About Astrid Lindgren’s Näs
Astrid Lindgren’s Näs is where Astrid Lindgren’s entire writing career began. This is where she was born and spent her childhood. It was here that she heard the stories, met all the characters and spent time in the environments that later formed the basis of her books. It was at Näs that she climbed the lemonade tree and played ‘got you’ and ‘don’t touch the floor’ with her siblings. It was here that she jumped in hay and listened to stories in Kristin’s kitchen.
‘Let’s start with my life. Let’s take it from the beginning – in November 1907, that’s when I was born, in an old red house surrounded by apple trees, as the second child of the farmer Samuel August Ericsson and his wife Hanna, née Jonsson. The farm where we lived was – and still is – called Näs, and it was just outside a small town in Småland, Vimmerby.’
From ‘My Småland’ by Astrid Lindgren and Margareta Strömstedt
About Astrid Lindgren’s Näs
To meet the extensive public interest in Astrid Lindgren’s life and work, the Astrid Lindgren Näs visitor centre has been built on the exact spot in Vimmerby where Astrid was born and grew up more than a hundred years ago.
An unrivalled body of work
At Astrid Lindgren’s Näs, you can get to know the world-famous author a little better through our major exhibition ‘Astrid Lindgren and the Power of Stories’, visit her childhood home on a guided tour, enjoy the gardens and be inspired by Astrid Lindgren’s approach to nature, the joy and power of creativity and the playfulness and seriousness of life.
The Foundation for the Preservation of Astrid Lindgren’s Works
The Foundation was established in 1996 by Vimmerby Municipality and the theatre park Astrid Lindgren’s World for Astrid’s 90th birthday. The aim was to construct a building and create an exhibition depicting the life of Sweden’s most widely read and beloved author and the impact she had in various fields. With the support of contributions from the public, businesses and organisations, and significant contributions from EU regional development funds and the Swedish government – which donated a sum equal to that year’s Nobel Prize in Literature – the project was made possible.
