Elin Wägners Lilla Björka

About the museum

Elin Wägner received De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize) in 1923, and with the prize money she bought a piece of pasture land on the outskirts of the village of Berg, where her maternal uncle Alfred Ekedahl was vicar. She had her Småland cottage built to designs by the architect Carl Bergsten. The house was first a summer home but became her permanent residence and a fixed base for a woman who often travelled for peace, women's rights and the environment. On the plot there is also a writing cottage designed by the glass artist Simon Gate.

After Elin Wägner's death the house passed by inheritance and changed owners several times. When it was sold again in the early 1990s, the Stiftelsen Elin Wägners Lilla Björka (Elin Wägner's Lilla Björka Foundation) was formed, and it bought the property in 1995 after a fundraising campaign. The house became a protected building in 1996 and has been restored in stages; several rooms, including the living room and the study, have been returned to their original condition.

Today Lilla Björka functions as a person museum and meeting place, with public tours in summer, author talks, exhibitions and a residency for writers. The foundation is responsible for the upkeep of the house and garden.

Highlights

• Elin Wägner's home from 1924, designed by Carl Bergsten
• Writing cottage designed by Simon Gate
• Protected building since 1996
• Restored rooms in their original settings
• Summer exhibitions and author talks

Permanent exhibition

• Elin Wägners Lilla Björka – The writer's home with restored rooms, furniture, books, letters and photographs from Elin Wägner's life, and the writing cottage on the plot.

Founded

1995

Operated by

Stiftelsen Elin Wägners Lilla Björka

Admission & discounts

Admission SEK 50; the public tour at 15:00 is included. Author talks at Lilla Björka cost SEK 150 with coffee and home-baked goods, and must be booked in advance.

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Getting there & parking

Lilla Björka is located in the church village of Berg, about 30 km north of Växjö, a few minutes' walk from Bergs kyrka (church). From road 30, turn off at Bredhult; from there it is 5 km to Berg.

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