Tag: sweden

October 6, 2016 at 4:59 pm

Picture of the Day: Rare White Reindeer Spotted in Mala, Sweden

Picture of the Day: Rare White Reindeer Spotted in Mala, Sweden

This guy’s special

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July 20, 2016 at 8:35 am

Yarnbombing Stockholm with Julia Riordan

Yarnbombing Stockholm with Julia Riordan

Julia Riordan is a creator/street-artist who discovered her passion for crochet and knitting at the age of 10

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June 3, 2016 at 4:08 pm

Picture of the Day: The Day Sweden Switched to the Other Side of the Road

Picture of the Day: The Day Sweden Switched to the Other Side of the Road

On 3 Sept. 1967, all traffic in Sweden switch from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. It was known as ‘Dagen H’ (H day)

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February 19, 2016 at 4:40 pm

Picture of the Day: Radhuset Station, Stockholm

Picture of the Day: Radhuset Station, Stockholm

Like other stations on the Stockholm metro, it uses organic architecture, which leaves the bedrock exposed and unsculptured

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October 5, 2015 at 11:59 am

Picture of the Day: The Kuggen Building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Picture of the Day: The Kuggen Building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Kuggen (Swedish for ‘the cogwheel’) is a 5 storey building designed by Wingårdh arkitektkontor at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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September 9, 2015 at 4:38 pm

This Amazing Bridge Turns Into a Tunnel and Connects Denmark and Sweden

This Amazing Bridge Turns Into a Tunnel and Connects Denmark and Sweden

The Øresund is an engineering marvel that connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö.

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November 10, 2014 at 11:14 am

Picture of the Day: Snow-Covered Ski Lift in Sweden

Picture of the Day: Snow-Covered Ski Lift in Sweden

Photograph by Anders Carlsson In this fantastic capture we see a snow-covered ski lift at the top of Åreskutan in central Sweden. Åreskutan is a 1,420 metres (4,660 ft)-high mountain at Åre in Jämtland, Sweden. It is one of the better-known mountains in Sweden and the mountain massif features the largest ski resort area…

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October 8, 2014 at 11:56 am

In Sweden You’ll Find the World’s Largest Scale Model of the Solar System

In Sweden You'll Find the World's Largest Scale Model of the Solar System

Did you know the Sweden Solar System is the largest permanent scale model of the Solar System in the world? The Sun, represented by the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, is the largest hemispherical building in the world. The inner planets can also be found in Stockholm but the outer planets are situated northward in…

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September 6, 2014 at 3:46 pm

Picture of the Day: Just a Baby Dwarf Hippo

Picture of the Day: Just a Baby Dwarf Hippo

Photograph by Parken Zoo on Facebook Meet Olivia, a rolly polly dwarf Hippo and newest addition to the Parken Zoo family in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Olivia was born 2 August 2014, weighing just under 6 kg (13 lbs). A small 5-picture album of the newborn was recently shared on Parken Zoo’s Facebook page. The species…

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August 6, 2014 at 3:10 am

100 Years Ago this Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5000 Telephone Lines

100 Years Ago this Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5000 Telephone Lines

From 1887 – 1913 this incredible Telephone Tower served as one of the main telephone junctions in Stockholm, Sweden. About 5000 telephone lines were connected here. Even after the tower was decommissioned in 1913 the tower remained as landmark until 1953 when it was torn down as the result of a fire. In this…

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