Sweden is currently home to 15 UNESCO World Heritage sites. On your next visit to the European country, stop at these spots.
Cultural
- Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå: Gammelstad is a prime preserved example of a Scandinavian church village. There are 424 wooden houses still standing.
- Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland: The newest addition on the list, these seven timber houses display a regional timber building tradition dating back to the Middle Ages.
- Engelsberg Ironworks: A leader of iron production in the 17th and 18th centuries, the site is a complete example of this type of ironwork.
- Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg: Built in the early 1920s, the radio station is a great example of early wireless trans-Atlantic communication.
- Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun: The mining excavation site illustrates copper production in the region since the 13th
Natural
- High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago: Sweden shares this site with Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia at the Baltic Sea. The area was significantly shaped by glaciers.
Mixed
- Laponian Area: This area in the Arctic Circle region of northern Sweden is home to the Saami people, who practice a way of life based on livestock migration.
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