Jonas Bergkvist posing with his VIP pass ahead of the competition. Photo: Jonas Bergkvist/InstagramThe Local · 4 Sep 2016, 14:29Published: 04 Sep 2016 14:29 GMT+02:00A self-confessed computer-gaming nerd from the city of Växjö on Saturday night won the competition for Sweden’s best beard for the second year in a row. Jonas Bergkvist, who works as a programmer operating industrial machinery, was voted “best in show” by the audience for the second year in a row, as well as winning the 'natural beard' category. The contest was the culmination of World Beard Day Stockholm 2016, which bills itself as Europe’s biggest “beard party”. The celebrations began with a 150-strong beard parade starting at Medborgarplats on Södermalm, the Stockholm island where the beardedness of Swedish men arguably reaches maximum intensity.

Source: The Local September 04, 2016 12:56 UTC