Homes & Antiques

At home on the farm

When Monica Liljedal inherited the farm that has been in her family for many generations, it came with a sense of joy and also responsibility. The farm, which was built in 1690, stopped being a working farm in the 1960s, but the family has since used it as a treasured retreat. Located in the Hälsingland province of central Sweden,

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