History & Culture in Sweden

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.

This Dalecarlian horse is about the size of a pinhead.

These two springs are tied to several legends, one of which involves the travels of Saint Olof.

The oldest Swedish built lighthouse still guides ships through the archipelago.

A response to the wrongly placed meridian of the same name.

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

Sweden's southernmost point is located in this charming fishing village.

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.