More information: Exploring Småland
Hultsfred is a locality and the seat of the local municipality in Kalmar County in southeastern Sweden. It became famous for its music festival Hultfredsfestivalen which attracted thousands of visitors between 1982 and 2012. Hultsfred and its population of around 5.600 inhabitants still have a strong connection to pop and rock music, a living legacy…
Röttle is a small settlement just south of Gränna in Jönköpings Municipality. It lies at the shores of Lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, and has a population of around 60 inhabitants. It is, however, probably most famous for its waterfall and the many historical water-powered mills that can be found here. With…
Målilla is a locality in Hultsfred Municipality in Kalmar County. This is a part of the historical province of Småland in southeastern Sweden. The locality has a population of around 1,400 inhabitants and is a merger between three small settlements. These were the church village, the settlement around the railway station, and the settlement of…
Gyllene Uttern is a hotel as well as a service area for the E4 motorway just south of Gränna in Jönköping Municipality. The hotel is the oldest roadside hotel or inn in Sweden. Or the oldest motel if you so like. It has a history dating back to 1933 and it enjoys a magnificent view…
Brahehus is a motorway service area and castle ruin a few kilometers north of Gränna in Jönköping Municipality. The castle has a history dating back to the 17th century and it watches out over the cliff edge 180 meters above Lake Vättern, the second-largest lake in Sweden. The castle ruin has a view of the…
Markaryd is a locality and seat of the local municipality in Kronoberg County. It lies in the southwestern corner of the province of Småland in southern Sweden. It has a population of around 5.100 inhabitants, but it is the strategic location along major transport routes that stands out. There are not only large local roads…
Södra Vi is a locality in Vimmerby Municipality in Kalmar County, within the land that was once the historical province of Småland. This population center, in the middle of forests and by the lake Krön, has a population of around 1.100 inhabitants. Industries in the area include the metal processing plant of Metallfabriken Ljunghäll AB…
Pelarne is a small rural settlement in Vimmerby Municipality in Kalmar County. This was once, together with its church, the seat of the local parish. Today it is instead a sleepy part of the countryside of Småland that comes to life with the occasional tourist stopping by during the summer months. The wooden medieval church…
Sevedstorp is a small settlement in Vimmerby Municipality that is best known by its fictional name Bullerbyn. This was once the home of Samuel August Ericsson, best known as the father of the famous Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The settlement has inspired many of her stories and was the model for the settlement in her…
Silverdalen is a small locality in Hultsfred Municipality in Kalmar County. This area was once part of Lönneberga Parish in the historical province of Småland. This is an old company town that has developed along the railway and the river Silverån. Today, the population is around 660 inhabitants. In English the name means “The Silver…
Vimmerby is a locality in the historical province of Småland in southeastern Sweden. The locality is the seat of the local municipality in Kalmar County. It has a population of around 8.200 inhabitants, but it is a former inhabitant that has made the town famous. It was in the rural area outside of Vimmerby that…
Åkarp is a small settlement in what was once Lönneberga Parish. It is today within Hultsfred Municipality in Kalmar County. In addtion to a few homes, it is also home to Lönneberga Hembygdsgård. This is the local heritage museum, with many historical buildings from the area. It is a way to experience a local farmstead…