A spectacular Swedish autumn in pictures

Fall, just like summer, has been unusually warm, unusually light and pleasant in Sweden. 

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  One of the things I love about Göteborg is the way in which shop keepers dress up their store fronts and entry ways. As the dark days of winter arrive, we now see burning candles lighting our way on the sidewalks and entries decorated with ferns, firs, berries and nuts.

• Fall, just like summer, has been unusually warm, unusually light and pleasant as Sweden readies for the long, cold, albeit not always so dark, winter season. Photographs by Lisa Mikulski.