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Build Your Own Timber Raft and Float Down a Swedish River

Have you ever dreamed of escaping everyday life and floating down a river on a raft like Huckleberry Finn? If so, you’ll find your opportunity on Klarälven in the province of Värmland in the heart of Sweden.

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The Nobel Museum in Karlskoga and the Story of the Prizes that Almost Never Were

The prizes established by Swedish inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel in his will are generally considered the most prestigious awards in the world. Yet the Nobel Prizes almost didn’t end up existing at all. During the last years of his life, Alfred Nobel spent the summers at Björkborn, a 17th-century manor in Karlskoga in the…

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Scandinavia comprises the three culturally, linguistically, and historically related nations of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Together with Finland and Iceland - as well as the territories of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Åland - they form the broader region known as the Nordic countries. RealScandinavia.com focuses on the three Scandinavian countries but includes occasional news and dispatches related to the greater Nordic area.

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