Niskanpää is a small settlement on the western shores of the Torne River, the river marking the border between Sweden and Finland. Here in the far north of Sweden, in the province of Norrbotten, the summer nights are almost never-ending and the winter nights are almost completely dark. The settlement is just a few kilometers…
Right at the Arctic Circle lies the small locality of Juoksengi. Here in the province of Norrbotten, at the border with Finland in Northern Sweden, is a place that many would probably miss. That is unless this invisible line would have been found at its southern boundaries. Here the midnight sun and the polar night…
Ursvik is a district within Sundbyberg Municipality in Stockholm County. It is two districts, Stora Ursvik and Lilla Ursvik. In English that would be Ursvik Proper and Ursvik Lesser. Lilla Ursvik is mostly made up of villas or one-family homes while Stora Ursvik consists of a more modern urban planning with multi-family apartment buildings. Neighboring…
Drottningholm, with its royal palace, is one of the main attractions for visitors to Stockholm. This is a small locality with around 300 inhabitants on the island of Lovön in Ekerö Municipality, just to the west of the more central areas of Stockholm. The Drottningholm Palace is the official residence of King Carl XVI Gustaf…
Lundby is a farm and a small settlement just on the outskirts of Vagnhärad. This is a part of the Södermanland countryside, with large open fields. A small road goes through the area, with the much larger motorway E4 only a short distance away. Without the motorway, this area would probably have been really quiet….
For locals of Trosa and Vagnhärad, Åda is probably best known for “Ådarakan“, a straight part of the road that begins at the manor house at Åda. The estate covers a large area of farmland, forests, and a part of the nearby coastal waters. It has been owned by the Isoz family since 1841 and…
Koltaluokta is probably most famous for being the harbor that accesses the northernmost border tripoint in the world, Treriksröset. This is a former Sámi settlement or Sameviste, that has been turned into a tourist rest area. Koltaluokta is in the far north of Sweden, in the historical province of Lappland. It lies on the shores of…
The northernmost point in Sweden is also a part of the northernmost border tripoint in the world. Known in Swedish as Treriksröset, it is the border tripoint between Sweden, Finland, and Norway. Its Norwegian name is Treriksrøysa and its Finnish name is Kolmen Valtakunnan Rajapyykki. In English, this is the Three-Country Cairn. This is a…
Karesuando is a small settlement in the far north of Swedish Lappland. It is with around 280 inhabitants the northernmost locality in Sweden. A locality is defined in the Nordic countries as an urban settlement with at least 200 inhabitants. This is also home to one of the border crossings with Finland. Right across the…
Along a small countryside road between Trosa and Vagnhärad is the small settlement of Hunga. The settlement is in an idyllic rural setting with green fields, small forests, and limited passing traffic. Year-round residents share this area with the temporary summer visitors who have found their summer cottages in the area. In total, there are…
After a third night sleeping in my car, I woke up in the province of Skåne in the southernmost part of Sweden. My summer road trip had taken me from Vagnhärad, down through Östergötland and Småland to Öland, and then back through Småland and Blekinge to Skåne. This morning I woke up just a few…
Waking up with “Odin’s Fakes” in front of me, I had the third day of my summer adventure ahead. I had spent the previous day exploring the island of Öland and it was now time to head back to the mainland. But where should I go next? Should I repeat the previous year’s visit to…