Sweden - Becky Ohlsen [281]
Becky grew up with a thick book of Swedish fairy tales illustrated by John Bauer, so the deep, black forests of Norrland hold a particular fascination for her. When hiking through them, she’s constantly on the lookout for tomtes and changelings, green-haired witches and moss-covered trolls (which, to the untrained eye, look just like enormous rocks). Though raised in Colorado, Becky has been a frequent explorer of Sweden since childhood, while visiting her grandparents in Stockholm and her great-aunt in Härnösand. She loves the music of the Swedish language, although she can’t really dance to it. She loves herring and gravlax, Swedish potatoes and aquavit. But mostly she loves getting lost in those forests, among the trolls and tomtes.
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CRISTIAN BONETTO
Stockholm, Southeast Sweden,
Southern Sweden, Southwest Sweden
Considering his soft spot for blondes, it’s not surprising that Cristian Bonetto calls Sweden his ‘Nordic nirvana’. Despite his many returns, the crush is yet to mellow; nor is his fondness for glögg and Swedish pop. Born and bred in Australia, the reformed TV-soap scribe is smitten with Sweden’s sense of space, its enlightened attitudes and its fascination with the new. Cristian‘s musings on Sweden have appeared in both Australian and UK magazines and he is also the author of Stockholm Encounter. When he’s not scouring Nordic streets for the next big thing, you might find Cristian in his home town of Melbourne, listening to his first ever album, ABBA’s Arrival. Cristian also wrote the Culture and Food & Drink chapters in this guide.
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Behind the Scenes
THIS BOOK
This 4th edition of Sweden was written and updated by Becky Ohlsen and Cristian Bonetto. Becky Ohlsen and Fran Parnell worked on the previous edition, which was based on the 2nd edition written by Carolyn Bain and Graeme Cornwallis. This guidebook was commissioned in Lonely Planet’s London office, and produced by the following:
Commissioning Editors Jo Potts, Fiona Buchan, Emma Gilmour
Coordinating Editors Victoria Harrison, Pete Cruttenden
Coordinating Cartographer Tony Fankhauser
Coordinating Layout Designer Pablo Gastar
Senior Editors Helen Christinis, Katie Lynch
Managing Cartographers Mark Griffiths, Shahara Ahmed
Managing Layout Designer Laura Jane
Assisting Editor Gabbi Stefanos
Assisting Cartographers Barbara Benson, Fatima Basic
Cover Designer Mary Nelson Parker
Project Managers Chris Girdler, Craig Kilburn
Language Content Coordinator Quentin Frayne
Thanks to Lucy Birchley, Daniel Corbett, Sally Darmody, Adriana Mammarella, Trent Paton, Andy Rojas, Wibowo Rusli, Jacqui Saunders, Herman So
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THANKS
BECKY OHLSEN
Thanks to co-author Cristian Bonetto and to Fran Parnell, co-author of the previous edition; Lonely Planet commissioning editors Emma Gilmour, Fiona Buchan and Jo Potts; my frequent co-explorers Joel and Christina Ohlsen and Karl, Natalie and Clara Ohlsen; Mormor Elisabeth Odeen, Kristina Björholm and Captain Joe Eriksson; Matt and Lindy in Tärnaby; Jannike Åhlund in Fårö; the awesome librarians in Rättvik who helped me find out more about the Mörksuggan; the commander