Fyris

Fyrisån is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland, which passes the city of Uppsala and ends in lake Mälaren.

It was formerly called the Full or the Sala river — Sala referred to the halls (Up-Salir) of the Swedish kings at Old Uppsala — but its name was changed in the 17th century in remembrance of the Fyrisvellir, which was long gone, due to agriculture, but famous from Norse mythology.

Boats can sail up the river all the way to central Uppsala where two falls make further voyage impossible. During the last of April every year these falls are traveled with homemade rafts built by students who compete in going down the stream with the biggest success, or rather, the most spectacular crash.

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