Öland stories
Öländska Berättelser is a series in which the stories can take center stage. Islanders, new arrivals or generations back, share their history, their memories of the island.
hannah & moa paradise,
the paradise workshop
Listen to sisters Hannah and Moa Paradis talk about Paradisverkstaden, the family-owned company that works with stoneware clay in all forms. Paradisverkstaden designs and manufactures everything from small utility items and crockery to larger sculptural objects. The heart is on Öland, where Eva and Olof Paradis met during their craft training at Capellagården and later started Paradisverkstaden, almost 50 years ago. Daughters Hannah and Moa, who now run Paradisverkstaden, are educated at Konstfack, Beckman School of design and Art College in Malmö. Everyone in the Paradis family has their own design language and their own collections. At Paradis, you experience something unique when everyone in a family who has chosen the aesthetic career path chooses to create and run a business together.
Paradisverkstaden likes to collaborate with other artists, restaurateurs, architects to produce site-specific ceramics for special environments. They are represented in Sweden and internationally. Their beautiful shop and exciting workshop is a well-visited excursion destination on Öland, open all year round. Here you can see exhibitions, be inspired, enjoy, have a coffee inside or outside in the lush garden, peek into the workshop and shop for art objects, beautiful things for the set table, the home or the garden. Here, ceramics and creativity take center stage, with nature as the greatest source of inspiration and where the visitor can expect a sensual experience.
Take part in Hannah & Moa's story!
elizabeth angelin,
Thomas's bus
Here we meet Elisabeth Angelin, who owns and runs the family business Tomas Buss, which has existed since 1988 and is based in the small village of Löt, along Öland's eastern highway. Tomas Buss offers everything from tailor-made conference trips, to leisure trips in or outside the country or why not a guided bus tour on Öland. In addition, you can go from Öland and Kalmar directly to Stockholm.
With their hand on the wheel and their heart in the bus, Tomas Buss not only cares about its guests incredibly, they also work hard and diligently to ensure that the staff enjoy their work and feel good, which became especially clear during the pandemic. In addition, they do not hesitate when asked to make efforts for people in need.
Take part in Elizabeth's story.
Anna barkevall,
- bida sand beach resort
Meet Anna Barkevall who owns and runs Böda Sands camping on Öland. Here she talks about how the campsite came to the Barkevall family, where she finds inspiration from and about the commitment and participation of the staff, and Anna also sees the future.
Böda Sand, which with its 1350 campsites and 125 cabins is Sweden's largest campsite, is located along a 2-mile long white sandy beach and is a complete village with everything from a pool area and spa to restaurants, a bakery and a shop.
Böda Sand is 100% owned by the Barkevall family from Öland. The family has run the facility under their own auspices since 1994 and the strategy is and remains to reinvest any potential profit into the company. We see this through the fact that Böda Sand has developed from being a traditional campsite to a full-fledged holiday resort, a destination.
gunnar ellström & lovisa ortvall
- oak garden pub & room
Take part in Gunnar and Lovisa's journey from their training in the potting hut to moving to Öland and taking over and running Eksgården Krog & Rum.
bear Hedman
- lime & chaux in Löttorp
Björn, who owns and operates Lime and Chaux in Löttorp together with his partner, tells about his journey in the restaurant industry which started when he was 15 years old working as a dishwasher at Sjöstugan in Byxelkrok, a few years later he got the chance to work in the kitchen at Böda Sand. Maybe it was then that he realized that it was in the kitchen that he belonged. Take part in Björn's journey, his favorite places on the island and what the best thing is about working as a chef.
anita blomgren rothschild
- grandmother's in big Rör
Take part in Anita's journey from being a summer guest in Stora Rör to today running several companies in Stora Rör. Anita drives today Grandma's Stone Oven Bakery & Coffee House, Grandma's Bistro and Grandma's Guest House Strandhagen, all in Stora Rör. In Kalmar, you can also take part in Mormor's Bread Barn.
