Travel

The Southern Belle – Ystad

by Nicola Adams

Nicola Adams wanders through the southern Swedish town of Ystad and discovers that it’s one of the Skåne region’s best-preserved cities full of hidden surprises.

Insider Favorites

Can Ystad cut it?

by David Wiles

What started as a book about a gruesome double murder at a Skåne farmhouse led to the creation of both a movie industry and a tourism boom for Ystad. Film Coordinator at the Department of Trade & Industry for Region Skåne, Karin Johansson-Mex discusses “the Wallander effect” with David Wiles. 

Interviews

Henning Mankell

by David Wiles

Henning Mankell is currently one of the world’s most popular authors, selling nearly 25 million books in 37 languages. He spends half the year living a simple life in one of the world’s poorest countries. Now 58, Mankell talks to David Wiles about childhood daydreaming, Skåne, his dislike for the Inspector Kurt Wallander, and being part of…