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GRETA Thunberg has joined the protest against a British mining company looking for “short term profits” in Gállok, in Sweden.
Source: Greta Thunberg joins protest against British mining company seeking ‘short term profits’
Photo: Maria G Nilsson
Source: Call for Applications: 2022 World Heritage Residence Scholarship
Photo: Bengt Isaksson
Discover the original destinations that gave some of IKEA’s most famous products their names.
Source: The most beautiful places in Sweden show why the country is so much more than IKEA
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The ice sheet on the south side of the Kebnekaise mountain lost its title as Sweden’s highest point in 2019, after a third of it melted.
Source: Climate change: Sweden’s only remaining mountaintop glacier loses two metres in height
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Hats off to the crew at the UNESCO World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station! Today is Sunday July 4, 2021. Besides being Independence Day here in the States, it’s also Alexanderson Day in Sweden!
Source: Live video of startup, tuning, and transmitting from Alexanderson Alternator SAQ
While many have been homebound, people voted on the most beautiful homes around the world.
Source: The city crowned with the most beautiful homes in the world
A few decades ago, all that most people knew about Swedish design was what they saw in the Ikea catalogue. Over the past 20 years, however, a new passion for all things Nordic has taken hold, a Scandi-mania for everything from stylish technical wear to literature and TV, and, most of all, for interior design – with its pared-back cosiness, low lighting and quality artisan furniture.
Source: The Exquisite art of Swedish architecture – The Frontier Post
Swedish Lapland comprises vast swathes of wilderness – wide open spaces ripe for outdoor adventures beneath the midnight sun or the northern lights.
See what makes Swedish Lapland such a magical destination throughout the year on this virtual tour.
Source: Journey to Swedish Lapland (virtually) through these photos
Explore the capital of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Europe with Scandinavia Standard guide.
Source: A Guide to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sweden
One company has exclusive rights to the source of the iconic pigment—a copper mine’s supply of iron deposits that may last just a century more…
SOAK up Sweden’s stunning scenery this autumn with a self-drive tour allowing you to explore pretty fishing towns, remote villages, forests, lakes and islands at your own pace. The country has recently been added to the list of countries where we no longer need to quarantine on return.
Source: The best self-drive tours for you to soak up Sweden’s stunning scenery
Northern Europe road trips: Explore the best nature in Scandinavia and the Nordic countries from the road. Here are five of the best road trips in the region.
A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world’s copper supply.
Source: Falu Gruva (Falun Mine)
Source: Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg celebrates World Radio Day, 13 February
A list of all the architectural pieces that have been declared World Heritage Sites in the last decade (2010-2020)…
UNESCO World Heritage listed Drottningholm Palace is the perfect day trip from Stockholm. Find out in this post more about the amazing history of Drottningholm Palace, how to plan your visit to the Palace and how to get there…
Source: Perfect day trip from Stockholm: Drottningholm Palace –
Falun is the town that changed Sweden’s history-from the UNESCO World Heritage listed Falu Gruva to the enchanting Carl Larsson garden in nearby Sundborn, this small area of Sweden has had a huge impact and is definitely a place worth visiting.
Source: Falun: The Swedish town you’ve never heard of that changed the history of the world –
Source: Cultural Gems of Sweden – A peak into its World Heritage Sites
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