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Haunted places in Osby

Lagom till sommarlovet 2021 är det premiär för tio specialskrivna ljudberättelser på temat spöken och mystiska myter i Osby. Vad hände egentligen det där ödesdigra året 1889? Och vem vågar gå i lära hos djävulen själv?

Discover the Books of Katrineholm

Nu kan både boende och besökare upptäcka kulturen runt omkring dem genom att gå på litterär promenad och lyssna till ljudberättelser om författarnas och böckernas Katrineholm, i appen Storyspot.

Discover the exiting history of Eda with Storyspot

Seven Summits Stockholm by Renata Chlumska

In 2014 Renata Chlumska became the first Swedish woman to climb the highest mountain on every continent - The Seven Summits. A legendary challenge that visitors and residents of Stockholm can now do in their immediate environment, with Renata as a virtual guide in Storyspot.

"Do not wait for someone else to record the stories"

Thorbjörn Enberg and Iris Andersson have recorded over 100 storyspots about houses and families in Harads, Norrbotten.

Linda Segtnan - the voice that makes you shudder

Linda Segtnan is a historian and the voice behind our most popular story spots. She does research, writes, and reads scary stories with a historical background from places around Sweden. We took the opportunity to ask her some questions.

Museum of memories in Blackeberg

Storyspot-kartan över Blackeberg ekade tom. Det ville Ulf Lannby och Lena Fogelström ändra på. Nu finns fyrtiosex berättelser runt om Blackeberg där de delar med sig av minnen om hur platsen en gång såg ut och upplevdes. Ulf och Lena hoppas på att fler ska göra detsamma.

New features & new design

The Storyspot App has a new design and several highly requested new features. Among other things, we want to create more interactivity between storyspotters and listeners.

Outdoor Museum of Womens History in Fruängen

In the suburb of Fruängen, all streets and squares are named after prominent women. Now you can listen to the stories of the women who gave the streets their names.

Stories from Säffle now in Storyspot

Stories from Säffle are now available to listen to in the Storyspot app. Only in swedish for now.

New Ghost Walks in Strömstad and Lilla Edet

This Halloween, we add more haunted places to your Storyspot App. Local ghost stories based on true stories about a variety of places can nom be listened to in your smartphone for free.

Storyspot part of the exhibition Kiruna Forever

Kiruna Forever examines urban transformation through contemporary art. In order to make the exhibition extend outside the art museum's premises and out into the municipality, Storyspot has been enlisted to collect and share stories.

Exciting stories from Vingåker - now in Storyspot audiowalk

Bank robberies and jewel thefts, football stars, and a farmer who famous all over the world. Listen to new exciting stories from Vingåker in the Storyspot App. This way Vingåker residents and local tourists can make the walk or excursion more exciting.

Storytelling of Stenungsund's Art Walk now in Storyspot

From Nösnäsbadet in the south to Badhustorget in the north goes Stenungsunds Konststråk. On behalf of the Municipality of Stenungsund, Storyspot has created storyspots for several of the works of art along the street.

Storyspot Spooky Guides all over Sweden

This summer, your smartphone is haunted in several places around Sweden. Local ghost stories based on true stories about a variety of places can be listened to in the app Storyspot.

Jarnleden the first trail in Storyspot

When Järnleden, a high-quality Värmland trail opens thios year the hiker will be accompanied by a digital audio guide.

Reduce the stress from Corona quarantine with storytelling in Storyspot

Det är ovissa och annorlunda tider vi just nu lever i. Men något de allra flesta av oss kan göra är att promenera i vårt närområde. Låt Storyspot göra den mer spännande genom att gå till platser där det finns berättelser att lyssna på.

Battle of Bogesund in Storyspot

Nu finns fem dramatiserade ljudberättelser som levandegör Slaget på Åsundens is. Ett spännande och lättillgängligt sätt att tillgängliggöra historien för dagens unga, både för allmänheten att lyssna på och som lärare kan använda i historieundervisningen.

New cooperation with Local History Society on Storytelling

Storyspot har tillsammans med den sörmländska hembygdsrörelsen fått medel från Riksantikvarieämbetet för att påbörja arbetet med att spela in personliga/muntliga berättelser om spännande platser och göra dem tillgängliga digitalt.

Discover the stories of Gotland with audioguide

Över 50 olika ljudberättelser av bland annat Anna Jansson, Per Schlingmann och Wiveka Schwartz går nu att lyssna på gratis i appen Storyspot. Här hittar du både museiguider, litterära platser, driftiga entreprenörers berättelser, spökhistorier och personliga anekdoter.

Storytelling

När du sätter ihop din berättelse se till att stimulera lyssnarens fantasi. En storyspot består av tre delar. En början, mitt och ett slut. Svårare än så är det inte.

Storyspot Community

Storyspots vision är att levandegöra omvärlden. Vi gör det genom att berätta om platser, människor, skeende och händelser. Tillsammans skapar vi en relevant plattform.

Alfta uses Storyspot for their Culture Trail

When Alfta "Hembygdsförening" started to make a Culture Trail they wanted to supplement the text signs with the ability to listen. They chose to use Storyspot as a digital solution for audio stories.

Hear the ghosts of Forshaga in Storyspot with audiowalk

På uppdrag av Forshaga kommun har Storyspot skapat en lokal spökvandring som både är gratis, lockar till aktivitet utomhus, är tillgänglig hela dygnet och skapar intresse för Forshagas historia. Spännande och finns där de allra flesta unga håller till - i mobilen.

Storyspot creates Ghost Walk in Ale

Det här jullovet kommer det att spöka i alla ungas smartphones i Ale. Som jullovsaktivitet erbjuder kommunen nämligen en lokal och digital spökvandring i Storyspot. Specialskriva ljudberättelser med bakgrund i Ales historia går nu att lyssna på i appen.

Crime in Visby - new audioguide in Storyspot

Traveling on Gotland and ready to experiencing something a little more scary? The audio guide Crime & Punishment in Visby is for 600 years is now live as a free audio guide in the Storyspot app.

Youths made Spånga-Tensta come to life in Storyspot

Young people in Spånga- Tensta has made the surroundings of their hometown come to life through interviews with local personalities in the Storyspot App.

After Hallifornia Varberg is packed with storyspots

Varberg was filled with many exciting audio stories about different locations around the resort, narrated by more or less famous local profiles, during the Hallifornia festival.

Fjärdhundraland creates new bike trail with audioguide in Storyspot

At the end of June, the Trail of Fjärdhundraland, a bicycle route on winding roads, was opened. It has also been nine storyspots produced for the curious travellers to listen to.

Celebrating Ingmar Bergman 100 years

This year, it´s 100 years since Sweden's greatest filmmaker Ingmar Bergman was born. Throughout the year, the celebration of his centenary take place all over the world and of course Storyspot participates. Finally you can plan your vacation to visit the places where Ingmar Bergman films have been shot!

Åre Unzipped Audio Walk

In collaboration with British freelance journalist Maddy Savage Storyspot has created Åre Unzipped - the first podcast guide to the innovative parts of mountain village Åre.

Learn more about Södertälje with Storyspot App

Today, a whole new way to experience Södertälje is launched. Thanks to Storyspot you can now be guided around Södertälje and listen to the exciting history of the city.

Celebrate Baltic States Centenary with us!

Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) celebrate their 100th anniversary of restored independence. So it is the perfect time to tell about these countries to the whole world. Celebrate the Centenary by creating and sharing stories at Storyspot!

Storyspot in the news

Storyspot has been covered in a lot of news articles and editorials. Here we have collected some of them.

Christmas Competition: If you would guide a tour in your area - what would you tell ?

Compete in Storyspot's Christmas competition and win movie tickets for you and a friend!

Sandviken poetry walk success story

Stig Sjödin Sällskapet in Sandviken had difficulty meeting the tourists' demand for the poetry walk In Stig Sjödin's footsteps. This year for the poet's 100th anniversary they chose to create the walk as an audioguide in Storyspot. Now anyone can walk in Stig Sjödin's footsteps when it suits them.

Storyspot at SJ Epitrain/BizTalk

Storyspot participated when SJ arranged Epitrain & BizTalk focusing on the future of train travels earlier this spring.

Wanted: storyspots between Gothenburg and Stockholm

StorySpot are participating in SJ's initiative focusing on innovative travel and are therefor searching for storyspots between Gothenburg - Stockholm.

StorySpot granted support from both Vinnova and Tillväxtverket

We are very excited and proud that StorySpot is one of the chosen startups to be granted support from Vinnova and that we are also selected to participate in Startup Sweden Bootcamp!

Turn your written stories into audiofiles with Papereed

At StorySpot we are very happy to announce a new collaboration with Papereed. A company that offers different services to get articles turned into audio.