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Nestled in the bay of Braviken on the Baltic Sea, Norrkoping is an old industrial city in the county of Ostergotland, with a wealth of cultural and outdoor activities for all the family. Once the hub of Sweden’s 19th and early 20th century textile industry, Norrkoping’s industrial heritage is visible in its unusually well-preserved industrial landscape. One of the city’s most iconic industrial buildings is the ‘Strykjarnet’ (flatiron) building, a former weaving mill and Sweden’s most famous historical factory. As a matter of fact, it is situated on the tiny island of Laxholmen in the Motala river, the 7-storey building seems to rise directly from the water and is in the form of an irregular heptagon, hence its resemblance to an iron shape.