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Lola Akinmade Åkerström is an award-winning writer and photographer who has dispatched from six continents for various major publications. By documenting and sharing visual snippets of daily life through photography, she aims to show you life in Sweden at ground level. Follow her on Twitter at @LolaAkinmade or at Geotraveler's Niche.

Sharing creative space in Luleå

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I recently visited Ella and Lars of communications agency Love at work in the cool airy space called “Huvudkontoret” (the head office) they share with about five other creative companies (think PR, design, web).

May Day in Luleå

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A few hundred people gathered in Northern Sweden’s largest city Luleå to participate in the traditional May Day workers’ union parade on May 1st.

Celebrating Valborg in tiny Swedish villages

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I’ve photographed big sprawling Valborg celebrations and they don’t get bigger than Skansen. But this time around, I found myself in the tiny village of Klöverträsk (population roughly 250) where Valborg was being celebrated in a low-key, non-alcohol fueled fashion.

Note - Learn more about Valborg and its roots on the Expat blog.

Cow exhibition in Öjebyn

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I opened up Wednesday’s newspaper, saw an ad for a cow exhibition over the weekend and naturally had to be there.

Baking daily bread at Storheden

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Anki gets to the bakery at 7am everyday to make sure stacks and stacks of freshly baked loaves are bagged, tagged, and set out for customers by 8am when the store opens up.