PHOTOGRAPHY: SOLNA CENTRUM T-BANA

It is said that the Stockholm T-Bana (Metro) system is the world's longest art gallery. Many of the stations have unique and unusual designs, with some of the most decorative ones appearing in the most unlikely of places. One of the most striking stations is Solna Centrum, which is on the T11 Akalla - Kungsträdgården branch of the Blue Line (Blå Linjen).

The first thing that you will notice at this station is that on the inside it is painted a deep shade of red (very similar to the Falu red colour traditionally used in Swedish buildings) and green. The accesses between platforms, like in other stations, are fashioned like grottos or caves and the theme of the design of this station is ecology.

There are huge pine forest landscapes painted on the walls by the railway tracks and there models of representing outdoor lifestyles and the impact that industrialisation has had on Swedish ecology. For me, however, the highlight is the life-sized model of an älg (elk/moose). Really didn't expect to see that!