Sweden - Luleå

Ice road - Snowblower - Crane at South Harbor

Sent by Anna from Luleå, Sweden.

Luleå (Swedish: [ˈlʉːlɛo], Lule Sami Luleju, Finnish Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden with 46,607 inhabitants and is the capital of Norrbotten County. (read further)

Sweden - Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå

Midwinter Lule Gammelstad.

Sent by Anna from Luleå, Sweden.

Luleå Gammelstad is a remarkable example of the traditional church town of northern Scandinavia, and illustrates the adaptation of conventional urban design to the special geographical and climatic conditions of a hostile natural environment. It is a type of milieu that has been shaped by people's religious and social needs rather than economic and geographical forces, being intended for use only during weekends and church festivals (read further)

Sweden - Varberg Radio Station

World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station.

Sent by Jennie and staff at the Radio Station.

The Varberg radio station at Grimeton is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a type of telecommunication centre, representing the technological achievements by the early 1920s, as well as documenting further development over some three decades (read further)

Sweden - Naval Port of Karlskrona

Karlskrona

Sent by Annette, a postcrosser from Sweden.

The complex of the naval port of Karlskrona was the model for several similar projects in Europe. It is a unique relic of Sweden's time as a major power, and of the North European Baroque movement's attempt to create unity between the layout of the city, the manufacturing areas, and the surrounding countryside. The whole is characterized by the consistent long-term aim of cultivating efficiency and aesthetic, still clearly discernible in the infrastructure and open spaces (read further)

Sweden - Stockholm

Old Town, Stockholm, Sweden.

Sent by Sekar from Stockholm, Sweden.

Stockholm (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstɔkːˈhɔlm, ˈstɔkːˈɔlm, ˈstɔkːɔlm]) is the capital of Sweden and the largest city of Fennoscandia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 871,952 in the municipality (2010), 1,372,565 in the urban area (2010), and 2,119,760 in the metropolitan area (2010). As of 2010, the Stockholm metropolitan area is home to approximately 22% of Sweden's population (read further).

Sweden - Top Ten Most Popular Swedish Stamps 1983

Top Ten Most Popular Swedish Stamps 1983.

Sent by Miki, a postcrosser from Sweden.

Sweden - Kullaberg

Multiviews of Kullaberg in Sweden.

Sent by Miki from Jonstorp in Sweden.

This is from Wikipedia : Kullaberg is a nature reserve situated on a peninsula of land protruding into the Kattegat in Höganäs Municipality near the town of Mölle in southwest Sweden. The site in the province of Skåne is an area of considerable biodiversity supporting a number of rare species and has been designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA) in Sweden as well as a Special Protection Area (SPA). The terrain is dominated by steep cliffs rising from the sea and rocky outcrops on the ridge above, the highest elevation being Mount Håkull at 188 meters. Ridgetop vegetation includes a mixed hardwood broadleaf forest consisting of birch, beech, oak and pine trees with an understory of hawthorn, juniper, wild honeysuckle and blackthorn. Among the notable rare plants are Spring vetchling, Lathyrus sphaericus (read further).

Sweden - Västervik

Various spots in Västervik, a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden.

Sent by Jonna, a TravBuddy friend from Västervik.

Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 36,747 inhabitants in 2021.^[1] Västervik is one of three coastal towns with a notable population size in the province of Småland (read further).

Sweden - Göteborg

An aerial view of Göteborg in Sweden.

Sent by Tone, a WiP partner from Norway.

Gothenburg (/ˈɡɒθənbɜːrɡ/  abbreviated Gbg; Swedish: Göteborg [jœtɛˈbɔrj] ) is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. It is situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area (read further).

Sweden - Skåne

The first postcard received from Sweden. Sent by Franziska from Helsingborg in Sweden. The postcard shows an aerial view of a place in Skåne, Sweden.

This is from Wikipedia : Scania (Skåne in Swedish) is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces (landskap) of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision (län) Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the province. The largest city is Malmö, which is also the third largest in Sweden and the administrative centre of Skåne County (read further).