Old town site (700AD - 900AD) at Birka

Birka and Photos

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June 10th 2008
This morning we hopped onto a ferry which took us out to Birka - a small island in the Stockholm archipelago. For those who don't know Birka, it's historically very significant because it is one of the most valuable viking archaeological sites in Sweden, and possibly Scandinavia. Two major sea trading routes converged on one spot in the archipelago, so in 700AD a trading town was founded there. In ... read more

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more