Travel to Sweden - a Beautiful Nation

From my very Special Friend who lives in Sweden 

Thank you Irenemaria

Sweden - a Scandinavian country in northern Europe

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden or Sverige, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It has borders with Norway (west and north) and Finland (northeast), and is connected to Denmark (south) by the Oresund Bridge....

Posters and Photos of wonderful Sweden

Since Sweden is a very old country threre are much to see that you cannot see anywhere else in the world. Scandinavia has a long history back to the Vikings and further. Stockholm is over 700 years old and is far from the oldest. Norrköping whe...

Cranes in Sweden

They come in thousands and rest at Hornborgasjön To see them you have to go to Sweden and then drive to Hornborgasjon. They have fantastic service for tourists and birdwatchers. There are many from other countries that want to see the crane-dan...

Stockholm, Sweden

The Castle Three crowns was built in the 1100 century When I was just a little girl I still remember that Stockholm celebrated its 700 years as a city. Some of the very first houses are still there to see. The old town has alleys so narrow you can ac...

Norrköping, Sweden

This is a lens about my city. I was born here and now I live here. Norrköping is located in the county Östergötland to the east in Sweden by the Baltic Sea. Read more about Sweden here: irenemariassweden 1384 King Albrekt af Mecklenbur...

Irenemaria Shares her Favorite Swedish Food and some special Recipes 

How to make meatballs

In Sweden köttbullar (meatballs) are made with ground beef or a mix of ground beef and pork, mixed with breadcrumbs soaked in milk and finely chopped onions. They are seasoned with white pepper or allspice and salt. Some put a spoonfull of suga...

The Swedish smörgåsbord

The Swedish Smorgasbord (smörgåsbord) is world famous. It is a rich way of offering a meal. Many restaurants have this feature especially around christmas time. This lens will present the Swedish smorgasbord on the ferries cruising between Sweden an...

How to use dill

When I moved away from Sweden, there was one specific flavour I longed for: The taste of fresh dill. That taste is so special and cannot be replaced. And it has to be FRESH dill. Not the dried or frozen stuff. I have had my own dill for decades now....

Potatoes

We cannot live without it. Wikipedia says: Potato (informally tattie, tater, spud, tato, pota, spudzie or tate) is the term which applies either to the starchy, tuberous root vegetable crop from the various subspecies of the perennial plant Solanum...

Knäckebröd - the recipe for Swedish crisp bread

in all the schools in Sweden this bread is always served together with the food. Some people like to break it into small pieces and eat it with milk and lingonberry jam in a bowl. I love to eat this bread with spread schrimp-cheeze on! I always have...