A girl with her kicksled in a wintry forest. Sweden in 1910. This is an original colour photograph, not a colourisation.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Opera singer Kristina Nilsson, who was plucked from poverty because of her talent, visiting her sister who remained a farmers wife. Sweden 1900. [1109x890]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Mourning clothes worn by count Magnus Brahe at the funeral of king Karl XIV Johan of Sweden in 1844. [1024x1536]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Tram accident in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 12th of March 1992. 13 dead and 29 injured.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
The Rok runestone - the longest known runic inscription in stone (transcription in comments). Rok, Ostergotland, Sweden. 9th Century CE. [3431x5400]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A little boy in a sailor suit striking a confident pose. Gothenburg, Sweden ca. 1875-18832yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A little girl being reassured by her father at the photographer's. The original intention was probably to crop him out of the final photo. More info in comments. Stockholm, Sweden ca 1864-1877.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Clothes of three noblemen murdered by king Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards in 1567. More info in the comments. [1200x855]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A very serious portrait of a man and his dachshund. Stockholm, Sweden in the 1910's2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The World's Only Taxidermied Blue Whale. Stranded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1865.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Mother and daughter. Malmo, Sweden in 1906. More info about them in the comments.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A Ukrainian refugee and her child in Sweden in 1929. They belonged to the Swedish-Ukrainian minority. More info in the comments. [532x903]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A girl holding her sister's head still for a photograph. Stockholm, Sweden in 18642yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The British women's swimming team at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, the first to feature swimming for women. They won gold in the 400 meter relay. [10047x6392]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Only taxidermied blue whale in the world. Gothenburg, Sweden 1865 [1200x798]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A 92 year-old woman knitting in front of the poorhouse where she had lived for 32 years. More info about her in the comments. Svinhult, Sweden in 1912.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Mother and daughter on the island Uto in Sweden ca. 1910-1915. This is an original colour photo, not a colourisation. More info in comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Warship Vasa recovered from the sea floor after 333 years. Stockholm, Sweden on the 24th of April 1961. [5787x4363]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: an iron ring carved with runes. 10th century. Forsa, Halsingland, Sweden. [1200x1176]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A brother and sister in the garden. Lannersta, Sweden in 1909. This is an original colour photo - not a colourisation.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A runestone and the workers that found it in 1901. 10th-11th century AD, Balltorp, Edsvara, Sweden. More info and translation in comments. [6780x4279]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Wedding clothes worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1620. [3663x4540]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Portrait of a girl. 1840's, Sweden. Her hairstyle has a double parting, which was fashionable at the time.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A father and his sick child. The photo is captioned 23rd of July 1939 A tough day for the little one. Sweden, 1939.4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Executioner's axe. Used for beheadings in Ostergotland county, Sweden until the 19th century. [1200x940]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Mother and daughter outside their turf house in northern Sweden. Bjorkliden, Sweden in the early 1900's.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A boy and his grandparents outside their little house. Note the six wicker beehives! Sodra Vi parish, Sweden in 1900. More info in the comments.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A couple in swimwear. Original colour photograph - not colourised. Stockholm, Sweden in 1941.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A mother and her daughters. The third woman from the left was married to the man taking the photo. Original colour photo, not colourised - Varberg, Sweden in 1912.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Man pushing a little girl on a swing. Original colour photograph. Sweden in 1939.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A man and woman making funny faces. Trollhattan, Sweden in the early 1900's2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Three pictures of a girl who couldn't quite sit still at the photographer's. Gavle, Sweden in the 1860's.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The mask and weapons used by assassin Jacob Johan Anckarstrom against king Gustav III at a masked ball on the 16th of March 1792. [3508x2818]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A widower and his children. Svinhult, Sweden in the 1920's. More info about them in the comments.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A father and his dead daughter. She lived for less than a month and her mother died seven days after giving birth. Sweden in 1921.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Mugshots of two men imprisoned for having sex with each other. Stockholm, Sweden in 1897.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Couple at an outdoor swimming pool. Original colour photograph. Stockholm, Sweden in 19412yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Three generations of women knitting and sewing in the garden. Original colour photograph - not a colourisation. Uto, Sweden in ca. 1910-1915. More info in the comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A couple wishing us all a happy new year. Uppsala, Sweden in 1901/1902.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Surtout worn during the Russo-Swedish war (1788-1790) by captain Didrik Bildt. [817x1240]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
1436 charter of Stockholm - confirming Stockholm as the capital of Sweden. 54 preserved wax seals out of the original 65. More info in comments. [3893x2746]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Members of a local history association posing next to a runestone. Badelunda, Sweden on the 24th of June 1913.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
An embroidered plea for mercy by a prisoner who did not have access to pen and paper. Sweden 1805. [877x1240]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ostrich plume holders used at the coronation of king Charles IX of Sweden in 1607. [3328x4992]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Portrait of an eccentric but popular teacher in Skara, Sweden in the 1860's. More info about him in the comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Policeman tries to stop a man from placing a bottle of beer in his father's coffin. Karlstad, Sweden in 1958.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Implements for beheading - Sword (16th or early 17th century) and Axe (19th century) both used in Sweden. [1200x1234]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The search party for a boy who got lost in the forest returns with his body. Brunflo, Sweden in 1917.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Patient and visitor. Note the cigarette! Halahult tuberculosis hospital, Sweden in the 1920's.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The last breaths - a man on his deathbed, surrounded by family. Lundby, Sweden in 1904.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Villagers grieving three brothers who all drowned on the same day, in the same lake. Greningen, Sweden in 1946. More info in comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Found at the very back of grandmas cupboard. There’s still some liniment left in the bottle.6mo ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/GrandmasPantry
Aftermath of an early car bomb. The intended victim was blown to pieces - his torso was found 100m away. Stockholm, Sweden in 1926.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Rural switchboard operator, working from home. Ostra Tynningo, Sweden in 1961.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The northernmost runestone in Sweden. Froso, Sweden. 11th Century CE. Transcription and further info in comments. [2048x3072]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ring with a hidden compartment containing entwined locks of hair from king Carl XIV Johan of Sweden and count Magnus Brahe. Made from gold and platinum in 1845. [1583x939]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A woman in mourning clothes and her son standing on a kicksled. More info about them in the comments. Sweden ca. 1918-19192yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A wealthy family in front of their summer home. Lilla Essingen, Stockholm, Sweden in 1867.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The tallest runestone in Sweden (and probably the world). 4,6 meters high. ca. 980-1015 CE. Runestone Vg117 Levene, Sweden. Transcription and translation in comments. [2048x3072]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Four boys in tattered clothes outside the poorhouse in Jeppetorp, Grythyttan parish, Sweden in 1913.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
A woman undergoing bloodletting. It remained popular in folk medicine long after falling out of favour among doctors. Mangskog, Sweden in 1922.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Wedding ring with a hidden compartment containing a miniature skeleton. More info about the symbolism in comments. 16th century, Sweden. [1290x1760]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The death sentence of the only person executed for heresy in Sweden. More info and translation in comments. Sweden in A.D. 1311. [2397x2658]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A christmas tree on the grave of a boy who died at 14. Christmas of 1940 in Sodra Rada, Sweden.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Priest and serial killer: Anders Lindback killed at least three people using poisoned communion wine. Silbodal, Sweden in 1864.4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/serialkillers
Mugshot of a man with a large gunshot scar on the forehead. He was arrested for stealing two violins in Stockholm, Sweden in 1896. More info in comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Executioner's axe - used for beheadings in Vastmanland county, Sweden in the 18th and 19th century. More info in comments. [850x569]1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Koala from 1891, taxidermied in Sweden by someone who had (presumably) never seen one before.4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/badtaxidermy
An affluent family in front of their summer home. Lilla Essingen, Sweden in 18672yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Young couple enjoying the sun. Sweden in 1941. Original colour photograph - not colourised.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A poor woman and child gleaning (picking up the crops left behind after harvest). Pajala, Sweden in 1918.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
Young man in military uniform. Original colour photograph - not colourised. Sweden 1910's.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Rare example of a person smiling in a photo from the 1860's. Skara, Sweden.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A man painting in a runic carving in Kiholm, Sweden from ca. 1050-1080. More info and transcription in comments.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/Archaeology
Amulet with a protective spell written in runes. Translation and further info in comments. 11th century CE. Found at Sodra Kvinneby, Oland, Sweden. [1976x888]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A very narrow peninsula formed by a terminal moraine. Hindens rev, Kalland, Sweden.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/geology
Epitaph painting featuring a vicar and his family. The children whose faces are turned away or obscured had already died when the painting was made. More info in comments. Slap, Sweden in 1772. [2362x1251]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The first and last photo of count Magnus Brahe, taken within months of his death from tuberculosis. A daguerreotype made in Sweden in 1844. More info in comments.9mo ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/lastimages
A 14th century hand cannon (early firearm) found at Morko in Sweden [2000x1333]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ladies drinking coffee among the cliffs. Two of them are smiling - quite rare in photos from this time. Lysekil, Sweden in the 1860's.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Man standing on an ice floe. The caption reads crazy Victor. Grisslehamn, Sweden in 1922.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Two young men holding hands. Fogelstad manor, Julita, Sweden in the 1930's.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Bride and groom in traditional attire from Leksand, Sweden in 1901. Further info in comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A woman undergoing bloodletting. It remained popular in folk medicine long after falling out of favour among doctors. Mangskog, Sweden in 1922.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Portrait of an eccentric teacher in Skara, Sweden in the 1860's. More info about him in the comments.1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Temporary housing in the gymnasium of the Stockholm police due to housing shortage. Stockholm, Sweden in 19252yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Crash of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 in 1991, also known as the miracle at Gottrora since none of the 129 passengers and crew died during emergency landing in a field from a height of 980 meters. More info in comments.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
Trepanning drill used on Swedish captain Georg Carl von Dobeln due to his injuries at the battle of Porrassalmi in 1789. 18th century. (Description of the trepanning in comments) [3020x4134]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Boy's dress with baldric and toy sword. Worn by Charles XI of Sweden before breeching. ca. 1660, Sweden. [3116x5376]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Photo of a slave owner - Bror August Ridderhierta (1783-1865) was the harbourmaster at the Swedish colony St Bartholomew in the Caribbean. Photo taken in 1861. More info about him and the colony in comments. [1228x1564]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Housekeeper Augusta and her cat Tasse. More info about her in comments. Granna, Sweden in 1921.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
First European Banknotes. Sweden 1666. More info in comments. [1200x938]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The mugshots of Frans Oscar Roos, the first Swede to be identified by his fingerprints. More info in comments.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
14th century gugel hood found on the Bocksten man, a Swedish bog body. [931x1240]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A family on their way to mow some hay. More info about them in the comments. Bergshamra, Uppland, Sweden in 1920.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Codex gigas, a huge 13th century bible also known as the devil's bible. It measures 92x50 cm and weighs 75 kg. Royal Library of Sweden. [2575x1551]4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Artillerist using an acoustic mirror - a pre-radar aircraft detection device. Sweden, 1942. [841x1193]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Synchronous clock from the 1940's in my kitchen - still keeps time very accurately6mo ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/BuyItForLife
The excavation of the Western burial mound (6th century) at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden in 18744yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/Archaeology
Memento mori figurine made from ivory: half living face, half skull with snake. Sweden, early 17th century. [3707x5561]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Sami ceremonial drum, confiscated by the church in 1725. Asele, Sweden. [2000x1141]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Sodra Rada church, Sweden. It was built in the early 14th century and painted in the 14th and late 15th century. It was burned down in 2001. More info in comments. [2778x2276]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Locket depicting king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in his coffin. Gilded silver and wood, ca. 3cm long. 17th century, Sweden. [1199x912]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Lennart von Post retrieveing a part of Bulverket, a wooden fortification in the middle of lake Tingstade, Gotland, Sweden in 1927.4yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/Archaeology
17th century prosthetic hand. May have belonged to Carl Gustaf Guntherfelt, Master of the Horse to king Charles XII of Sweden. [4992x3328]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A 5 year-old girl and her tamed crow, both perched on a fence. Lindholmen, Nykoping archipelago, Sweden in 1909. More info and stories about the crow in comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A hunter with his gun. More info about him in the comments. Asige, Halland, Sweden in the 1890's.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
An extremely narrow peninsula formed by a retreating glacier during the last ice age. Hindens rev, Kalland, Sweden. More info in comments.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Locomotive driven straight through back wall of the engine shed. Riddersvik, Sweden in ca 19144yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
Mugshots of a man who first shot his girlfriend, and then attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head twice. Stockholm 1900. (Details about the case in comments)3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
A guillotine, used only once (info in comments). Built in France in 1906. [896x1240]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Picture of a young Sami woman. The Sami are the indigenous population of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola peninsula. More info about her in the comments. Jokkmokk, Sweden in 1868.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Midsommer night celebrations in northern Sweden, where the sun doesn't set during summer. Kirunavaara, Sweden in 1901.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Thought you might be interested in this - some wicker beehives in Sweden in 1900. Does anyone know why the hives were placed so close to the house?1yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/Beekeeping
Pocket watch made by Johan Etmiller of Leipzig, ca 1650. Purportedly carried by field marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt when he fell at the battle of Landskrona in 1677. [715x1187]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Suit worn by Swedish diplomat Axel von Fersen at the French court in 1785. [794x1240]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Iron age cloak preserved in a peat bog. Forensic analysis has shown that the original wearer was probably stabbed to death. Ca. 360-100 BCE. Found in Gerum, Sweden in 1920.3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Pretrial detention in Sweden. This is the type of cell in which ASAP Rocky spent a month in 2019.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A police officer tries to stop a man from placing a bottle of beer in his father's coffin. Karlstad, Sweden in 1958. [1583x939]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A herd of pigs feasting on garbage at the city dump. They were raised for slaughter, and the garbage they refused to eat was sold as fertilizer. Stockholm, Sweden in 1898. [4000x2743]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Portrait of a priest who served the same parish for 57 years - Ulricehamn, Sweden. Photo from the 1860's. He was popular, but his superiors considered him too fond of parties and jokes. More info about him in comments.2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Refugees from Finland just after crossing the border to Sweden. Haparanda, Sweden in the autumn of 1944. [4000x2642]3yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
What kind of coaxial connector is this? (Old surveillance camera from the 1960's)2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/cableadvice
