Levanders lanthandel
Country store museum from the 19th century in Alseda with its original grain-painted interior (ådringsmålad), a gift shop and a small cake café.
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About the museum
Levanders lanthandel (country store) in the small village of Alseda was founded in 1864. In 1920 Erik Levander took over the business, and he ran the shop for fifty years, until 1970. The building dates from the 1890s.
The interior is genuinely preserved, with grain-painted counters and shelves, and spice scents can still be detected from the drawers. Preserved candy tins, bottles, posters, signs, packaging, catalogues, wooden barrels and many other objects reflect the shop's long history and convey a sense of a bygone era when goods were bought over the counter and sold loose by weight.
Today the country store is a museum, a gift shop with delicacies and interior items, and a small café serving home-baked cakes. The business is run in a private home, and visitors are asked to be considerate.
Highlights
- Original grain-painted interior from the 19th century
- Preserved candy tins, signs and packaging
- Café with home-baked cakes
- Shop with delicacies and interior items
- Garden with seating
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: not available
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
There is a ramp to the entrance at the back of the house. The courtyard is gravel, and indoors there are substantial thresholds and changes in level. The toilet is very small and not accessible.
Kids & families
Only partly suitable for kids
- Playground / play area: not available
Children are welcome, but the 1890s setting is not adapted for children, and parents are asked to keep an eye on them. A playground is located about 150 metres from the house.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
The small car park has no room for motor homes and caravans; there is plenty of space by the church, about 400 metres away.
Alseda is located about 12 km east of Vetlanda on road 47.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Small café with home-baked cakes, coffee, tea, other drinks and ice cream; no lunch. About 28 seats indoors and 35 in the garden. Shop with delicacies and interior items. Payment by card and Swedish cash.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Photography | Photography is permitted both indoors and outdoors. |
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| Good to know | Levanders is primarily a private home; visitors are asked to respect the opening hours and be considerate. Smoking is prohibited indoors and in the garden. Dogs are welcome in the garden but must be on a lead; the house has a dog of its own. |
