Holaveden

Holaveden is a forested region in southern Östergötland province in eastern Sweden.

Understand

Less fertile, and more sparsely populated than the plains of middle Östergötland, Holaveden has been a border area towards Småland. Several battles have been fought here between Sweden and Denmark.

Municipalities

• Boxholm
• Kinda
• Valdemarsvik
• Ydre
• Åtvidaberg, famous for an elite association football team

See

• ÅSSA Industry and Car Museum. A museum of Åtvidaberg's industrial heritage. 
• FACIT. A factory in Åtvidaberg: once a world-leading producer of mechanical calculators, this industry failed to adapt to the digital revolution. The factory is deserted, and remains a monument of a past age. 

Do

The area is dominated by forests and lakes, and is great for outdoor life.

Eat

• Kalles konditori. This café touts its "beautifully made sandwiches, several varieties of coffee and delicious sweets and cakes".