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Savonlinna is a town in southeastern Finland, within the region of South Savo. In English, the name means the castle of Savonia and the town is home to the impressive medieval Saint Olaf’s Castle. The names are Olavinlinna and Olofsborg in Finnish and Swedish respectively. The town is also known by its Swedish name Nyslott….
Geta Church, or Geta Kyrka in Swedish, is a small stone church in the northwestern part of the Åland Islands. The church is a satellite church to the church of Finström, a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is dedicated to Sankt Göran, or Saint George in English. It lies right in…
Liljeholmen is one of the districts in the southern part of Stockholm, just south of the island of Södermalm. Other neighboring districts are Aspudden, Gröndal, Midsommarkransen, Västberga, and Årsta. Liljeholmen is home to around 16,700 inhabitants as well as several larger businesses. The former industrial areas here have, however, more recently been developed into residential…
Husby is a district in the northern parts of the City of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It lies in the middle of a line of three residential districts in an area known as Järvafältet. Here it has Akalla to the northwest and Kista to the southeast, all three areas developed during the 1970s. Husby…
Nynäs is a castlelike manor in Nyköping Municipality. These coastal lands in the former Bälinge Parish are a part of Södermanland County and the Baltic Sea is not far away. The closest body of water is, however, Lake Rundbosjön. Nynäs Castle watches out over the lake and its surrounding landscape with the castle parks, historical…
Kvicksund is a cross-border locality when you look at the municipality, county, and historical province. It lies on both sides of the strait that almost splits Lake Mälaren into two. On the northern shore, there is a part that belongs to Västerås Municipality in Västmanland County, and on the other the part that belongs to…
Akalla is a district in the northern parts of the City of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is located in an area known as Järvafältet, a former green area where Akalla as well as neighbouring Husby and Kista were established in the 1970s. Today this is a densely populated suburb of Stockholm, with a…
Edsbyn is a locality in Ovanåker Municipality in the historical province of Hälsingland. It is today the seat of Ovanåker Municipality in Gävleborg County. Around 4300 people call this home, but that is not all. This is also one of the main locations in Sweden for bandy, a winter sport with origins in England that…
Trelleborg is a town in the province of Skåne in southern Sweden. It is a town with a rich history, dating back to the Viking Age, and is known for its strategic location along the Baltic Sea. Today, with its harbor, it is an important gateway for Swedes traveling to the European continent. Trelleborg is…
Horsvik is an old coastal farmstead and current nature reserve along the Baltic Sea coast of Nyköping Municipality in eastern Sweden. This natural beauty is a neighbor to the former nuclear test facilities of Studsvik. With the well-known nature reserve of Stendörren nearby, this small reserve is a bit less crowded. It is, however, still…
Harsprångsfallet is a former waterfall just south of Porjus in Jokkmokk Municipality. The waterfall is today blocked most of the year by the hydroelectric power plant Harsprånget, owned by electric company Vattenfall AB. The waterfall once had a height of 75 meters. Today you will instead see the 50-meter-tall embankment dam and a large mostly…
Krokek is a locality in Norrköping Municipality in the county of Östergötland. It lies along the northern shores of the bay Bråviken, which connects the area with the Baltic Sea. The locality is not only home to around 570 inhabitants, but just a few kilometers to the east is the Kolmården Wildlife Park. The name…