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Lublin has been on my wish list of cities to visit for a long time. It is part of my attempt to visit all the cities where Susann once lived. For a few years now, there have only been two cities left on that list – Lublin and Moscow. Yes, Moscow will take a lot…
Lundby is a farm and a small settlement just on the outskirts of Vagnhärad. This is a part of the Södermanland countryside, with large open fields. A small road goes through the area, with the much larger motorway E4 only a short distance away. Without the motorway, this area would probably have been really quiet….
Masku is a small town in southwestern Finland, just a few kilometers north of Turku. The name has previously also been spelled as Masko in Swedish, but the around 9600 municipality inhabitants are almost entirely Finnish speaking today, with only 1% having Swedish as their main language. Masku has developed into a smaller commercial center…
Kilpisjärvi is a village in the far north of Finland, with Norway and Sweden as close neighbors. It is a gateway to the Arctic with one of the main roads passing through connecting Sweden and Finland with the northern Norwegian regions of Troms and Finnmark. It is also the gateway to the three-country cairn, the…
For locals of Trosa and Vagnhärad, Åda is probably best known for “Ådarakan“, a straight part of the road that begins at the manor house at Åda. The estate covers a large area of farmland, forests, and a part of the nearby coastal waters. It has been owned by the Isoz family since 1841 and…
Kokkola is a town in northern Finland, in the region of Central Ostrobothnia of which it is the capital. The municipality has a large Swedish-speaking minority of around 12% and the town is also well-known by its Swedish name Karleby. The town lies along the coast of the Baltic Sea, or rather the Gulf of…
Koltaluokta is probably most famous for being the harbor that accesses the northernmost border tripoint in the world, Treriksröset. This is a former Sámi settlement or Sameviste, that has been turned into a tourist rest area. Koltaluokta is in the far north of Sweden, in the historical province of Lappland. It lies on the shores of…
Sastamala is a town in southwestern Finland, in the region of Pirkanmaa. It lies on the shores of the river Kokemäenjoki, a river that enters the Gulf of Bothnia at Pori. Sastamala was earlier known as Vammala, the new town was created in 2009 when the municipalities of Vammala, Mouhijärvi, and Äetsä were merged. The…
Kolmen Valtakunnan Rajapyykki is the westernmost point of the mainland of Finland. It is also the northernmost border tripoint in the world. Here in the remote part of the Nordics, within the Arctic, the borders between Finland, Norway, and Sweden meet. In English this is the “landmark of the Three Kingdoms”, referring to the previous…
The northernmost tripoint in the world is in Norwegian known as Treriksrøysa. It is the border tripoint between Norway, Sweden, and Finland and it lies within the Arctic Circle. The site is also known by its Swedish name Treriksröset and its Finnish name Kolmen Valtakunnan Rajapyykki. In English, this is the Three-Country Cairn. The tripoint…
The northernmost point in Sweden is also a part of the northernmost border tripoint in the world. Known in Swedish as Treriksröset, it is the border tripoint between Sweden, Finland, and Norway. Its Norwegian name is Treriksrøysa and its Finnish name is Kolmen Valtakunnan Rajapyykki. In English, this is the Three-Country Cairn. This is a…
Karesuando is a small settlement in the far north of Swedish Lappland. It is with around 280 inhabitants the northernmost locality in Sweden. A locality is defined in the Nordic countries as an urban settlement with at least 200 inhabitants. This is also home to one of the border crossings with Finland. Right across the…