättvik. It is an urban area with a population of around 4.700 inhabitants and a long history as a tourist destination. The name could be translated to “the right/correct bay” A Short History of Rättvik Today’s Rättvik started as a church village, and…
Leksand is an urban area at shores of Lake Siljan. With around 6.400 inhabitants, Leksand is famous for maintaining old traditions. Such traditions include the local folk costume and the annual maypole raising. A Short History The Leksand parish had two localities establishing themselves in the second half of the 19th century. One of these…
Malung is a locality in the province of Dalarna with around 4.900 inhabitants. It was previously known as the world’s leather center, but is today most famous for dancing. And we do not refer to just any kind of dancing. No, the music played in Malung is a typically Nordic kind, dansbandmusik (“dance band music”)….