In 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. […]
It’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 […]
Iwar Donnér had a distinct ability to create life and movement in his artwork. You can look at this poster for a long time and constantly discover new things and details. A masterpiece!
If you want to travel properly, you should travel with time. Maybe go abord in Travemunde and have a few days on the sea before arriving in Stockholm. Focus on the journey, not only on the destination.
The building pictured in this poster, the City Hall of Stockholm, is one of the most famous buildings in Stockholm. If you’ve ever watched the prestigious Nobel banquet on TV, you’ve seen this establishment. First they dine in the Blue Hall (Blå Hallen) and from there they move on to the Golden Hall, where the […]
In 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?
“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 […]
The 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!
What 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! […]
