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Historical province of Sweden
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Småland is a province (landskap) in Götaland, with more than 700,000 inhabitants. The forested inland is popular getaway for Swedes as well as foreigners.
By train
By bus
FlixBus from Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Västervikexpress from Stockholm and Gothenburg.
By car
The larger roads E4 and E22 both head in a north-south direction; E4 through the western part of Småland and E22 by the eastern coastline.
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One of the most well preserved traditional wood towns in Sweden.
The biggest city in Småland is located on the shores of lake Vättern. Known as "Sweden's Jerusalem".
Gränna, archaic spelling Grenna, is a town in northern Småland, at the eastern shore of lake Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake. Gränna is known for the peppermint rock candy, referred to as “polkagris” in Swedish.
Mariannelund is a locality in Hässleby parish in Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, in the region of Småland, Sweden.
Known for the morass Store Mosse National Park and the Old West-themed themepark High Chaparral.
Famous for its pop festival.
Famous for its medieval castle, where the Kalmar Union was founded in 1397.
Centre of "Glasriket" (the realm of glass), Småland's historical glassworks, whereof several are still active today.
A coastal town with a nearby archipelago.
Home of Astrid Lindgren and seat for the Astrid Lindgren's World theme park.
Västervik [1] is a town in north-eastern Småland in Sweden. Västervik municipality, Västerviks kommun, coincides with the traditional province Tjust, famous for its archipelago.
Seat of Kronoberg County, the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö, and home to the main campus of Linnaeus University.
Town close to lake Bolmen surrounded by deep forests.
The first IKEA store, and birthplace of Carl Linnaeus.
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ItinerariesE4 can also refer to E4 Mediterranean Arc, see Long distance walking in Europe. European route E4 stretches 1,590 km (990 mi) with most of Sweden's length between Helsingborg in the south, and Haparanda in the north,…
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ItinerariesNils Holgersson's wonderful journey across Sweden (Swedish: Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige) also simply known as The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, is a 1906 novel by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf…
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Travel tipsCarl Linnaeus (1707-1778, also known as Carl von Linné) was an 18th century Swedish scientist, known as the founder of modern taxonomic biology.
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