About Sweden

A website of The National Heritage Board about Birka. Contain information about Birka, The Birka Museum, Seasonal programme, History of Birka and Excavations.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Birka was occupied in the 9th and 10th centuries. Hovgården situated on the neighbouring island of Adelsö in lake Mälaren. Together, they make up an archaeological complex that illustrates the elaborate trading networks of Viking-Age Europe and their influence on the subsequent history of Scandinavia. Birka was also important as the site of the first Christian congregation in Sweden, founded in 831 by St Ansgar. The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website about the Engelsberg Ironworks.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The Engelsberg Ironworks site is the best-preserved and most complete example of Swedish production of superior grades of iron that made Sweden a leader in this field in the 17th and 18th centuries. The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lots of more.

A World Heritage Site The website contain information about Mine/Museum, The Iron Works, Guided tours, Events, Booking/info, Conference, For Children, The Trust, Handicraft, Food/drinks and lot more.

A website about the Stockholm Cemetery.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Two young architects created this Stockholm cemetery between 1917 and 1920, Asplund and Lewerentz, on the site of former gravel pits overgrown with pine trees. The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website running by Stockholm City. Contain information about The Woodland Cemetery, The Woodland Chapel, The Chapel of Resurrection, The Woodland Crematorium and its chapels and about the World Heritage List.

A website about the Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ‘The southern part of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea is dominated by a vast limestone plateau. Human beings have lived here for some five thousand years and adapted their way of life to the physical constraints of the island’. The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website about the Church Village.

The website contain information about Gammelstad Church Town, Maps, Press Photos, Plan your visit, Activities, Accommodation, Food and Souvenirs and Communications.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ‘Gammelstad is the best-preserved example of a 'church village', a unique kind of village formerly found throughout northern Scandinavia….’ The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website about the Hanseatic Town of Visby.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website about the High Coast.

The website is running by the County Administrative Board of Västernorrland.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ‘The High Coast is located on the west shore of the Gulf of Bothnia, a northern extension of the Baltic Sea. The combined processes of glaciations, glacial retreat and the emergence of new land from the sea have largely shaped the High Coast. Since the last retreat of the ice from the High Coast 9,600 years ago, the uplift has been in the order of 285 m which is the highest known 'rebound'…’. The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website about the Laponia.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ‘The Arctic Circle region of northern Sweden is the largest area in the world with an ancestral way of life based on the seasonal movement of livestock. It is the home of the Saami people….’ The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website running by the Laponia project with it’s office in Jokkmokk. Thos site contains information about Laponia’s history, culture, nature, flora and fauna. It also contains information about Ecotourism, Activities as Canoeing and kayaking, Conference Courses and study tours, Dog team, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Live and enjoy, Mountain bike, Museum, Nature and fauna, Northern light, Sami culture, Snowmobile, Snowshoe hikes, Summer, Wedding and Winter. Under ‘Trave Facts’ you will find a Map and information about how to travel by Air, Train and Car. There is also Useful tips about Post, Bank, Hospital, Equipment, Climate and Accommodation and lots of more.

A website of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ‘The enormous mining excavation known as the Great Pit at Falun is the most striking feature of a landscape that illustrates the activity of copper production in this region since at least the 13th century….’ The website contain a Brief Description of the World Heritage subject, The List, New Inscribed Properties, Map, Creating the List, World Heritage in Danger, Reporting & Monitoring, Conservation & management issues and lot more.

A website about The Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun.

The web site runs by Dalarna.se. In Swedish only.

A website about the Naval Port of Karlskrona.