Herons at Skansen
November 23, 2018 11:47 amThe gray herons are one of Skansen’s trump cards year after year. But with Staffan Wirén’s thoughtful composition a visit to Skansen is almost redundant.
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Arboga
November 23, 2018 11:44 amIn 1435, a meeting was held in Arboga with the purpose to discuss and decide on Sweden’s affairs, and this meeting is now known as Sweden’s first parliament. When it was time for the parliaments 500th anniversary, it was obvious that it would be arranged in Arboga – the same place where it all started. […]
A fisherman in Stockholm
November 23, 2018 11:44 amIt’s early (so early that you still can see the stars in the sky!) in the morning, and the local fishermen are the only ones awake at this hour. They are out trying get their catch with these nets, and it’s pretty incredible that you still today can see the fishermen using the same techniques […]
Visby Suede
November 23, 2018 11:11 amIn the 1930s, Visby and Gotland poured a lot of energy (and money) trying to attract tourists from France to villes des ruines et des roses. And who wouldn’t want to visit a city with such a romantic name?
Visby, roses and the wall
November 23, 2018 10:17 am“Wisby Die Stadt Der Ruinen und Der Rosen”. The medival town of Visby is filled with roses and ruins, and of course this is seen in many of the posters from Visby. The city is the best-preserved medieval city in the Nordic countries, and among the most notable historical remains are the town wall, that […]
Visby Seaview
November 23, 2018 10:15 amThe sea, the sky, the boat steering towards the lcity surrounded by the yellow fields. For many of us this is excactly how we see Visby when we close our eyes. Erik Ölmebo definitely knew what he was doing when making this poster!
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 […]
Sweden Map
November 23, 2018 10:03 amThis is high level nostalgia! A map of Sweden, originally published in 1948. The map has a lot of beautiful details. Note: This poster comes with a poster list in oak, which is 71 cm wide (see picture). The poster list makes it easy to hang the poster.
Stockholm 700 years
November 23, 2018 10:03 amWhat difference does a year make? Stockholm actually celebrated 700 years already in 1952, but the Olympics was held in Helsinki that year and the cities didn’t want to compete about the tourists. So Stockholm decided to celebrate the jubilee a year later instead, 1953. And for any jubilee there has to be a poster! […]
Åre Wintersport
November 23, 2018 9:59 amWhen the hotel Diplomat in Åre was in need of new murals in the late 1930s, Göte Hennix was the one they called. Hennix was from Östersund, so they considered him a local and knew that he would have the right touch for the job. Luckily for us, he also had time to make this […]