Come to beautiful Wermland
August 30, 2024 9:16 amYes, everybody should Come to Beautiful Wermland – nowadays spelled Värmland. In this nostalgic Swedish travel poster you get it all: the authentic looking locals and the stunning scenery.
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Branäs by Christina Hägerfors
August 22, 2023 6:09 pmThe artist presents her poster: I am inspired by illustrations and graphics from the 1950s and by the many ski trips I made as a child to pine-furnished ski cabins. Not to mention the altitude and the freshness you feel when you are out in nature on your skis. … But the best was probably […]
Värmland by Christina Hägerfors
June 8, 2023 12:33 pmIn the words of the artist, Christina Hägerfors: This is an exciting, humorous and decorative map to help us discover the small gems in our neighbourhood. Maybe not everyone knows that there is a Picasso statue in Kristinehamn or a troll in Årjäng? With the help of this map you can find out such things […]
Värmland
October 1, 2019 2:20 pm“Ack, Värmland, du sköna, du härliga land, du krona bland Svea rikes länder! Och komme jag än mitt i det förlovade land, till Värmland jag ändå återvänder.” Värmlandssången är det många som känner till. Denna svenska sång är baserad på en traditionell folkmelodi och har framförts i många tappningar sedan den kom til 1822. Men […]
Auf der Touristenfarht
November 23, 2018 10:12 amThis poster is a real oldie! It’s impossible to say excactly how old, but from the flag seen on the top of the poster, we get a clue: the flag is a symbol of the union between Sweden and Norway. The union was dissolved in 1905, so our guess is that this poster is made […]