Anyone who is interested in Sweden and the Swedish language, who has plans to emigrate to Sweden or who has already emigrated and wants to …
Book review: Villa Volvo Vovve
Skogskyrkogården in autumn
Skogskyrkogården can literally be translated as forest graveyard. That is actually what it is: a graveyard in a forest. Or rather: forest and cemetery merge …
Grand Hotel Lapland in Gällivare
When I traveled with the Inlandsbanan to Swedish Lapland in the summer of 2017, I switched between wild camping and hotel nights. In Gällivare I …
Staying at Hotel Emma in Östersund
In the summer of 2017 I traveled with Inlandsbanan all the way to Swedish Lapland. Slow travel, you might say. The first day the train …
Kiruna, the Swedish mine town that has to move 4 km
About 200 km above the Arctic Circle you will find the Swedish town of Kiruna. It is the northernmost city in Sweden. Kiruna is mainly …
Gällivare camping in Swedish Lapland
When I traveled through Sweden with Inlandsbanan in 2017, I combined overnight stays in hotels with wild camping. In Gällivare I pitched my tent at …
City jogging in Stockholm: around Riddarfjärden
Walking or jogging is a good way to explore a city. In Stockholm I already have a few favorite routes. I like to walk or …
Inlandsbanan part 2: from Östersund to Gällivare
After an invigorating overnight stay in Clarion Grand Östersund I was ready to continue my trip on the red train. You can read the first …
Slow travel in Sweden: by Inlandsbanan from Mora to Östersund
Let’s go back in time. To June 2017. When I traveled through Lapland and also stayed in Mora and Stockholm for a while. It was …
Walking in Vitabergsparken in Stockholm
The large park in SoFo, between the streets Renstiernas gata, Skånegatan, Barnängsgatan and Malmgårdsvägen in Stockholm is very popular with locals. Vitabergsparken is the place …