Småland
Småland is a province in Götaland, with more than 700,000 inhabitants. The forested inland is popular getaway for Swedes as well as foreigners.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Jönköping and Kalmar.
Jönköping
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Jönköping is by many Swedes referred to as the Jerusalem of Sweden - this is due to the town's many churches. The city is on the southern end of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern.
Kalmar
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Kalmar is a city in the Småland province in southeastern Sweden, on the coast of the Baltic sea. Kalmar is one of the oldest Swedish cities, and traces of settlements from the Iron Age have been found.
Växjö
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Växjö is the largest city in Kronobergs län in the region Småland in Sweden. In April 2013 Växjö's Smålandsposten reported a municipal population of 84,800 inhabitants.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Västervik and Tjust and Vimmerby.
Västervik and Tjust
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Västervik is a town in north-eastern Småland in Sweden. Västervik municipality, Västerviks kommun, coincides with the traditional province Tjust, famous for its archipelago.
Vimmerby
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Vimmerby is a city and the seat of Vimmerby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 10,934 inhabitants in 2010.
Oskarshamn
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Oskarshamn is a city in Småland in southeastern Sweden, at the Baltic Sea shore. It is the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, with some 18,300 inhabitants in the city and 27,000 in the municipality.
Värnamo
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Värnamo is a city in Småland with just above 18,000 inhabitants. 33,000 people live in Värnamo kommun, the municipality.
Älmhult
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Älmhult is a town in Småland in southern Sweden. The town has about 9,000 inhabitants, with a total of 15,000 in the municipality.
Ljungby
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Ljungby is a town in southern Sweden that lies by the river Lagan. It is in the historical region Finnveden, one of the "small countries" which make up today's Småland.
Eksjö
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Eksjö is a town in the Småland province with 10,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of Eksjö Municipality, which has roughly 17,000 inhabitants. It is notable as one of the best preserved old wood-towns in Sweden.
Nybro
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Nybro is a city in Småland in Sweden. The local industry is dominated by companies within glass manufacturing, paper and wood. The biggest employer is the floor manufacturer AB Gustaf Kähr.
Gränna
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Gränna, archaic spelling Grenna, is a town in northern Småland, at the eastern shore of lake Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake. Gränna is known for the peppermint rock candy, referred to as “polkagris” in Swedish.
Visingsö
Visingsö is an island in the middle of Lake Vättern. It is located in Jönköping Municipality, in the Swedish province of Småland, and has 716 inhabitants.
Hultsfred
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Hultsfred is a town in northeastern Småland with roughly 5,700 inhabitants. Hultsfred Municipality has 14,000 inhabitants. The town is mostly known for the Hultsfred Festival.
Taberg
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Taberg is a locality situated in Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,392 inhabitants in 2010.
Mariannelund
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Mariannelund is a locality in Hässleby parish in Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, in the region of Småland, Sweden.
Bolmsö
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Bolmsö is an island located in lake Bolmen near Växjö in Småland. It had 382 inhabitants in 1998.
Småland
- Type: Locality with 776,000 residents
- Description: historical province in Sweden
- Neighbors: Östergötland, Scania, and Västergötland
- Category: province of Sweden
- Location: Kronoberg County, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Småland” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Småland”
- Arabic: “سمولاند”
- Armenian: “Սմոլանդ”
- Basque: “Småland”
- Belarusian: “Смоланд”
- Belarusian: “Смолянд”
- Breton: “Småland”
- Bulgarian: “Смоланд”
- Catalan: “Småland”
- Chinese: “Småland”
- Chinese: “斯莫兰”
- Chinese: “斯莫蘭”
- Croatian: “Småland”
- Czech: “Småland”
- Danish: “Smaaland”
- Danish: “Smålænding”
- Danish: “Småland”
- Dutch: “Smaland”
- Dutch: “Småland”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سمولاند”
- Esperanto: “Smaland”
- Esperanto: “Småland”
- Esperanto: “Smolando”
- Estonian: “Smaland”
- Estonian: “Småland”
- Estonian: “Smålandi maakond”
- Finnish: “Småland”
- Finnish: “Smoolanti”
- French: “Smaland”
- French: “Småland”
- Galician: “Småland”
- German: “Smaland”
- German: “Småland”
- Greek: “Σμόλαντ”
- Hebrew: “סמולנד”
- Hungarian: “Småland tartomány”
- Icelandic: “Smálönd”
- Indonesian: “Småland”
- Interlingua: “Småland”
- Irish: “Småland”
- Italian: “Provincia di Smaland”
- Italian: “Smaaland”
- Italian: “Smaland”
- Italian: “Småland”
- Japanese: “スモーランド地方”
- Korean: “스몰란드”
- Latin: “Smolandia”
- Latvian: “Smolande”
- Lithuanian: “Smolandas”
- Macedonian: “Смоланд”
- Maltese: “Småland”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Småland”
- Mingrelian: “სმოლანდიშ პროვინცია”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Småland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Smålending”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Småland”
- Norwegian: “Småland”
- Ossetian: “Смоланд”
- Persian: “اسمالند”
- Persian: “اسملاند”
- Polish: “Småland”
- Polish: “Smalandia”
- Portuguese: “Esmalândia”
- Portuguese: “Esmolândia”
- Portuguese: “Småland”
- Pushto: “سمالنډ”
- Romanian: “Smaland”
- Romanian: “Småland”
- Russian: “Смоланд”
- Russian: “Смолянд”
- Serbian: “Смаланд”
- Serbian: “Смоланд”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Småland”
- Slovak: “Småland”
- Slovenian: “Småland”
- Spanish: “Esmolandia”
- Spanish: “Småland”
- Swedish: “Småland”
- Swedish: “Småländsk”
- Swedish: “Smålänning”
- Turkish: “Småland”
- Ukrainian: “Смоланд”
- Venetian: “Småland”
- Vietnamese: “Småland”
- Volapük: “Smoläniän”
- Welsh: “Smaland”
- Welsh: “Småland”
- Western Frisian: “Småland”
- Western Panjabi: “سمالینڈ”
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