Jesper has been growing up in Sweden and we both moved here together in 2014 and we now call Stockholm our home. We will continue to explore this country in Northern Europe and hope that you will join us.
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Gällivare is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality, located in the county of Norrbotten, Sweden. It is situated in the historic province of Lappland, approximately 100 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. With a population of around 8,400 residents in the urban area, Gällivare is a key mining and administrative center for the…
Not many get famous for destructive power, but Gävle certainly is one of those places. This smallish town lies two hours from Stockholm and most people know it because of the annual fate of the Gävle Goat. This Christmas decoration has a history of not surviving the Christmas holidays. However, there are many more reasons…
Linköping is a prominent university city located in the south-eastern region of Sweden. With a population of approximately 100,000 inhabitants, it ranks as the nation’s 7th largest city and combines with neighboring Norrköping to form the country’s 4th largest metropolitan area. While its skyline is famously defined by its towering cathedral, Linköping’s modern identity is…
The largest zoo in Scandinavia can be found in the vicinity of Norrköping in Sweden. Its location is in Kolmården municipality right next to the bay of Bråviken. Little A is quite fond of animals. As the zoo is only an hour away from her grandparents in Vagnhärad, it made a perfect excursion. So that…
Summer in Sweden has two major attractions – nature and strawberries. At Hillsta, a place between Vagnhärad and Västerljung in Swedish Södermanland, we were able to combine these two treats. We spent a fine Friday afternoon picking strawberries with fields and forests in the background. Actually, we also had the chance to pick some potatoes…
A day trip somewhere from time to time is for us a way to keep our wanderlust at bay. From Stockholm, there are several places within a reasonable drive to visit, even though it always takes some time to get out from Stockholm itself. An hour and forty minutes away you find the small town…
One Thursday evening at the beginning of February my mother and I boarded a flight to Gällivare. It was time to visit a relative in Malmberget in Swedish Lapland. This time Susann and Little A decided to stay at home. It was probably a good idea, considering that the Lapish winters get quite cold. The…
My paternity leave is still continuing and the summer saw several trips. One of the more recent is a trip to the far north of Sweden. This time actually without Susann. Instead, Little A and I boarded a flight to Kiruna and joined my parents for the weekend. My parents had driven from south of…
Sometimes a place becomes your home for a couple of years. However, once you move away you will not return as often as you first had thought. Linköping is that place for me. I lived there most of the time between 2008 and 2012 but have not returned since. Well, that was until today when…
For the last few days, Little A and I have been enjoying and exploring Trosa and Vagnhärad. There are occasions that are a bit more challenging than others. Then there are occasions that are not even close to as challenging as you thought they would be. That is the case for me the last few…
April 7th, 2017 is a date that affected us all and will be affecting Stockholm for a long time to come. It was a day when terror struck the Swedish capital, We were, however, lucky that the events that day only caused disruptions to our plans. Others were not as fortunate. Now a year afterward…
The real winter has finally arrived in Kista and Stockholm. Snow has been falling and we have basically been snowed in. That means that we have had to stay indoors most of the time – at least some of us, Susann still needs to go to work Well, I have actually caught a cold and…