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<\/a><\/p>\n16. \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland<\/strong> is the home of several famous canals, amongst them the popular G\u00f6ta kanal, a heavily trafficked tourist boat\u00a0route that starts in V\u00e4sterg\u00f6tland and holds 58 sea locks. Another popular tourist attraction is Kolm\u00e5rdens djurpark, a big zoo with a famous tiger safari and dolphinarium. 17. Dalsland<\/strong> is a small province, often called “A miniature Sweden” because of its varied scenery with lakes, flats and even a mountain (Kopplefj\u00e4ll). The province has one city, \u00c5m\u00e5l, a place made famous from the movie “Fucking \u00c5m\u00e5l” (Lukas Modysson) from 1999. 18. Bohusl\u00e4n<\/strong> – my beloved home in Sweden – is famous for its amazing rocky scenery, its many small sea side resorts and its fishing industry. G\u00f6teborg partly belongs to Bohusl\u00e4n, other cities are my old hometown of Kung\u00e4lv and the coastal town of Uddevalla. Marstrand is popular place for tourists, read about Tibor’s visit here<\/a>. 19. V\u00e4sterg\u00f6tland<\/strong> is home to G\u00f6teborg, the second biggest city in Sweden, the famous knight Arn, the popular amusement park Skara sommarland and the amazing crane’s mating dance at the lake Hornborgarsj\u00f6n. Once\u00a0evey year, thousands of cranes meet here to mate, a spectacular event that attracts tourists from all over. 20. Sm\u00e5land<\/strong> has nurtured many worldwide known Swedes, such as Carl von Linn\u00e9, Ingvar Kamprad – the founder of IKEA, Astrid Lindgren, the tennis player Stefan Edberg and\u00a0the ABBA member Agnetha F\u00e4ltskog.\u00a0 The head office of IKEA is still located Ingvar’s hometown of \u00c4lmhult and Astrid Lindgrens v\u00e4rld (The world of Astrid Lindgren) is a very popular tourist attraction for Astrid-lovers, both young and old. Sm\u00e5land is also worldwide famous for its many glassworks, such as Kosta Boda. 21. Gotland<\/strong> is the place to visit if you are after sunshine; Gotland is the most sunny place in all of Sweden. Because of that – and it’s amazing beaches and rich history – Gotland is a hugely popular place for tourists, both Swedish and foreign. Gotland was the home of the late director Ingmar Bergman and several movies has been filmed on the little island. Ferrys to Gotland leave from Nyn\u00e4shamn (S\u00f6dermanland) and Oskarshamn (Sm\u00e5land), although Visby has an airport. 22. \u00d6land<\/strong> is Sweden’s second biggest island but its smallest province. Like Gotland, it’s a famous destination for tourists and the retreat for the Swedish royal family, who has a place called Solliden on \u00d6land. \u00d6land is linked to the mainland since 1972 via \u00d6landsbron and Kalmar. 23. Halland’s<\/strong> beautiful coastline and beaches has made it a popular tourist destination – especially the seaside resorts Varberg and\u00a0Falkenberg. Halland is also known as a surfing province due to its beaches and waves. The biggest city is Halmstad, the hometown of Roxette’s Per Gessle. 24. Blekinge<\/strong> is often called “The garden of Sweden” and its many picturesque fishing villages are popular tourist destinations. Fishing is a \u00a0big thing \u00a0in Blekinge and the town and river M\u00f6rrum is the place to be if you want to catch a salmon or five. The biggest city in Blekinge is Karlskrona 25. Sk\u00e5ne<\/strong>, the most southern place in Scandinavia, is since 2001 linked together with Denmark by \u00d6resundsbron. The biggest city is Malm\u00f6, Sweden’s third biggest city, known as youthful, cultural and continental place. Lund is a very popular student town and lately Ystad has become a big tourist destination, mainly due to the books and movies about Kurt Wallander. Can you guess the provinces??<\/strong><\/p>\n Right, there we have it. All the way through Sweden, from Happaranda to Ystad\u00a0in three blog posts. I know, I have probably missed out on several equally important facts, places, persons or tourist attractions (although I have used “popular” and “famous” about a million times), but feel free to add whatever you think is important. Or, let us know if there’s anything particular you want to know more about. Your wish – our command, as always.<\/p>\n Photo: Peter Grant, Kjell Holm\u00e9r\/Sweden.se<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After a Midsummer’s weekend filled with “Helan g\u00e5r”, herring and homesickness, let’s get back to business and end our journey through the Swedish provinces. The third and final region is G\u00f6taland, known as the south part and consists of the provinces Blekinge, Bohusl\u00e4n, Dalsland, Halland, Sk\u00e5ne, Sm\u00e5land, V\u00e4sterg\u00f6tland, \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland, Gotland och \u00d6land. 16. \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland is…<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Kn\u00f6lsvan (swan)
\nProvince flower: Bl\u00e5klint (blue bottle)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Korp (raven)
\nProvince flower: F\u00f6rg\u00e4tmigej (forget-me-not)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Knubbs\u00e4l (seal) Province flower: Kaprifol (honeysuckle)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Trana (crane)
\nProvince flower: Ljung (heather)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Utter (otter)
\nProvince flower: Linnea (twin flower)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Igelkott (hedgehog)
\nProvince flower: Murgr\u00f6na (ivy)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: N\u00e4ktergal (nightingale)
\nProvince flower: Solv\u00e4nda (sun rose)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Lax (salmon)
\nProvince flower: H\u00e5rginst (hairy greenweed)\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Ekoxe (stag beetle)
\nProvince flower: Ek (oak)<\/p>\n
\nProvince animal: Kronhjort (red deer)
\nProvince flower: Pr\u00e4stkrage (marguerite)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n