Hökhuvud is a small village in the historical province of Uppland. The name translates to the “Hawk Head”. The village consists of the settlement that has grown up around the local parish church. Today a part of Östhammar Municipality in Uppsala County, Hökhuvud has a population of around 100 people. A Short History of Hökhuvud…
Summers of the past usually saw many well-known Swedish writers and artists heading to the seaside resort at Furusund. This island, to the northeast of Stockholm, lies in an area known as Roslagen. Its population is still small, with just around 130 inhabitants. But as in the past, the numbers still increase many times over…
We visited Vagnhärad again this weekend and on Saturday the whole family headed to the beach Sandviksbadet. The beach is located at the bay Stora Sandviken, a part of Nynäs Nature Reserve outside of Västerljung. Trixie and Cleo, my parents’ two Golden Retrievers, were more than happy to get out for a new training session….
Welcome to Kista, a district of Stockholm that we for a long time have called home. This is a part of the City of Stockholm, a suburb to the north of the center. Sometimes referred to as Sweden’s “Silicon Valley”, it is home to several headquarters of Swedish IT companies and the Swedish offices of…
I headed down to Vagnhärad today to drop off a few things for our upcoming move in a few months. While I was there I took the opportunity to join my parents and their two Golden Retrievers, Trixie and Cleo, to Lake Gisesjön outside of Västerljung. The sun has been shining today and it really…
Nynäshamn is a seaside town south of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. It lies within the boundaries of the historical province of Södermanland but is today the seat of its own municipality and a part of Stockholm County. The town is known for its harbor, which connects Stockholm with Gotland – the largest island of Sweden….
Östhammar is a town in Roslagen, a part of the historical province of Uppland. The town has for over a century been a popular seaside resort, right at the shores of the Baltic Sea. The population of around 5.000 inhabitants increases many times over during the summer. The coastal area of Roslagen is popular for…
Öregrund is a popular seaside resort along the shores of Roslagen, a region within the historical province of Uppland. This locality has gone from being a small seaside settlement to becoming an important town with a harbor used for shipping the region’s iron production. At times, it has experienced the dark ages all over again…
Film was earlier at the center of Film Parish, the settlement growing around the parish church. This is today a smaller village with around 100 adult inhabitants in the areas Film Kyrkby and Tallbacken. It is a few kilometers from the former ironworks at Österbybruk and is today a part of Östhammar Municipality in Uppsala…
Österbybruk is a former company town and ironworks in a region that is today Roslagen. This is a part of the historical province of Uppland and an area famous for its historical mining and many ironworks. Österbybruk is today a locality with around 2.300 inhabitants and it has been able to preserve a big part…
Örbyhus is both a locality and a castle in the historical province of Uppland. The castle’s royal past might be history, but its importance meant it received a stop along the new railway. In the past century, a settlement has grown around the station. Industries have opened, disappeared, and been replaced since, but the castle…
Lövstabruk is a small village, and former company town, of around 100 inhabitants in the historical province of Uppland. Today it might be only a small part of the Tierp Municipality and Uppsala County, but the history is a lot grander. This was once the home of the largest ironworks in Sweden and even though…