A slower Öland
Places, people and crafts that inspire island life.
Through craftsmanship, nature, food, and people, we want to share a slower Öland. Here, we gather places, stories, and experiences that inspire life around Paradisverkstaden on Öland.
A new pace on southern Öland
When a place gets a fresh start
When Marcus took over that place in Stora Frö in southern Öland, it wasn't about building yet another hotel. It was about creating a different pace.
Here, the days seem to move a little slower than elsewhere. Between the pine forest, the wind, and the stillness, there is a clear intention to help people disconnect from what constantly demands attention.
Perhaps it's places like this (Naya in Stora Frö) that make the pace on Öland feel different. A little softer. A little quieter. A little easier to return to.
A new pace on southern Öland
When a place gets a fresh start
When Marcus took over that place in Stora Frö in southern Öland, it wasn't about building yet another hotel. It was about creating a different pace.
Here, the days seem to move a little slower than elsewhere. Between the pine forest, the wind, and the stillness, there is a clear intention to help people disconnect from what constantly demands attention.
Perhaps it's places like this (Naya in Stora Frö) that make the pace on Öland feel different. A little softer. A little quieter. A little easier to return to.
Flavors that take time
In Kastlösa on southern Öland, Kalm Taste cultivates flavours as precise as the landscape they come from.
Flavoured oils, syrups, vinegars and herbs with unusual precision. Here, raw ingredients, flavours and processes are allowed to develop slowly - without additives or shortcuts.
A small-scale gastronomic craft that has grown far beyond the island.
Among pines, sand dunes, and trails
In Rällaskogen near Stora Rör on western Öland, the soundscape changes almost immediately as you step in among the pines. Here, hiking trails wind through soft sand dunes, blueberry bushes, and tall forests where the light constantly shifts between the tree trunks.
At the top of the sand dunes, the pine forest opens up towards Kalmar Sound, with viewpoints and paths that make Rällaskogen one of the most peaceful places on western Öland. A place for tranquility, long walks, and wandering thoughts.
Where kroppkakor are still the main attraction
At Ninnis on northern Öland, the experience is as much about the people around the tables as it is about the kroppkakor served. A kind of living room in the middle of the island, where many seem to return for much the same reason.
A retreat for people who create
A retreat for people who create
In Rönnerum on western Öland, Pelle Adelstam has created a place for people seeking peace, focus, and time to work undisturbed. Here, creativity and landscape exist side by side.
Honey that began as a personal hobby
In Norra Näsby on Öland, it all began for Anders with a few beehives for his own use. Today, people seek out this spot along the gravel roads for honey that has become renowned far beyond the village, still produced with the same meticulousness and connection to the place.
Where flavors and conversations like to linger
Where flavors and conversations like to linger
In northern Öland, the people behind Fåken run a small-scale distillery where craftsmanship, raw materials, and personality seem to take equal precedence.
