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Sundsvall Museum
Housed inside the Kulturmagasinet, a beautifully-restored old warehouse, the museum has engaging exhibits of the historyof Sundsvall, natural history and geology. There’s a permanent art exhibition upstairs featuring 20th century Swedish artists and the superb temporary exhibitions
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Ulriksdals Slott
The 17th-century royal pad Ulriksdals Slott was home to King Gustaf VI Adolf and his family until 1973. Several of their exquisite apartments, including the Carl Malmsten–designed drawing room from 1923, are open to the public. The stables house Queen Kristina’s magnificent 17th-ce
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Leonettes Konst & Keramik
Around 20km north of Ljugarn, in the hamlet of Kräklingbo, Leonettes Konst & Keramik is home to Californian expat Dan Leonette and his highly regarded, idiosyncratic ceramics and art, created using techniques like Japanese raku and sawdust firing. Between 1pm and 3pm on most Th
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Nudist Beaches
Varberg has three nudist beaches just a short walk south from the fortress along the Strandpromenaden. Dont expect white sand; these beaches all consist of large, smooth rocks, all with easy access to the water. Beaches are segregated by gender: the first two, Kärringhålan and Skar
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St Jakobs Kyrka
Rising beside legendary opera house bistro Bakfickan, this sorbet-hued church sits in the cosiest pocket of Norrmalm (picture bicycles, cobblestones and a continental vibe). Completed in 1643, the building features both Renaissance and Gothic architecture with a magnificent vaulted
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Trönö Gamla Kyrka
The granite walls of Trönö Gamla Kyrka, about 15km northwest of town on Rd 50, have been left virtually untouched over the years – it’s just been added onto, so the oldest part of the church, dating from the 13th century, is still intact. There’s a free-standing wooden bell tower a
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Jukkasjärvi Kyrka
The oldest church in Lappland (1608). The brightly painted altarpiece by Uppsala artist Bror Hjorth, cut out in teak, depicts scenes with revivalist preacher Lars Levi Laestadius. In the centre of the birch organ above the entrance hangs a shaman’s drum, merging the Sami sun symbol
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Iron Mine
The most unusual of Utös sights is the remains of Sweden’s oldest iron mine, which opened in 1150 but closed in 1879. The three pits are now flooded – the deepest is Nyköpingsgruvan (215m). Theyre an atmospheric and impressive sight. The mining museum (in a wooden cottage opposite
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Döderhultarmuseet
Upstairs in the Kulturhuset cultural centre, Döderhultarmuseet features around 200 works by home-grown artist Axel Petersson ‘Döderhultarn’ (1868–1925), who captured local characters and occasions in vigorous and funny woodcarvings. Also upstairs, with the same opening hours, Sjöfa
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Malmö Chokladfabrik
Watch heavenly cocoa concoctions being made, wander through the mini museum and devour the finished product at the chocolate-scented cafe. Dating from 1888, Malmö Chokladfabrik produces famously organic chocolates that have won several international chocolatiers awards. The tours t
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Tullmuseet
Despite the patchy availability of English-language information, the Customs Museum is worth a snoop for its rather revealing exhibition on the ’art’ of smuggling, which includes a pair of spacious knickers used to smuggle alcohol in the 1920s. Crack-stuffed sneakers aside, there’s
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Hunneberg & Hanneberg Nature Reserve
Described by Linnaeus as an ‘earthly paradise’, the Hunneberg & Hanneberg Nature Reserve covers two dramatic, craggy plateaus 8km east of town. There are 50km of walking trails here that are certainly worth exploring. The deep ravines and primeval forest also make great hiding
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Mysinge and Gettlinge
The ancient grave fields of Mysinge and Gettlinge , stretching for kilometres on the ridge alongside the main Mörbylånga–Degerhamn road, include burial sites and standing stones from the Stone Age to the late Iron Age. The biggest single monument is the Bronze Age tomb Mysinge Hög
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Grenna Museum: Andréexpedition Polarcenter
In the same building as the tourist office, Grenna Museum: Andréexpedition Polarcenter describes the disastrous attempt of Salomon August Andrée to reach the North Pole by balloon in 1897. It’s riveting stuff, particularly the poignant remnants of the expedition: cracked leather bo
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Älgens Hus
This elk farm, 70km west of Umeå along Rte 92, near Bjurholm, is your chance to meet the (tame) King of the Forest face to face. Theres a museum dedicated to all things elk, and even a small dairy where the ultra-rare elk cheese is produced; at Skr3000 per kilogram, this is the mos
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Mackmyra Svensk Whisky & Whiskyby
Mackmyra Svensk Whisky, established in 1999 as the first Scandinavian malt-whisky distillery, is set in a historic bruk (works) about 10km west of Gävle and offers tasting sessions (Skr4395) that must be booked in advance via the website. Mackmyra also has the additional Whiskyby d
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Vita Huset
Vita Huset is a folk museum in a former policemen’s residence, with evocative photos depicting Finn civilians fleeing the retreating German forces in 1944, their cattle in tow. Dozens were rescued by Olga Raattamaa, a local from Kummavuopio depicted in one of the photos. She rowed
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Saab Bilmuseum
Saab Bilmuseum is a must for car fanatics and Swedish design buffs. At this warehouse-showroom, gleaming Saab car models span the first (a sensational 1946 prototype) and the Sonnet Super Sport, of which only six were made between 55 and 57, to the futuristic Aero X – the BioPower
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Tändsticksmuseet
Apparently ‘the only match museum in the world’, Tändsticksmuseet, in an old match factory, deals with this practical Swedish invention. It’s quite an eye-opener: the industry was initially based on cheap child labour, workers frequently suffered from repulsive ‘phossy jaw’, and it
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Vallby Friluftsmuseum
Vallby Friluftsmuseum, off Vallbyleden near the E18 interchange, 2km northwest of the city, is home to an extensive open-air collection of traditional huts and cottages. Among the 40-odd buildings, there’s an interesting farmyard populated by adorable Jämtland goats, bunnies and dr
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