Museum
Lilla Björka
Visit to connect Wägner’s former home with her work for peace, women's rights and the environment.
Design and architecture in Kronoberg
Museum
IKEA Museum
Go to trace how IKEA's products and business ideas developed from its beginnings in Älmhult.
Älmhult
Activity
Lessebo handpappersbruk- Hand Paper Mill
See how paper is made by hand from rags in a mill with a history of paper production dating back to 1719.
Lessebo
Museum
Vandalorum
Go to browse design products by Swedish designers and find out what the Vandalorum shop’s purchases support.
Museum
Kosta Glassworks
Go to explore glass design through KostaBoda’s named collections and pieces, including work by Bertil Vallien and Matti Klenell.
Museum
IKEA Museum
Go to follow how IKEA’s products and ideas developed, from furniture sales to the hot dog as a low-price model.
Museum
The Swedish Glass Museum
Go to see Swedish glass history alongside contemporary studio glass and current exhibitions.
Växjö
Attraction
Glasblåsning
Try shaping glowing glass yourself with a master glassblower guiding you.
Kosta
Museum
Möbeldesignmuseum
Go to explore a planned collection connecting furniture design’s history with contemporary work and future designers.
Museum
Italienska palatset
It gives eligible regional makers a place to work in a shared workshop setting.
How this list is made
Ranked by the Herald score: recognition (guides, heritage, visitor numbers, the tourism boards), interest from abroad (English Wikipedia), what Sweden Herald readers rate and read, how recently the facts were checked, and the editors. Nothing a place pays changes its place in the list.
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Updated 7 November 2026
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