Astrid Lindgren’s World is now Sweden’s biggest outdoor theatre with more than 100 people in the theatre section. Between the stages, visitors can meet and have fun with the famous characters in their settings. This year, it is 30 years since the story about Ronja the Robber’s Daughter was published. (more…)

The scads of visitors flocking to Stockholm in pursuit of best-selling author Stieg Larsson’s Millennium characters are being swept up in the latest import from Sweden: literary fever. (more…)

If you have some more days in Stockholm to spend this autumn you should pay a visit to Uppsala approx 70 km north from Stockholm city, 35 minutes by train from Stockholm. Here is a list for Events and concerts. (more…)

Historical Tramway in Malmö

Have you ever met locals who are passionate about their culture and history? They sail vintage boats, grind flour in the wind mills and produce beautiful ceramic handicraft. (more…)

Fårö

Hanns Rodell has been appointed the Ingemar Bergman Estate Foundation’s first artistic director to stimulate the arts and sciences in collaboration with Fårö’s distinct nature and culture. (more…)

It is with almost a pastoral feeling we entered the studio of Märta Måås-Fjetterström this sunny Saturday in Båstad located at the Bjäre pensinsula. We wanted to see the work with the new  “Rug Of The Year” usually kept as a secret until the vernissage. This year the designer is the queen of Denmark Margrethe II. For the first time you are welcome to view the expert weavers in action.

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I went to visit the Marsvinsholms castle  and sculpture park on a greyish and foggy, January day. The park was still in winter dress preparing for the season to come. For the third summer the exhibition  will open with well known Swedish and Danish artists. (more…)

Wallander Café

Now the British will get in contact with our belowed decetive Wallander and the Swedish “Midsomer District” Ystad and Österlen. The Wallander crime scene is located with the most beautiful scenery as a background. Tourists from all over the world visit this new must-see site for international visitors in Sweden. (more…)

In beautiful surroundings, the old pottery in Vallåkra, south west Skane, is a combination of good food and local history that comes together in a unique experience. This locality is a cultural heritage in an authentic environment that I have visited several times to get spelled by this both wild and old atmosphere, near Copenhagen. (more…)

Photo: Sara Bronner

Characterized by an imposing corner tower, Hovdala Castle exemplifies the beauty and simplicity of a medieval fortification. Located south of Hässleholm, Sweden near Finja Lake, the castle and grounds offer a walking tour through history. As you approach this historical site, you will be greeted with the pastoral scene of sheep grazing in the meadow. Conflicts of the past have faded into the serenity of the present at this rural site. (more…)