Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sunne
0565 / Pop 4900
Sunne has the largest ski resort in southern Sweden. In summer it's a quiet spot with a
number of cultural attractions. It also has a proud literary heritage, as the home town of
both Selma Lagerlöf and Göran Tunström. (The latter lived at Ekebyvägen 56 and is bur-
ied near the east gable of Sunne Church.)
Sights & Activities
Mårbacka
MUSEUM
( 0565-310 27;
www.marbacka.s.se
;
admission Skr30; 10am-4pm daily Jun-Aug, 11am-3pm Sat &
Sun May & Sep, 11am-2pm Sat Oct-Dec & Feb-Apr, closed Jan; ; 215 from Sunne)
The main draw in the area is the house at Mårbacka, 9km from Sunne, where Swedish
novelist Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was born. She was the first woman to receive the
Nobel Prize for Literature, and many of her tales are based in the local area. Seeing the in-
teriors requires a 45-minute guided tour (Skr125), which leave on the hour from 11am to
3pm; a tour in English is given daily in summer at 2pm.
Rottneros Park
PARK
(
0565-602 95;
www.rottnerospark.se
;
adult/child Skr120/40;
10am-4pm May-Jun & Sep, to
6pm Jul & Aug; ; 200)
Known as 'Ekeby' in
Gösta Berling's Saga,
Rottneros Park, 6km south of Sunne, soothes
travel-weary adults with flower gardens, a tropical greenhouse and an arboretum. There's
lots for kids, including the rope-swinging delights of Sweden's largest climbing forest. The
attached warehouse has temporary exhibitions. Rottneros has its own train station.
Sundsbergs Gård
MUSEUM
(
0565-103 63; adult/child Skr50/free;
noon-4pm Wed-Sun late Jun-mid-Aug)
