One of my favourite Swedish fictional characters: Emil i Lönneberg, turned 50 on Thursday. Emil of Lönneberga is a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren, covering twelve books written from 1963 to 1997. The books have been translated in to 52 different languages and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide! <3 Smaland, Childhood, Sweden, Vintage Photos, Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren, Scandinavian, Scandinavia, Nordic