Touch down in the middle of Småland

Växjö is a South-East Sweden's metropolis for glass and furniture design. In Växjö, Småland everyone can find stillness and time for the voyages of discovery or organised trips to an elk park or even a cycle tour.The choices are endless. A visit to the unique glasswork environments in one of the 14 glassworks in the Kingdom of Crystal is a must. The Kingdom of Crystal is a culture-historical emigration district with plenty of shopping, not least of all in Kosta.

Take a walk around Växjö's city lakes and see why Växjö is called the Greenest City in Europe!

For the furniture and design interested visitor, a trip to Lammhultis essential. Just a few kilometres North of Växjö lies the Kingdom of Furniture with the sale and manufacture of design furniture.

Växjö is a modern city with a long tradition as a seat of learning, home of the County Governor and the bishopric. Today, Växjö is also a vibrant centre of commerce with an international university. Successful and innovative environmental activities have made Växjö most attractive city and called the Greenest City in Europe. The eight kilometre long footand cycle path around Lake Trummen and Växjö Lake passes the lagoons beside Strandbjörket, that filter the city's surface water, and the eight storey apartment building beside Välle Broar, that is a part of Sweden's biggest timber frame building project. These are just two of the many visible results of the municipality's ambitious environmental programme.

One can take a stroll around Lake Trummen and feast the eyes on the Linnaeus garden beside the North-West shore of the lake. The modern Linnaeus garden, created by landscape gardener Ulf Nordfjell, won gold in London and was greatly admired in Gothenburg before finding its way home to Carl Linnaeus educational starting point, Växjö. Well known species are displayed together with Linnaeus own Linnaea, all in a beautiful framework of traditional Swedish materials such as granite, timber and steel.

Växjö has a rich and varied cultural life, with its own chamber orchestra and regional theatre. Renowed Växjö musicians include Ola Salo, singer of The Ark, Charlotte Perrelli and PerTengstrand.