souvenirer från sverige  | photography by beata wagner

Uppsala is the fourth largest city of Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Uppsala was originally located a few kilometres to the north, at a location now known as Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala). Old Uppsala was the main pagan centre of Sweden, and the Temple at Uppsala contained magnificent idols of the Æsir gods. As a replacement for the Scandinavian gods, Uppsala was made into a strong Christian centre and since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest centre of higher education in Scandinavia.