BIOGRAPHY
The micronation of Ladonia was founded to stop the removal of a sculpture - Nimis - from the Swedish National Park. It was built without the knowledge of the authorities, and the original creator was taken to court. Meanwhile, it passed ownership from person to person. During this time, vandals also set it alight - the first destroyed 2/3 of the sculptures.
In 1996, sixteen years after the sculpture was first built, Ladonia is declared an independant nation, meaning Swedish authorities can't prosecute it's court rulings, as the land is no longer owned by Sweden.
In 1997, a colony - Telemark - is aquired in Norway. A Ladonian emba