185 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Sweden - Atlas Obscura

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Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Metro Art Gallery

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

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Codex Gigas (The Devil's Bible)

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

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Helsingborg, Sweden

Museum of Failure

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

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Boden N, Sweden

Treehotel

Series of treehouse hotel rooms on the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

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Vasa Museum

Remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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Storkyrkobadet

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

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Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden Solar System

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Stockholm, Sweden

R1 Nuclear Reactor

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

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Spruce Beer

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Ritual & Medicinal

Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

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Kaffeost

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Kaffeost

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

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Nobel Ice Cream

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Nobel Ice Cream

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

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Guksi

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Guksi

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

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Stories
About Sweden

Jonna Jinton learned the melodic practice of <em>kulning</em>.

The Spellbinding Swedish Song That Calls Cows Home

For centuries, herdswomen have lured cows with haunting melodies.

by Abbey Perreault

9,500-year-old chewed-up birch bark contains the DNA of ancient Scandinavian hunter-gatherers.

Why Scientists Are Studying 9,500-Year-Old Chewing Gum

Back then, it was used as adhesive for tools and weapons.

December 13, 2018

A view from the south peak of Kebnekaise, until recently Sweden's tallest point.

What Happens When Your Country's Tallest Mountain Peak Shrinks?

The southern summit of Kebnekaise was the highest point in Sweden. Then it melted.

September 11, 2018

At first, archaeologists believed the object to be a nut, it is really a burnt onion.

Found: 1,500-Year-Old Burnt Onion Linked to 'Sweden's Pompeii'

The ancient vegetable affirms a Swedish island's ties to the Roman Empire.

by Christina Ayele Djossa

This 8,000-year-old skull was part of a mysterious Mesolithic ritual.

Found: An Ancient, Watery Grave in Sweden

Why were these Mesolithic skulls mounted on stakes?

by Vittoria Traverso

February 14, 2018

<em>Årsgång</em> is the Swedish tradition of a solitary, night-time walk in the forest.

To See What the Upcoming Year Holds, Take a Solo Walk in a Dark Forest

In Swedish mythology, a "year walk" is a prognosticatory stroll in which one is beset by scary creatures.

by Kelly Catalfamo

January 05, 2018

Donald Duck is (inexplicably? unsurprisingly?) the most popular Disney character in Sweden.

In Sweden, There Is No Christmas Without Donald Duck

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.

by Natasha Frost

December 22, 2017

Uncooked Swedish meatballs. Now imagine 20 tons of these.

A 20-Ton Meatball Spill Surprises Swedish Drivers

If only they'd fallen onto plates.

November 20, 2017