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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Linköping

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Linköping, Sweden

Updated October 18, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Linköping

Linköping, Sweden

Winter Lights

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

Linköping, Sweden

The First Pirate Bay Server

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

Linköping, Sweden

Cirkulation II

This simple roadside art installation ended up sparking a folk art movement and a controversy of international proportions.

Linköping, Sweden

'The Swedish Melancholy'

Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.

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Finspång NO, Sweden

Site of Doverstorp Refugee Camp

A few crumbling buildings and the occasional pipe sticking out of the ground are all that remains of the largest refugee camp in Sweden during World War II.

18 miles from Linköping

Åtvidaberg, Sweden

Åtvidaberg Sun Cannon

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

20 miles from Linköping

Norrköping, Sweden

Kungens Rondell (King's Carousel)

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

24 miles from Linköping

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