Jordgubbar is the word for “strawberries.” I thought they looked pretty nice in this photo from a recent hilltop picnic on Södermalm. Here are a few more sunny pictures from the same day:
Södermalm
Johanna
Me
Iida and Therese
Jordgubbar
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