Every design for Växjö

With town rights since the Middle Ages and the role of residence town for Kronoberg County, Växjö carries its history openly. Cathedral town and university town meet here, and the inheritance is plain in the House of Emigrants, which tells of all the Småland people who once left the province for America. At Småland Museum the region's history lives on, while Teleborg castle gives the town a fairytale silhouette.

There is something about the lakes that stays with you. Helgasjön, Barnsjön and Norra Bergundasjön frame the town with water and calm, and for many it is exactly that feeling – mirrors of water, walks and silence – that surfaces when they think of Växjö. An inland town, but never far from a lakeside.

Teleborg castle is precisely the sort of place you want with you even at a distance. The map of Växjö gathers the lakes, the streets and the landmarks in one design, and becomes a fine way of carrying a town you are fond of – whether you still live there or have moved on.