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Mikkeli is a town in the region of South Savo, or Southern Savonia, in southeastern Finland. The town is also known by its Swedish name S:t Michel, but almost all of the municipality’s around 52.000 inhabitants have Finnish as their native language. The town is at the center of what is known as the Finnish…
Paimio is a town and municipality in the region of Southwest Finland, also known as Finland Proper. Its Swedish name Pemar is, but its population of around 11.000 inhabitants is mostly considered Finnish speaking. The river Paimionjoki flows to the west of the town center, a center known locally as “Vista”. The river is home…
Heading out on a solo road trip had so far been really interesting. It was the summer of 2022 and I had reached Bergkvara in southern Småland after two days of driving that had taken me through Östergötland, across to the Island of Öland and I was now close to the province of Blekinge. This…
The sun woke me up from my sleep telling me that it was time for the second day of my road trip. I was surprised that I had slept so well in the car and as the sun was raising the ferry to the island of Öland was preparing to start its boarding. I still…
How did I end up driving through Östergötland on my own? It was the last few days of summer vacation in 2022. Susann and Litle A were away visiting Susann’s parents on the Åland Islands. I was home alone on a Thursday and the sun was shining. Great weather was also forecasted for the weekend….
Stensund is a small residential area and the site of a castle-like manor in Trosa Municipality, located in Södermanland County, Sweden. It is situated in the historic province of Södermanland. The settlement has around 270 inhabitants and is located just to the east of the town of Trosa, on the coast of the Baltic Sea….
Askersby is a small locality that together with its church once was the center of the Asker Parish. It is in Örebro Municipality in Örebro County, in a region that was once the historical province of Närke. The locality has today a population of around 250 inhabitants, mostly living in one-family homes. The surrounding area…
Fogdö is a small settlement, a church, and a former parish in Strängnäs Municipality in Södermanland County. It is on the peninsula of Fogdön in Lake Mälaren, the third-largest lake in Sweden. With its medieval church, this was once one of the central locations on the peninsula. A Short History of Fogdö Fogdö Parish has…
Hällberga is a locality in Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland County. This area was earlier part of Stenkvista Parish and developed in the vicinity of the local railway station. The railway has today been closed, but around 610 people still live here just to the southeast of the city of Eskilstuna. A Short History of Hällberga…
Guldsmedshyttan is a settlement in Lindesberg Municipality in Örebro County. It is today a part of the locality known as Storå and has developed due to its vicinity of the Stripa Mine and the local foundry. This is a part of the mining-rich region of Bergslagen in the historical province of Västmanland. A Short History…
Skebobruk is today a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County. This was, however, once a fairly large ironwork within Ununge Parish in the historical province of Uppland. The locality is today home to around 230 inhabitants and still displays an impressive industrial heritage. A Short History of Skebobruk The ironworks of Skebo Bruk was…
Ärla is a locality in Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland County. It is today home to around 1.300 inhabitants and mostly consisst of residential buildings. It shares its name with the parish and has its origins in a settlement around the former railway station, which is no longer in service. A Short History of Ärla The…