This is the trunk of an old birch tree. Birch bark was used for many things - roofing and for weaving baskets and shoes. This sculpture, the hand of God, is by Carl Milles. The house where he lived, on Liding , is now a museum of sculpture called Millesg rden. The archipelago outside Stockholm is beautiful in all seasons.
Summer is best, though.
Skansen is a great place in the summer, with many old buildings from different places and periods of Swedish history rebuilt in Stockholm. There are also animals and gardens. This is Dorota and Thomas at the back of the Iron Master's farmstead. Skansen also has a folk-dancing team that demonstrates on summer evenings. You can fish in the Swedish archipelago.