swing ride

text & photo: Kenta Jönsson

Kättingflygaren - the beautiful swing ride - is one of the attractions at Gröna Lund, Sweden's oldest amusement park.

Gröna lund (map) 6 August 2009

...and then some green

A typical example of Swedish suburbia. Two-storey apartment blocks and a lot of green. On the hill, a few more floors. And a lot of green.

Sätra (map) 25 July 2009

living library (3)

Life goes on in the rotunda of the Public Library by Sveavägen. According to the LIBRIS database, there are 367 libraries in Stockholm County. That figure includes libraries in hospitals and schools, corporate and research libraries and so on. See more?

Stadsbiblioteket, Sveavägen (map) 13 July 2009

hedvig standing tall

Here's Hedvig Eleonora Church again, seen above the rooftops from the city center.

Hedvig Eleonora kyrka (map) 13 July 2009

non-violence in Täby

Täby is a reasonably peaceful suburb, 15 km north of the city. At the Roslagsbanan train station is a replica of the sculpture Non-Violence by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd. We've spotted it before in Stockholm, here and here.

Täby centrum (map) 3 August 2009

elevated water

A water tower in Sätra south of Stockholm City. The idea is of course to keep the water at sufficient height to get enough pressure when it goes down to the consumers.

30 metres (98.43 ft) of elevation produces roughly 300 kilopascal (43.511 psi), which is enough pressure to operate and provide for most domestic water pressure and distribution system requirements according to our friends at Wikipedia.

Sätra (map) 25 July 2009

heaven at 5.20 PM

The tower of Hedvig Eleonora Church at Östermalm Square. The church was consecrated in 1737 and is named after the Swedish Queen Hedvig Eleonora (1636-1715), wife of King Charles X of Sweden.

Östermalmstorg (map) 18 July 2009