Figure 1--Here we see a Swedish boy enjoying his scooter in a local park. He wears a white sailor suit. The postcard snapshot is undated, but we would guess was taken in the 1920s.

We note a range of activities in Swedish parks. Parks were not a place to play sports. This was a general pattern in European parks. Rather there were well-manicured gardens for more sedate activities. Families may have walked together, enjoying sunny wether and the gardens. We do see Swedish children involved in a range of activities. Many of the activities involved boys. Girls seem to have been less active. Younger children might play games. This often involved adult supervision. If there was a pond, boys might sail their sailboats. We also see boys using the safe paved areas for scooters. We think bicycles were less common. Many parks may have prohibited them for saftey easons.