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The City
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If you're looking for an experience that is out of the ordinary then Sweden’s sixth largest city is the place to come. In Västerås, you can spend the night underwater or among the treetops, alternate good shopping with fun events and explore the beautiful Lake Mälaren — there is something for everyone in Västerås.
Visit Västerås Cathedral, which has been awarded 3 stars by the Guide Michelin. King Erik XIV is buried here, who, according to hearsay, was poisoned by his brothers putting arsenic in his pea soup. Don’t miss Anundshög, Sweden’s largest burial ground with its rune stones and stone ships. Take a trip back in time and visit Vallby Open Air Museum, which boasts buildings from the early 1900s.
Västerås is also an entrepreneurial city. It is the birthplace of ASEA (now ABB), the clothing giant H&M, and the leading retail company ICA.
In addition, the city was Nobel Prize Winner Tomas Tranströmer’s hometown for 30 years and several of his haiku poems have been sandblasted onto paving stones and placed in and around the city centre.
The Västerås Cityfestival is a hugely popular event. For a few days every summer, the city is filled with far more people and life than usual, all getting ready to meet Sweden’s biggest performers.
The city offers a vast array of cultural life, entertainment, and activities and has something for everyone, whether you're looking to do some great shopping, visit interesting museums, have fun with your kids, or go out on the town. The sky is truly the limit here in Västerås!
Visit Västerås Cathedral, which has been awarded 3 stars by the Guide Michelin. King Erik XIV is buried here, who, according to hearsay, was poisoned by his brothers putting arsenic in his pea soup. Don’t miss Anundshög, Sweden’s largest burial ground with its rune stones and stone ships. Take a trip back in time and visit Vallby Open Air Museum, which boasts buildings from the early 1900s.
Västerås is also an entrepreneurial city. It is the birthplace of ASEA (now ABB), the clothing giant H&M, and the leading retail company ICA.
In addition, the city was Nobel Prize Winner Tomas Tranströmer’s hometown for 30 years and several of his haiku poems have been sandblasted onto paving stones and placed in and around the city centre.
The Västerås Cityfestival is a hugely popular event. For a few days every summer, the city is filled with far more people and life than usual, all getting ready to meet Sweden’s biggest performers.
The city offers a vast array of cultural life, entertainment, and activities and has something for everyone, whether you're looking to do some great shopping, visit interesting museums, have fun with your kids, or go out on the town. The sky is truly the limit here in Västerås!