Billingen
When the inland ice melted 10,000 years ago it turned colder for a few centuries

Arn
The surroundings, churches and ruins still exist in the county, and at the museums there are writings and objects, which together with imagination give us a picture of the Swedish life and their way of living in the kingdoms beginning

Cranes
The cranes that come to Lake Hornborga spend the winter in Estramadura in southwest Spain

Food Festival
For two days the whole city centre of Skövde turns into one large street- restaurant, with lots of activities, a Tivoli, different live band performances and a great variety of culinary dishes to try out… Restaurants, cafés and pubs move their operations onto the streets and pavements and into the main square

Meeting
Skövde is strategically located in the region and can be easily reached

Welcome
Skövde is widely associated with Volvo (Skövde’s largest single employer), The Skaraborg P4 regiment (one of the largest training units in the Swedish army) and perhaps more lately also the University of Skövde