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Since 1742 a constellation of glassworks in the Småland forests has produced some of Europe's most prized art glass. Kosta Boda, Orrefors and Målerås still blow on weekdays — visitors watch from a few steps away.
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- Kosta, founded 1742, is Sweden's oldest still-active glassworks.
- Astrid Lindgren grew up in Vimmerby, Småland.
- Småland is Sweden's second-most-forested region.
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