Linköping
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Linköping is the 5th biggest city in Sweden. It is the city of SAAB and JAS39 Gripen airplanes. The city also has the best ice hockey team in Sweden, Linköping Hockey Club (LHC). Linköping is also famous for the manufacturing of chocolate and candy from a company called Cloetta. And another thing that is common in Linköping is people riding bikes, everywhere all the time, no matter what weather it is. -10 degrees and a snow storm won’t stop the slightly insane locals from riding their bike to school or work or even to go clubbing!Population
140,000Official Website
www.linkoping.seHistory
The city of Linköping is 722 years old. In 1598 there was a battle at Stångebro, although there is actually nothing that can prove it. Two years after, in 1600, there was the Linköping blood bath. In 1700 there was a big fire that ruined most of the city except for a few stone houses, the castle and the cathedral.Basics
Public Transport
Östgötatrafiken, note that it is not possible to pay with cash onboard the buses, tickets have to be bought at special resellers.Taxi
Don’t take a taxi, unless you want to spend your life savings on a 10 minutes journey in a car.Trains
www.sj.seAirport
www.linkopingsflygplats.se or www.skavsta.seHospitals
The University Hospital “Universitetssjukhuset”, Landstinget i Östergötland, 581 91 Linköping.Insiders
Food and Drinks
On Ågatan and partly around the big square “Stora torget” you can find several cafés, bars and clubs. Why not try Sweden’s best homemade ice cream at Bosse’s Glassbar?Supermarket
There are two Hemköp in the city center, one near the big square in the mall “Filbytergallerian” and the other on Storgatan.Monuments
Linköping cathedral “Domkyrkan”.Shopping
In the city center you will find several malls and boutiques to do some shopping.Nightlife
You will find all the clubs and bars on Ågatan.Contact
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