To live in Sweden
The weather forecast promised warm sunny days and asked my oldest if he would join me for a hike. We had canceled a planned hike due to rain earlier this summer. The idea this time was to hike from the southernmost tip of Botkyrka, the municipality in which we live, and home along Sörmlandsleden. 28 … Continue reading Hiking Sörmlandsleden through Botkyrka
A friend from Denmark visited with his family. They stayed at a hotel a short walk south west of the centre of Stockholm, which gave me an excuse to further explore Södermalm, the island south of Old Town. I treated them to a guided tour of Stockholm Inner City and the Stockholm Metro, then we … Continue reading Södermalm
In Dalarna north of Stockholm lies Falun Copper Mine. Today a world heritage site and no longer active, historically the mine has been a source of much of Sweden’s wealth. Copper has been excavated there for maybe a thousand years, we don’t know exactly for how long as later activity has eradicated traces of the … Continue reading Falun Copper Mine
The bedrock is a treasure trove of rock art. Moose are abundant but also fish, humans, boats and dots and lines that are harder to identify. Worn away by water and weather or left unfinished by the artist for unknown reasons. A herd of moose on the way to the water. I’m at Nämforsen deep … Continue reading The Nämforsen Rock Art
This year instead of driving down to Denmark, we drove 500 km north to the Swedish High Coast. Here, land has risen more than 200 meters since the last ice age, leaving spectacular mountains dropping steeply into the sea. One such mountain is Skuleberget peaking at 295 meter, at the foot of which we have … Continue reading Swedish High Coast
Subtopia is a production hub for art and creativity in Alby, Botkyrka, run by the local muncipality. Housed in the former production facilities of LM Ericsson’s dairy farm in Alby, it’s a place with high ceiling and space for experimentation. LM Ericsson (1846-1926) was the entrepreneur that brought phones into the lives of people in … Continue reading Subtopia: Street art and DIY veggies
Folk Lab Hallunda is a creator space where everyone can come in from the street and create things with 3d printers and laser cutters. I joined the team in February and the first season is now coming to an end. We will do a summer break and come back end of August. Here is a … Continue reading End of season
I used to be a project manager and a software engineer within software development. I’ve designed and developed frameworks and lead greenfield development projects and large refactoring projects. My last assignment ended about one year ago. I’ve burned out twice and got let go thrice since moving to Stockholm nine years ago. While I had … Continue reading A lose-lose proposition
Medeltidsveckan is a yearly festival in Visby on Gotland that celebrates all things medieval. For one week, scenic Visby transforms into an open air theatre with concerts, markets, lectures, street food stalls, acrobats, jesters, and people dressed out in anything remotely Medieval. From vikings to pirates -- you will find them there. There is also … Continue reading The programme for Medeltidsveckan 2026 is up
This is part three of my posts about LinCon 2026, a gaming convention in Linköping that I attended with my kids. In this post I deep dive into running Death of Rapacus, Mars to Stay and Zhenya’s Wonder Tales. The two first are story games that I have designed and published while the third is … Continue reading LinCon 2026: Part Three
