Red wooden houses by the lake? As a connoisseur of Swedish symbols, you probably belong to the Bullerby faction. The literature of Astrid Lindgren has not only shaped the image of her homeland, the southern Swedish province of Småland, over generations, but it has also made Sweden a vast projection surface for an idyllic world. The Bullerby faction has comfortably settled into the world of Astrid Lindgren and prefers to keep to themselves. Or do you belong to the "clueless," whose image of Sweden is reduced to the triad "expensive, cold, moose"? Then you are likely a loyal fan of Tuscany, with regions north of the German Baltic coast seeming rather suspicious to you. No matter which group you belong to - you should read this little book. Because only then will you truly know what makes the country and especially its people so unique.