Lindström is America's Little Sweden

​Shogren Apartments is located between North Lindström Lake and South Lindström Lake on the west side of downtown Lindström, Minnesota, known as "America's Little Sweden".  Situated between Chisago City to the west and Center City (the Chisago County Seat) to the east, ​Lindström is approximately 40 miles northeast from Minneapolis or Saint Paul, Minnesota. 

Directly across the street from the building is a statue of Karl-Oskar & Kristina Nilsson, the fictional heroes of Vilhelm Moberg’s series of novels The Emigrants, which tell the story of Swedish emigration to America.  A replica of a statue in Karlshamn, Sweden, it is an attraction for tourists from Sweden and from all over the world who come to Lindström because of its Swedish heritage.

The statue is a recognizable landmark located next to the County Press Building on US Highway 8.  It is just two city blocks to the Post Office.  Memorial City Park is across the street from the building and contains the Chisago County Veterans Memorial.  Restaurants and shops in the downtown district are within easy walking distance.

Lindström is a small city that has a lot to offer and it is a great place to live.

The city does not merely celebrate its Swedish heritage—it displays it proudly, including on the city‑limit signs where its name appears in its original Swedish spelling.  The letter featuring two dots above the “o” is, in fact, a distinct character in the Swedish alphabet.

In 2015, then‑Governor Mark Dayton issued an executive order directing the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to restore the Swedish letter “ö” in the spelling of Lindström on the city’s signage.  This action followed the discovery that MnDOT had quietly removed the two dots above the "o", citing federal highway regulations that do not accommodate such characters.  For more than two decades, the signs had included the two dots above the “o,” until they were eliminated due to compliance concerns.

Today, the letter "ö" is back where it belongs in Lindström—not only on the city-limit signs, but also throughout town, including right here on our website!