Tag: Vasa
The Finnish Defense Forces wants to build a bridge between Vasa and Umeå
Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO raises the issue of a bridge between Umeå and Finnish Vaasa. Finland has allocated money for a preliminary study – but the Swedish military…
That’s why the Vasa ship was decorated in garish colors: “Propaganda ship”
The Swedish king Gustav II Adolf had the Vasa ship built in the late 1620s. According to historians, the king wanted to use the decorations to show that he was…
This is what “Gertrud” looked like on the Vasa ship
full screen The researchers have made a facial reconstruction of skeleton G, also called Gertrud, from the Vasa ship. Photo: Anneli Karlsson, Vasa Museum/SMTM “Gertrud” was blond, blue-eyed and probably…
Coronation in culture – Vasa 500 years
On National Day, it is 500 years since Gustav Vasa was appointed king in Strängnäs. In the cultural world, the anniversary is clearly felt. On theater stages, in podcasts and…
Who was Gustav Vasa really?
Historian Joakim Scherp believes that the Swedish state got an open channel to its citizens with Gustav Vasa. It is one of the reasons why the king became so important…
The sister ship of the Vasa ship, which sank in the 17th century, was found on the seabed near Stockholm
According to the Swedish Shipwreck Museum, wood samples and technical data confirm that the wreck is the warship Äpplet, completed in 1629. 18:24•Updated 18:41 The wreck found on the seabed…