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The best things to do in Östergötland: history

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The best things to do in Östergötland: history

Flygvapenmuseum, ÖstergötlandNumber 1
Attraction

Flygvapenmuseum

Go to see Swedish aviation history alongside aircraft and hands-on activities, including a fighter-jet simulator for visitors aged 10 and older.

Linköping

Kumla Church, ÖstergötlandNumber 2
Attraction

Kumla Church

See a Lübeck-made 15th-century altarpiece inside a small medieval church whose layout has changed little since the Middle Ages.

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.

Updated 3 November 2026

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