Looking for a getaway? Visit Mariefred, one of the pearls in the region of Södermanland! This is one of the summer getaways that on a sunny summer day will look like something from a book. In addition to the fantastic view over Lake Mälaren, there is the old royal castle of […]
Storvreta is a locality in the province of Uppland, just a short distance north of Uppsala. With a population of around 6300, it is the third-largest locality within Uppsala Municipality. For many floorball enthusiasts, both in Sweden and abroad, Storvreta is a famous name with a respectable club and many […]
Alongside the Swedish Baltic coast, approximately an hour south of Stockholm you find the small town of Nyköping. With a population of around 30.000 inhabitants, it is one of the population centers in the province of Södermanland. Many know Nyköping as the town close to Stockholm-Skavsta Airport. The airport’s name […]
There are few towns the size of Vadstena in Sweden that would be able to compete with its history. With around 5.600 inhabitants it is the center town of the Vadstena Municipality in Östergötland County. Here you will both find the first monastery of the Bridgettine Order as well as […]
Säby is a small church village in the province of Västmanland. It is the former center for the Säby Parish. It is in the countryside outside of Kolbäck and Västerås and is surrounded by fields. The district that covers the former area of the parish has today a population of […]
Lysekil is a town on the coast of Bohuslän in western Sweden. It is one of the main seaside resorts in the province and tourism is an important industry for the inhabitants, around 7.700 people in total. In addition to the tourists, there are some industries. One of the largest […]
Benala is a small village with fields and farmland all around. This is the countryside of the province of Uppland. Looking out over the fields, the Sparrsätra Church is visible to the northwest. Benala was also the home of my ancestor Olof Johan Erlandsson (1854-1933) during his last years in […]
At the center of Berglsagen is one of Sweden’s best-preserved wooden towns, Nora. Once the center of commerce for the iron trade, the town is today most famous for its historical buildings, some dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Even though Nora belongs to the historical province of […]
Sparrsätra is a church village a bit north of Enköping in the province of Uppland. Its long history, stretching back to the Middle Ages, has played a role in the forming of what is today Sweden. With the stone church at its center and surrounded by fields, the houses of […]
Säffle is a locality next to the river Byälven. It is an industrial town in the southwestern part of the province of Värmland, not far from the shores of Lake Vänern. With a population of around 9.200 inhabitants, it is the fifth-largest urban area in what is today Värmland County. […]
Mollösund is a small locality and former fishing village on the south-westernmost tip of the island of Orust. This is one of the oldest fishing villages in Sweden, even though fishing has been replaced by tourism as the main occupation for its around 200 inhabitants. A Short History of Mollösund […]
With a name that tells of its royal past, Kungsör has a long history along with some of the more famous Swedish kings and queens. It is today a locality with around 5900 inhabitants right on the border between the historical provinces of Södermanland and Västmanland. Even though its center […]