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There is a lady who have worked very hard and supported the Buddharama temple in Lappland, even before it came to be. This Lady is the Thai restaurant owner in Fredrika. If you ever stop by Fredrika to greet the munks there, please feel free to visit Noi and taste the delicious Thai food at here restaurant.

Thai Buddhist association in Sweden welcomes all who are interested in Buddhism to visit the temple and participate in temple activities.

The temple is located 37 km east of Stockholm via road 222 and 274.

Bus 437, 438 or 439 (or 474 bus from Slussen and change in Hemmesta to bus 437, 438 or 439), to stop the ball, see www.sl.se. Step off at the ball. Go about 50 meters in the direction of the bus, walk over to the other side of the road to a small parking lot and follow the trail into the woods. After about a minute you arrive.

  
   
Background
For about 20 years ago, there were many people with Thai background who experienced difficulty in finding themselves in Sweden. It was cold, new people and new acquaintances, different culture, different way of life, etc.

Many of them feel bad, religiously and psychologically. Longing for a Thai Buddhist gathering place, any time a temple became larger and larger. It was discussed more and more among Thais about the possibility of forming a temple in Sweden.

1983, a group of Thailand, under the leadership of Prachak Suwannapeth, a fund and rented an apartment in the Stockholm suburb Alby. The apartment was used as a temporary temple and was later named "Wat Buddha Rama" (in English, "Buddha Rama Temple").

The first activity was a Makha Puch ceremony, led by Phra Maha Chanong Chuttintharo (Luang-ta), which later became the first chief monk who was preaching in the temple.

The temple has since had many important religious and cultural activities. Many people, both within and outside Sweden took part in temple activities and so did the temple grew fast.

Chuttintorn Hema Chan Towers, who chaired the temple compound at the time, took the decision to buy a 3000 sq meters plot near Rockhampton Sea in Värmdö municipality to build a new and larger temple, which was inaugurated on June 4, 1988.
The current chief monk of the Buddha Rama temple is Phra Khru Sutaputthitut (Phramahaboonthin Panyatacho).

Annual activities
New Year's celebrations (Dec 30 to Jan 1).
Food is served ceremonial to those who will become monks and nuns.

Makha Puch (February).

Songkran (April). Songkran is the celebration of the Thai New Year.

Visakha Puch (May).

Asanha Puch / Khao Puch (July).

Queen Sirikit's birthday (August)

Loy Krathong (November).

King Bhumipols birthday (December). 
    
Project
Expand the temple area of about 3000 meters through the purchase of neighboring land for £ 1 million.

The construction of a new temple in Åsele Municipality, Lapland. Temple will be the largest Thai Buddhist temple in Europe.