Every design for Jönköping

On the southern shore of Vättern, where the town was built out on the old sand bar of Sanden, Jönköping lies wedged between the lakes Munksjön and Rocksjön and surrounded by hilly slopes. It is an old town with deep roots – its town privileges count as the oldest preserved in Sweden – and it has grown together with neighbouring Huskvarna and Norrahammar into one of the country's ten largest urban areas.

There are places here that have been landmarks for generations. The Match museum recalls the town's industrial heritage, the Jönköping County museum gathers the district's history, and Rosenlund manor is one of the handsome features along the water. Such things stay in the memory of anyone who grew up here or stayed on.

There is something about seeing your own map – recognising the lakes, the streets and the blocks you moved through. For anyone wearing Jönköping over the heart, Munksjön becomes a quiet marker of where you belong, however far away you have ended up.