The city of Gothenburg is well known for its blue trams. They’ve been a part of the city since 1902, and each year over 147 million people travel with these trams. In 1879 horses played a big part in peoples life, especially since horse and carriage was the only form of transportation. In 1902 theContinueContinue reading “The Gothenburg trams”
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Ikea
IKEA is a Swedish multinational company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, home accessories and other useful goods. The company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, who at the time was only 17 years old. The company name, IKEA, is an acronym of Kamprad’s initial (I K) with those of Elmtaryd (theContinueContinue reading “Ikea”
The four seasons
Sweden is all about nature and the seasonal changes. I love everything about the Swedish nature and landscape, especially the fact that we have four seasons that differ from eachother. Early fall and spring are my two favorites, and since one of my biggest interests is photography I usually go for long walks with myContinueContinue reading “The four seasons”
The three largest cities
The three largest cities are Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. In that order. The main part of Stockholm is situated in the region of Uppland, and a smaller part belongs to the region of Södermanland. Stockholm is also the capital of Sweden. Stockholm is known for many things, not the least the The Royal Castle. InContinueContinue reading “The three largest cities”
Abba, Zlatan and Björn Borg
Photo: Bohuslänningen I am quite sure you’ve heard of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. If not, he’s one of the world’s most successful and well known soccer players of all times. And he’s from Sweden. Maybe you’ve heard of Abba, Greta Thunberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Icona Pop and Robyn too? Did you know they’re all from Sweden? Abba wasContinueContinue reading “Abba, Zlatan and Björn Borg”
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