Introducing Svealand
This area, the birthplace of Sweden, offers the visitor much evidence of the region’s long history, including rune stones so plentiful you’re likely to stumble over a few. Pre-Viking burial mounds in Gamla Uppsala light the imaginations of myth-builders and history buffs. There’s also the old mine in Falun, which accidentally provided the means for all those little cottages dotting the landscape to be painted red. And in Mora, the definitive Swedish king’s path towards the crown is still retraced today, by thousands of skiers each year in the Vasaloppet.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Autumn camping trip in Sweden
by Scand1 20 July 2010
For Northern lights, Upper Norrland is in practice the only option (not guaranteed), not usually Lower Norrland, Svealand or Götaland.…
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Autumn camping trip in Sweden
by royal618 19 July 2010
Hi there, I'm looking to fly into either Sweden or perhaps Finland/Denmark and spend 2 weeks with a car and doing some travel and camping…
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