{"id":159929,"date":"2022-01-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=159929"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:35:09","slug":"tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/01\/tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Swedish-American places to visit in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-280070819\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-skribent-ann-louise-paulsson\">Writer: Ann-Louise Paulsson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several Swedish-American sites in the US that bear the memory of the Swedes who once emigrated to America. Here are three interesting places to visit.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad788f3b8d77\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad788f3b8d77\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/01\/tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\/#Chicago_%E2%80%93_Sveriges_nast_storsta_stad\" >Chicago - Sweden's second largest city<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/01\/tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\/#Svenskstaten_Minnesota\" >The Swedish state of Minnesota<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/01\/tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\/#Ellis_Island_National_Museum_of_Immigration_New_York\" >Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, New York<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/01\/tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\/#Tips_pa_fler_svenska_platser_att_besoka_i_USA\" >Tips for more Swedish places to visit in the USA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/01\/tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\/#Ann-Louise_Paulsson\" >Ann-Louise Paulsson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/01\/tre-svenskamerikanska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chicago-sveriges-nast-storsta-stad\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chicago_%E2%80%93_Sveriges_nast_storsta_stad\"><\/span>Chicago - Sweden's second largest city<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the beginning of the 20th century, Chicago was Sweden's second largest city in terms of the number of Swedes living there. More than 100,000 Swedes had settled in Chicago and only Stockholm had more inhabitants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you visit the Windy City, I can almost guarantee that sooner or later you will come across buildings, streets and neighbourhoods related to Swedish emigrants. Since many Swedes have relatives who emigrated to Chicago, chances are you'll be walking the same streets where your relatives once walked.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3720503848\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3572510469 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2822945053\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-56408145\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider3572510469 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-3572510469\" );$freedslider3572510469.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3572510469.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3572510469.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3572510469.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3572510469.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Svenskamerikanska platser - Ahlstrand rd, Chicago\" class=\"wp-image-159931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ahlstrand-road-chicago.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ahlstrand Road in Chicago is named after my grandfather's cousin who built all the houses on this street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Swedes who settled here often worked in the construction industry and it used to be said that it was the Swedes who built Chicago. There are reasons for this claim as almost half of Chicago's buildings were built by emigrants from Sweden. One example is the beautiful Wrigley Building on the Magnificent Mile, which was built by Andrew Lanquist from West Sweden. Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, was also built under the direction of Mr Lanquist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Svenskamerikanska platser - Wrigley building\" class=\"wp-image-159940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-wrigley-building-chicago.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beautiful Wrigley Building on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andersonville is a neighbourhood in Chicago where many Swedes settled and here on Clark Street there is now the Swedish American Museum which is well worth a visit. The area has also had a Swedish bakery and several Swedish shops and restaurants, but unfortunately many of them have closed in recent years. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3506207629\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3183728264 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2062143238\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1385306863\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider3183728264 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-3183728264\" );$freedslider3183728264.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3183728264.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3183728264.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3183728264.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3183728264.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is still Svea Restaurant where you can eat Swedish pancakes and Swedish fruit soup, for example. If you come to Andersonville at midsummer, you can join the \"Midsommarfest\", one of Chicago's biggest street parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dalah\u00e4st i USA\" class=\"wp-image-159932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-dalahast-andersonville-chicago.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This fine Dala horse stands on the corner of Clark Street and Farragut Avenue in Andersonville, Chicago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just west of Andersonville is North Park University and Swedish Covenant Hospital, which was also founded by Swedes. Tips for things to do <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stadtillstrand.se\/2018\/11\/14\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\">to do in Chicago can be found here<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2741473516\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3127692300\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-svenskstaten-minnesota\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Svenskstaten_Minnesota\"><\/span>The Swedish state of Minnesota<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minnesota is the US state most associated with Swedes and emigration. It is the state where most Swedes settled and there are many small towns with Swedish-sounding names, such as Lindstrom, Borgholm, Malung, Mora, Scandia, Karlstad, Upsala, Ronneby, Viking and Strandquist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Svenskamerikanska platser - V\u00e4lkommen till Lindstr\u00f6m\" class=\"wp-image-159933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-lindstrom-vattentorn.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The water tower in Lindstrom, Minnesota.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was in Scandia that the very first Swedish emigrants settled and today Gammelg\u00e5rden Museum is located here with a number of historic houses where you can see how the Swedish emigrants lived in Minnesota. There is also a souvenir shop if you want to buy Swedish-inspired souvenirs from your visit.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1710457320\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3009675081\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the state of Minnesota, you will of course also find Stillwater, Taylor Falls, Chisago Lake and Glader Cemetery, all famous from Vilhelm Moberg's novels about Karl Oskar and Kristina from Duvem\u00e5la. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are traces of Vilhelm Moberg around Minnesota, including in Chisago City where there is a statue of Vilhelm Moberg and the bicycle he used to get around Chisago while researching his books. 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In the summer, Karl Oskar Days are celebrated here and this summer is the 60th anniversary of the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Svenskamerikanska platser - Nya Duvem\u00e5la\" class=\"wp-image-159934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-nya-duvemala-minnesota.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Dovecot in Ki-Chi-Saga Park just south of Lindstrom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the big city of Minneapolis, you can visit the American Swedish Institute in the magnificent Turnblad Mansion on Park Avenue. 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This is where Swedes who emigrated to the US between 1892 and 1924, travelling third class across the Atlantic, arrived on the island. In total, more than 12 million emigrants from different countries passed through here and underwent a thorough inspection in Ellis Island's Great Hall before hopefully being allowed into the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all were approved, with around two per cent of emigrants returning home. The most common reason for not being admitted to the United States was that the doctors at Ellis Island detected an infectious disease in the person concerned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to a medical examination, the 3-5 hour inspection also included an interrogation and the emigrants had to pass an intelligence test in the form of a puzzle. A picture of such a puzzle can be found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stadtillstrand.se\/2021\/11\/20\/det-nya-landet-drommen-om-amerika-en-ny-utstallning-pa-utvandrarnas-hus-i-vaxjo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this post about the House of Emigrants<\/a> in V\u00e4xj\u00f6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration\" class=\"wp-image-159937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-ellis-island-great-hall.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here in the Great Hall, the inspections of the emigrants took place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Ellis Island, you can also see the cramped dormitories where emigrants were allowed to stay if for some reason they were not allowed to enter the country immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The island also has a Wall of Honour with the names of 775,000 people who all have in common that they came to the US as immigrants. If you want to look for your emigrants locally, there is a Family History Centre with passenger lists and pictures of the ships that carried them across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can really recommend a visit to Ellis Island. To walk around the rooms where the emigrants were gathered while waiting to know if they would be admitted or not is a very special experience, especially if you have relatives who were here more than a hundred years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing a handkerchief is recommended. I cried my way through the entire tour, but I also kept thinking about my great-grandfather's brother who travelled to America by himself in 1913 and came to Ellis Island when he had just turned 15 and didn't know a single word of English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ellis Island\" class=\"wp-image-159938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-ellis-island-new-york.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ellis Island, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tips-pa-fler-svenska-platser-att-besoka-i-usa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_pa_fler_svenska_platser_att_besoka_i_USA\"><\/span>Tips for more Swedish places to visit in the USA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kingsburg, California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lindsborg, Kansas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Sweden, Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bishop Hill, Illinois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swedesboro, New Jersey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"vcard\">\n<div class=\"has-image\">\n<figure class=\"profile-picture\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/influencers\/ann-louise-paulsson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ann-Louise Paulsson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise.jpg 939w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise-768x981.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise-470x600.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise-254x325.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ann-Louise-600x767.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"list-header\">Follow Ann-Louise here:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"social\"><li class=\"www\"><a target=\"social\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stadtillstrand.se\/\" title=\"Web\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Web<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"facebook\"><a target=\"social\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stadtillstrand\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"instagram\"><a target=\"social\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/annlouisep\/\" title=\"Instagram\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"influencer-country-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flag_of_Sweden-300x188.png\" alt=\"Sverige\" title=\"Sweden\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ann-Louise_Paulsson\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/influencers\/ann-louise-paulsson\/\">Ann-Louise Paulsson<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"excerpt\">Ann-Louise runs the travel blog Fr\u00e5n Stad till Strand, which is mainly about travelling in Sweden, Europe and the USA. 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