Here’s How Nordic People Do the Laundry
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer and artist Jonna Jinton lives in Northern Sweden, where frigid temperatures prevail in the winter. In this […]
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Amazing Black and White Photos of Gärdet Music Festival in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteThe party at Gärdet, Gärdesfesten or Gärdetfestivalen was a free music festival that was arranged at Gärdet in […]
44 Cool Photos Show Lifestyle of Swedish Youth in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe decade of the 1970s was in many ways a continuation of the late 1960s with respect to […]
Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Sweden in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by Fredrik Daniel Bruno, an engineer and a dedicated amateur photographer born and raised […]
50 Amazing Portraits of Swedish People Taken by John Alinder From the 1910s to the Early 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe people depicted in John Alinder’s portraits are often looking straight into the camera. As if they can […]
Greta Looking Not So Promising as a Teenager, Here Are Some Rarely Seen Childhood Photographs of Greta Garbo
This post was originally published on this siteOn September 18, 1905 a baby girl was born on the Stockholm island of Södermalm. Her parents would […]
25 Stunning Portraits of Indigenous Sami People Taken by Lotten von Düben From the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteLotten von Düben (1828–1915) was an early Swedish amateur photographer who is remembered for her images of the […]
Teenagers of Gothenburg in the 1970s Through Amazing Black and White Photos
This post was originally published on this siteGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland […]
Midsummer Night Celebrations in Kirunavaara, Sweden, Where the Sun Doesn’t Set During Summer, 1901
This post was originally published on this siteIn Kiruna, the sun doesn’t set for 47 days during the summer. This phenomenon, known as midnight sun, […]
Pictures From Sweden’s First Car Bomb Murder, 1926
This post was originally published on this siteThe businessman Sixten Flyborg (1892–1926) was murdered by his associates on the night of March 12, 1926 in […]
Amazing Photos of a Refugee Camp in Småland, Sweden During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteA set of amazing photos from Sten-Åke Stenberg that shows everyday life at a refugee camp in Småland, […]
Everyday Life at a Swedish Textile Production in the Early 1950s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteEbba von Eckermann is a Swedish textile designer, who had her own fashion label during 1950-60-and 70s. The […]
1981 SAAB 906 Turbo, Sweden’s 6-Wheeled Colossal With Full Variety of Gadgets
This post was originally published on this siteThere aren’t a lot of six-wheeled cars out there and often they’re one-of-a-kind mods like this Saab 906 […]
Vintage Black-and-White Photos Capture Life in Stockholm From the 1940s to 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteKarl Werner Edmund (KW) Gullers (1916-1988) was a renowned Swedish photographer. After working and studying with portrait photographer […]
25 Fascinating Retro Photos of the Roxette in the 1980s and 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteRoxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (1958 – 2019, vocals and keyboards) and […]
35 Vintage Photos Capture Street Scenes of Stockholm in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteStockholm is the capital and most populous urban area of Sweden as well as in Scandinavia. The city […]
The impressive Viking runestones of the Swedish countryside, 1899-1945
This post was originally published on this siteRemnants of the glorious Viking past are scattered throughout the countryside of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Particularly in […]
April 1, 1962: Sweden Was Convinced It Could View Black and White Television in Color
This post was originally published on this siteColor television wasn’t widespread until 1966, but some Swedes armed with nylon stockings tried to get it four […]
Saab 99 Test Mules: When the Swedish Company Used Their Prototype ‘Paddan’ and Labeled It “Daihatsu’ to Test a Car
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1966 SAAB was secretly developing a new model. They took a body from the old 96 model […]
20 Amazing Photos Show the Household Survey of Sweden in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteHow were the living conditions in Sweden 1945? Just see the photographer Lena Böklin’s documentary photos from Swedish […]
The Stockholm Telephone Tower with approximately 5,500 telephone lines, 1890
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, the miracle device called the telephone had been invented but the simple concept […]
Stylish Beards, Satin Outfits and Blocky Fonts: 40 Awkward Album Covers of Swedish Bands That Are So Bad, They’re Good
This post was originally published on this siteSweden has had a long, beautiful relationship with pop music. In the 1970s there was ABBA, in the […]
24 Cool Pics That Show the 1980s Fashion Styles of a Swedish Teenage Man
This post was originally published on this siteA cool photo collection that shows fashion styles of a Swedish teenage man named Lars Eriksson in the 1980s. […]
38 Fascinating Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Eskilstuna, Sweden in the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteEskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. It has a large Sweden […]
Beautiful Photographs of an Old Man and His Christmas Tree in 1973
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful photographs from Sten-Åke Stenberg that show a story of his old uncle named James Waldemar Stenberg […]