Västerljung is a stereotypical small locality in the countryside of Södermanland. With a population of around 380 inhabitants, you might think that nothing ever happens here. However, it is a part of the triangle of three localities within the Trosa Municipality together with Trosa and Vagnhärad. Rune stones, a church […]
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Vagnhärad is a locality in the Trosa Municipality and it is situated a few kilometers from the coast where the municipality’s main town Trosa is located. There are around 3000 people who call Vagnhärad their home, but the area gets a lot more crowded during the summers. There is even […]
Taxinge is one of the summer tourist spots that you can visit at Lake Mälaren. The place has a long and rich history connected to the Näsby-Taxinge Estate. Its vicinity to Stockholm makes it a popular summer stop for either food or swimming. You could consider it a part of […]
Eskilstuna is a city between the large lakes of Mälaren and Hjälmaren. The city has a population of approximately 70.700. It is the administrative centre of the municipality with 107.000 inhabitants, making it the 15th largest municipality in Sweden. Earlier known as the City of Steel, no there are no […]
Avesta is the place where the European Bison meets the Dala horse. With a population of around 16.000, the area has a long and prosperous history. With industrialization in the centre of Avesta’s development, a lot is connected with the copperworks and ironworks of the past and present. A Short […]
Grisslehamn is a small locality in an area known as Roslagen. This is an area from where it is believed people emigrated to Eastern Europe where they eventually gave their name to the Rus people and later the country of Russia. That grand history is harder to see here today. […]
Sandviken is with its population of around 25 000 inhabitants the second largest town in the province of Gästrikland. The town has lived with its ironworks for its whole lifetime, and both the history and current appearance are closely linked with the steel production. A Short History of Sandviken Sandviken […]
Falun and its around 37.000 inhabitants have shown that there is a life after the closure of a mine that has formed the area for centuries. The mine is today a part of World Heritage Falun, a UNESCO World Heritage site that covers a large part of the urban area. […]
On the eastern shore of Lake Siljan you find the locality of Rättvik. It is an urban area with a population of around 4.700 inhabitants and a long history as a tourist destination. The name could be translated to “the right/correct bay” A Short History of Rättvik Today’s Rättvik started […]
Leksand is an urban area at shores of Lake Siljan. With around 6.400 inhabitants, Leksand is famous for maintaining old traditions. Such traditions include the local folk costume and the annual maypole raising. A Short History The Leksand parish had two localities establishing themselves in the second half of the […]
Malung is a locality in the province of Dalarna with around 4.900 inhabitants. It was previously known as the world’s leather centre, but is today mostly famous for dancing. And we do not refer to just any kind of dancing. No, the music played in Malung is a typically Nordic […]
Högfjället is one of seven ski areas within the larger Sälen ski area. It is located nine kilometres from the small locality of Sälen. Högfjället is mainly a ski resort, but there is activity here all year around. A Short History of Högfjället It was in the 1930’s that the […]