Öland

**Öland**
Öland is swedens second largest island, and the smallest landscape, but maybe the smallest are the finest?

**History**
The History of Öland goes way back. Between 1560-1804 Öland was an official hunting park. And it wasen't just anybody who could come there to hunt, it was onley the king and the people around him who were allowed to do that. The entire island wasen't a huning park for kings ofcourse, there were people living there too. Ottenby kungsgård (kingsgarden) on the south cape of Öland is the place which has been used as kingly huntingspace for the longest time in world history.

Then, in 1906 Öland got a railwaysystem in the north side of the island, 4 years later, 1910 you could travel across the whole island with train. Swedens biggest railwaycompany SJ bought Ölands railway in 1947 and after that traincars could be transported från Öland over the sea to the mainland with ferrys. In 1961 whoever, the railwayssystem was closed down.

**Why visit Öland?**
Ofcourse the mainthing with Öland is the summer, the sun, the ocean and det entertainmentlife. There is many beautiful beaches and other places to visit. Öland is a maindestination for turists from world wide places. And if you haven't been there, I think you should go there really soon,maybe next summer? You won't regret it.