King Olav V presented a heavy stone to Karl Gustaf XVI of Sweden on June 14, 1983 as a formal thank you for Sweden's help during World War II. The stone, known as Minnesstenen Norges tack, weighs approximately 15 tons and is 3 meters wide and 1.5 meters high. It sits on Djurgården in Stockholm. On the stone's base, a dedication reads, 'Sweden, didn't cruise past, but helped the Norwegian underground.' Kommandör Kåre Berg was the initiative taker for the memorial stone. He served as the defense attaché at the Norwegian embassy in Stockholm from 1981 to 1983. The stone was originally placed in Galärparken, but was moved to its current location near the Norwegian embassy in Stockholm in May 2016.
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