Those Places Thursday - Figeholm

Figeholm is a village just north of Oskarshamn in Kalmar county. Today it is dominated by the paper mill and there is a nuclear powerplant close by. The village is otherwise known for its boat club and the beautiful archipelago. Figeholm is a part of the parish of Misterhult

There is a very active local history sociaty that arranges market days and takes care of the public area. They have cleaned up and restored the old canal and turned it in to a wonderful place to have a picknick or go fishing.

In the marin museum (above) is information about  the ships that were built in Figeholm and also lots of material from the boats. Like the seaman's chest below.

I and my daughter spent a night in a friend's cottage before our trip across the baltic to Gotland. We had our breakfast out on the small porch, enjoying the view and the early sun.

Part of the canal.

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Trip to Oskarshamn and Gotland

I have had very poor access to the Inernet for some days as I went across the country to go to Gotland. First stop was Oskarshamn on the east coast where I met up with a friend from work who has a cottage some kilometers north of Oskarshamn.

Oskarshamn is not a big town and the center has a lot of old charm buildings left. There are some really narrow streets and paths with beautiful old houses.

In the yellow house pictured below is a café. The owners live in a bigger house behind the small house and the garden is where the customers can sit and enjoy their coffe and cakes. Everything is home made and they are open 7 days a week.

After having fika (swedish word for having coffe, tea, cakes, cookies and anything else you would like for an afternoon, or before noon, snack), we went to a factory, Liljeholmen, where they make candles and bought some really cheap candles.

I will continue to write about my trip in the following posts, telling you abouth Figeholm and Gotland.


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