Famous People
 Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld
(1869-1928) was a Swedish
geologist and polar scientists. He
is famous because he was the
leader of the first Swedish
Antarctic expedition in 1901 with
the ship Antartic.
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 Anders Sparrman (1748-1820)
was a Swedish biologist. He is
famous because he traveled to
Australia with James Cook to
study plants.
Pippi on the seven seas
 Astrid Lindgren was an author
who wrote books to children.
She is the most famous author
in Sweden.
 One of the books is Pippi on
the seven seas. The book is
about Pippi and her friends
Tommy and Annika who are
going to rescue Pippi’s father
from pirates. During their
adventure they travelled by air
balloon, self made airplane
and a hijacked pirate ship.
Vikings
Rune stones
 Vikings were seamen who traveled and
traded with others. They also were like
pirates but from the north. They robbed
cities in Europe, everyone was very
scared of them. All that happened in
over 1000 years ago. Later on they
became Christians, that was the end of
the Vikings.
The Vikings also made scripts on
stones. They wrote their name and
their journey of life. Upplands
Väsby has 103 rune stones, which is a
record.
Stockholm’s sea traffic 1200-1500
• The Old Town of Stockholm was founded in mid-13th century. Stockholm
became very important market town.
•There were three different seaports in the area of Stockholm between 12001500.
1.
Kogghamn was a seaport in the east of the Old Town, what
was used as a international port. The goods what were
brought via Kogghamn were for example, salt, spices, oil,
beer, wine, pottery, precious fabrics and clothing.
2.
Kornhamn was a seaport in the west of the Old Town,
what was used as a internal port for the Sweden’s biggest
lake, Mälaren. Almost all of the goods what were
transported through Kornhamn were barley.
3. A little further north from the city of Holmen was also
“The common bridge”.
It was very important seaport because of its fish
market. People from archipelago brought fish there.
Stockholm’s sea traffic 1600-1800
 At the year 1618–1648 there was a war called “The Thirty Year War”
between Protestants and Catholics. In that point Sweden was also at its
most powerful age ever. Sweden controlled a large area around the
Baltic Sea. They became rich when people came to sell stuff to Sweden
because they had to pay toll fees to sell their stuff.
 At 17th century Sweden dominated many trades by sea. At 1723 Sweden
had only 100 ships coming to Sweden and at 1800 Sweden had 685 ships
there. That is a 40% increase and that’s how they earned money.
Stockholm’s sea traffic 1900-2000
 At the beginning of the 20th century the
city made a great growth by around
80 000 people. The great growth resulted
in a big need of residences’.
• In 1904, the “La-Plata” line to Argentina
opened.
• In 1966 “Värtahamnen” opened for Viking
line and Silja line to Helsinki.
When people were
able to travel long
distances they could
open supermarkets
with exotic food. The
first supermarket in
Stockholm from 1946
“Stockholms frihamn”. - A port for cargo.
Some of the first
skyscrapers of
Stockholm
The Warship Vasa
 Vasa was the most powerful warship
in the world in the 17th century.
Because she had two cannon decks.
 It took almost two years (1626-1627)
to build Vasa.
 The king Gustav || Adolf, visited the
shipyard to inspect the work.
 On its maiden voyage it sank outside
Stockholm because it had too many
cannons and the ship was too heavy.
 The ship sank and was preserved under the water so they
lift it up 333 years after.
 Now the Vasa ship is in the Vasa museum. And the
museum is now the most popular museum in Sweden.
 Every year the Vasa museum gets over 1 million visitors
The Stockholm Seamen Church
 In the end of 1st world war they made churches for seamen
in Stockholm.
 The church wanted to help seamen with no family or
home.
 They also helped unemployed seamen
Fishing
 Because Sweden is surrounded by seas and in Sweden there
are many lakes, so fishing is a big hobby for many.
 In Sweden you need a license to fish in some parts of the sea
or in some lakes. If you don’t have a license the sea police
have the right to take your fishing gear.
 In winter time many enjoy
ice fishing, first you drill a
hole in the ice and then you
just wait for a fish. Usually
they just get small fish but
sometimes you can get
lucky and catch a big fish.
• In the city center of
Stockholm you can fish salmon.
And this fish was caught
outside the opera house, it was
weight 10.7 kg.
Swedish Seafood
 Surströmming is a Swedish dish
consisting of fermented herring. Herring
is sold in cans, when opened the contents
release a strong and terrible smell. This is
why the dish is always eaten outdoors. A
Japanese study has shown that the smell
of a newly opened can of surströmming is
the most putrid smell of food in the
world.
 Every august in Sweden people have a
crayfish party. Then all friends and family
come together to party and eat crayfish
and shrimps. At the party everyone is
wearing silly hats and napkins.
• Here you can see our students have a crayfish
party.
Rowing Women
 Between the 15th century and the 19th century there
was rowing women who row people between islands
in Stockholm. Women row because their men had
died and they needed money.
• In 1856 there were 96 rowing boats run by
women and could transport 20-25 people at
the time.
• Later steam boats took over the
business from women.