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Stockholm subway - a true work of art!
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Stockholm subway - a true work of art!

This is probably the most photographed escalator from Stockholm Metro - Solna Centrum Tunnelbana or Rådhuset. However, the whole stretch of line 11 from Kungsträdgården to Akalla is worth seeing, as each station was designed by artists - Really worth seeing and not as gloomy as other metro stations around the world.

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Sweden's classic car heaven
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Sweden's classic car heaven

Since we've been in Sweden, we've been struck again and again by the many old American cars that we encounter loudly bubbling along all the roads several times a day. It is probably a widespread passion to restore and repair these huge gas-guzzling beauties during the long winter nights, and then proudly display them for a few months in the summer.

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Why are the houses in Sweden red?

Why are the houses in Sweden red?

Nothing is more typical of Sweden than red houses. But how did it actually come about?

When you think of Astrid Lindgren's stories, the typical red country houses immediately come to mind. Whether in Bullerbü or Lönneberga, or even her birthplace in Vimmerby, the red houses run like a literal red thread through Astrid Lindgren's novels.

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