Unusual Sports

HEADIS – Ping-pong is played with the head.

If you think the table tennis ball is too small for you and you are [...]

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Fika places

Global Living café changes your Life!

Are you stopping in Västerås for a coffee and you don’t know where to go? [...]

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Public Art

The strange creatures half human, half animal.

These half-human half-animal beings, elongated and fine shapes, smooth surfaces, horns with rounded tips, fleshy [...]

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Exhibitions

Domkyrkan – Västerås Cathedral

Question: What is the tallest building in Västerås?Answer: Västerås Cathedral.Oh yes! At 91.8 meters high, [...]

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Public Art

Carl Eldh, a great classic of Swedish art

Carl Eldh was one of the most popular Swedish sculptors of the early 20th century. [...]

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Unusual Sports

Here we go boys and girls!

Tired of riding a racing, mountain bike or city bike? I suggest you be fashionable: [...]

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Architecture

A fine example of modernist architecture.

The Västerås Public Library was designed by architect Sven Ahlbom and opened in 1956. Composed [...]

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Exhibitions

KISS KISS…Kiss me!

Super news for all lovers of real Rock and especially for fans of the band [...]

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Public Art

Art is not over

“The Race is Over” by Assa Kauppi refers to competition – a theme that, like [...]

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Public Art

A tour of the art works around the library

All around the Västerås library are several art works of different styles and periods. Let’s [...]

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Architecture

The yellow castle-like building

This beautiful yellow building in Västerås was designed by architect Emil Befwe in 1906 in [...]

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Public Art

An artwork in memory of Gzim

Through his work Knutte Wester tells real stories of people who have suffered injustice, deficiencies [...]

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Public Art

KG Bejemark’s tribute to famous people

KG Bejemark is best known for his sculptures in public places. He studied at the [...]

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Public Art

The ghost of the electrical cabinet

A simple dirty mark on an electric cabinet? No, it is too perfect. A masterpiece. [...]

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Curiosity

Apotekarbron – “The Bridge of Love” by Västerås

The English translation would rather be the bridge of the pharmacy. But the international fashion [...]

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Public Art

Gorillas so close to the Human!

Torsten Molander has long been passionate about gorillas. He spent a lot of time in [...]

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Architecture

The little turbine that made the big city

The turbine house was built in the 1880s on the site of an old mill, [...]

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Artists

MÄLARCHOCOLATERIE – The art of Chocolate in Västerås.

Who ever tells me that he has never tasted chocolate from “Mälarchocolaterie” in his life [...]

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Public Art

A refreshing mix of humour and creativity

Eyes in building windows, a unicorn on an industrial building, a knot on a traffic [...]

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Public Art

Kinetic artwork in danger!

Per-Olof Ultvedt is the artist who created “En Baddare i Badet”, the neon artwork that [...]

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Artists

Rock is not dead.

If you want to listen to good Pop/Rock music we recommend the group “Out of [...]

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Architecture

A beautiful UFO in concrete from the 50s!

The water tower of Skallberget (a district of Västerås) was built by the architect Per [...]

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Public Art

A strange guard in front of a building!

A dog’s head, a body like a sausage or an eggplant, human hands … This [...]

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Public Art

A bright house at the top

The first fluorescent houses were created by Mikael Richter for an exhibition at the Västerås [...]

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Fika places

“Excuse me. A coffee please.”

How many times in the year have you asked this question in your favourite bar? [...]

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Unusual Sports

Identified Flying Object – The Golf Disc !!

Houston, Houston… We have a problem!Are we invaded by little green men? What is this [...]

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Public Art

Organic forms harmoniously mixing strength and fragility

Eva Hild, Ply, 2014. Aluminum sculpture in Västerås. ”My sculptures are bodies, exposed to pressure [...]

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Architecture

Nothing like a huge block of concrete to create a relaxing environment!

The lovely perspective from Engelbrektsgatan, Västerås We may or may not like this raw concrete [...]

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Exhibitions

Bella Rune & Jonas Nobel: Every miracle requires a victim

Here is the presentation of the exhibition made by the museum: “We constantly move between [...]

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Unusual Sports

Football? Golf? Footgolf!

So. If I ask you what is the sport where the goal is to put [...]

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Public Art

Who are you Sara?

Anne-Karin Furunes, Sara , 2010. Aseatorget, Västerås Far away, photos screened in large format. Close [...]

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News

Långholmens Christmas Market

We’ll be at the Långholmen’s Christmas market. Date and location: 30 nov 2019 – 1 [...]

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News

Fresh new Fika t-shirts!

We cooked in four delicious flavours: Lingon, Chocolate, Crème Fraîche and Blueberry. T-shirts available for [...]

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Fika places

Fika where’s else? At Global Living !

Relooking for the Global Living staff! New black FIKA t-shirts with a custom message “Where’s [...]

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News

The Bohuslän coast is here!

Photo by Nettebo/10 An original creation for the Bohuslän coast. In the west of Sweden [...]

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News

Alla goda ting är tre

An original creation for the best chocolate factory in Västerås! These t-shirts are for sale [...]

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