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www .moomin .com /en. The Moomins ( Swedish: Mumintrollen, pronounced [ˈmɵmiːnˌtrɔlːən]) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts [ 2] in Finland.
Skansen (Swedish: [ˈskǎnːsɛn]; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.
The history of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, for many centuries coincided with the development of what is today known as Gamla stan, the Stockholm Old Town. Stockholm's raison d'être always was to be the Swedish capital and by far the largest city in the country.
The world's largest Dalecarlian horse, made of concrete and located in Avesta, Sweden The world's largest Dalecarlian horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019. A Dalecarlian horse ( / ˌ d ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr l i ə n / DAH -lə- KAR -lee-ən ) [ 1 ] or Dala horse ( Swedish : dalahäst ) is a traditional carved, painted ...
Stockholm. / 59.32944°N 18.06861°E / 59.32944; 18.06861. Stockholm ( Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː (h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [ 10] is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [ 11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, and ...
The Eurasian blackbird is the national bird of Sweden. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Sweden. The avifauna of Sweden included a total of 554 confirmed species as of June 2023, according to BirdLife Sveriges (BLS) with supplemental additions from Avibase. [1] Of them, one has been introduced by humans, one is extinct, and three ...
Wildlife of Sweden. Located in the Scandinavian Peninsula, Sweden is a mountainous country dominated by lakes and forests. Its habitats include mountain heath, montane forests, tundra, taiga, beech forests, rivers, lakes, bogs, brackish, marine coasts, and cultivated land. The climate of Sweden is mild for a country at this latitude, largely ...
Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården(pronounced[ˈjʉ̌ː(r)ɡɔɳ]or[ˈjʉ̂ːrˌɡoːɖɛn]ⓘ) or, more officially, Kungliga Djurgården(Swedishfor 'The [Royal] Game Park'), is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open ...