'''Jonkoping''' [http://www.jonkoping.se/english/home.4.460155f010bf88e9f7f80002307.html] is considered one of, if not the most, Christian areas in Sweden. It is twin cities with Huskvarna and sits on the southern end of Sweden's second largest lake, while containing two smaller lakes of its own. It's Sweden's 10th largest municipality with about 122,000 inhabitants (2006).
Get in
Budget airlines fly to Skavsta airport in Nykoping (which also serves Stockholm). From the bus station, Swebus [http://www.swebusexpress.se/] operates several buses daily; the journey takes three hours.
You can also go here by train from Malmo, for instance.
Get around
The city center is small and very walkable. Buses are available as well, costing 20 and 16 crowns flat rate, during peak and off-peak respectively.
See
'''Tandsticksomradet''' (an old match factory) has various cultural and handicraft shops, as well as the '''Match museum''' (''Tandsticksmuseet'') [http://www2.jonkoping.se/kultur/matchmuseum/engindx.htm] - note to all trivia fans: Jonkoping is the birthplace of the safety match - and the '''Radio museum''' [http://www.radiomuseet.com/english.html].
'''Jonkopings lans museum''' [http://www.jkpglm.se/] has a permanent exhibition on the early 20th century fantasy artist John Bauer, as well as various photo exhibitions and historical information.
The city has a pier that many swedes try to claim has the longest bench in the world, which is not true.
'''Rosenlunds rosarium''' is a park with hundreds of types of roses. Free entrance.
Do
Learn
Jonkoping is the home to several schools including SVF, a school that many american students from North Park University in Chicago, IL, USA participate in an exchange program with each fall.
Buy
It has a large shopping center to the east called A6 Center [http://www.a6center.se/] that is a former military base. There is also an IKEA store and several electronic, computer store chains in this area.
The western part of the city (Vastra Centrum) has more exclusive shopping, while the eastern part (Ostra Centrum) has cheaper shops.
Getting Online
'''Sidewalk Express''', Railway station. 19 SEK per hour.
Eat
Pizzeria Campino. The best pizza in town! The Pizza called "Delicato" is great. Get your fix for 50 Sek.
Jonkoping is packed with cheap pizza places. Don't leave until you've tried a delicious kebab pizza! The 'Tre Kronor' pizza from Evergreen is great.
'''Velvet Lounge''' [http://www.velvetlounge.se/], Vastra Storgatan 4. Restaurant and bar with italian, asian, oriental, mexican and swedish food. Mains 106-202 SEK.
'''Twin City Ristorante and Grill''' [http://www.twincity.nu/], Hamngatan 1. Classy place. Mains 105-225 SEK.
'''Chili Thai Restaurant''', Vastra Storgatan 12. Mains 99-139 SEK.
Drink
Sleep
'''A6 Vandrarhem''' (Bataljonsgatan 10). Youth hostel.
'''Familjen Ericsson's CITY HOTEL''' [http://eng.cityhotel.nu/] (Vastra Storgatan 25)
'''Hotel Savoy''' [http://www.profilhotels.se/eng/hotel/hotel_s/index.php?hotel=10] (Brunnsgatan 13-15)
Get out
'''Habo Kyrka''' (Habo Church) lies several kilometers northwest of Jonkoping, just off the road to Falkoping. It's a small frame church whose interior is decorated with peasant folk art depicting biblical scenes.
'''Granna''' is the hometown of the ''peppermint rocks'' candy.