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Vacation in Sweden : Highlights & Travel Tips
Sweden offers travelers a striking mix of pristine nature, innovative design, and deeply rooted Nordic culture. What makes it especially memorable is the ease with which you can move between sophisticated cities and wide-open landscapes: one day exploring Stockholm’s cobbled Gamla Stan and waterfront museums, the next hiking through pine forests, cruising an archipelago, or chasing the midnight sun in the far north. The country feels both calm and contemporary, with a strong appreciation for sustainability, outdoor living, and simple pleasures like fika, the beloved coffee-and-pastry break.
Key highlights include Stockholm’s islands and cultural landmarks, Gothenburg’s food scene and laid-back charm, and Swedish Lapland for winter adventures such as dog sledding, northern lights viewing, and stays in ice hotels. In warmer months, visitors can enjoy long daylight hours, swimming and kayaking in the archipelagos, scenic rail journeys, and countryside escapes in regions like Dalarna or Skåne. Practical tips: Sweden can be expensive, so booking accommodation and transport early helps; credit cards are widely accepted, often more than cash; and weather varies greatly by region, so layered clothing is essential year-round. If you plan to travel outside major cities, trains are reliable, but renting a car can make rural exploration much easier.
Best time to travel Sweden
The best time to visit Sweden is from June through September, with August standing out as the peak month based on travel popularity, followed by July and June. These months offer the warmest weather, long daylight hours, lively festivals, and ideal conditions for exploring cities, archipelagos, and the countryside.
All travel reports from Sweden
Sweden welcomed us again
Sweden welcomed us again and we immediately found a nice spot by a bathing lake. Or so we thought, until we were proven wrong in the middle of the night. Right at midnight,...
1st Day - Good Day, Sweden
Vacation... These words need to be savored. I have never looked forward to it like this before. With a very entertaining pilot who successfully covers up a 25-minute delay, we...
Arrival to Sweden
And we're back on tour. After driving almost one and a half hours and several kilometers detour due to an accident on the A2 near Braunschweig, we were really looking forward to...
Destination Gotland!
First, things turn out differently than you think! After the stay in Stockholm, the plan was originally to continue traveling through Sweden with a short detour to Norway and...
Week 29 - Change of direction to the north
After changing my travel route last week, on Monday I made a detour straight to the north. On Monday, I visited Baldersnäs Nature Reserve. I continued further and further north,...
Inlandsbahn und der Norden
Am Samstag waren wir also in Vilhelmina, einer von 3 Städten/Orten, die zu Ehren einer badischen Prinzessin / Gattin eines Königs umbenannt wurden (Vilhelmina, Dorotea und...
Nordkap - Etappe 11
Das Einschiffen dauerte seine Zeit mit Warten auf Check-in (am Automat, der aber beim Wagen vor uns kaputt ging, also nächste Spur nehmen) und anstehen v.a. mit vielen LKW....
Götakanal Sweden
Today we are already heading back to Stockholm on our journey, we decide to leave early as we still want to visit two locks. We go down the Hammersundet to Motala, Linköping,...
Goodbye Norway - hello Sweden (Day 125 out of 365 days off)
After the two days of summer, (once again) the rain and the temperature drop came, because at 9 to max. 12 °C, with constant rain and wind, it continued today (Monday 3.8.2020)...
Day 123 - Luleå, Sweden (May 13, 2020)
Roadtrip Part 1 - From Stockholm to Luleå Since we originally planned to take a road trip through New Zealand during our world trip, we spontaneously decided to do so in Sweden...
Malmö - 16th September
The wind has been getting stronger and stronger. The sea is almost reaching the bus, so it's better to park somewhere else. This time, right next to the toilet house, pure...
Trelleborg
Now we are in Trelleborg on Wednesday. First, we disposed of water and toilet and then headed for our parking space for the last night in Sweden. After about 50 minutes of...
Kiruna - the northernmost city in Sweden - August 18th
It's cool in the morning, we decide to wear long pants...mmhhh...not ideal... but at least it's dry. The journey continues...! We decide to do some shopping again in Jokkmokk....
The first night in the motorhome
The crossing to Trelleborg passed quickly despite lasting four hours. This was partly due to us meeting a couple from Hamburg on the ferry. The two of them wanted to travel to...
From Trelleborg to Rostock
22.7.19 15:30 crossing from Trelleborg harbor Mileage: 6550 Outside temperature: 18°C, cloudy 8:30 in the morning the birds woke us up and after a short chase by Marley during...
From Skrylle Nature Reserve to Trelleborg
7/21/19 9:15 AM Departure from Skrylle Nature Reserve Mileage: 6510 Outside temperature: 19 °C, sunny The day started for us at 7 am and we set off on a 4.7 km hike. We chose...
From Hittarp to Lund
19.07.2019 Departure 15:30hrs Hittarp Strand parking lot Mileage: 6415 Outside temperature: 23°C very sunny At 8:30am we took a walk up the 'hill' to the supermarket for...
From Habo to Norrköping
12.07.2019 12:45 departure from Habo Camping Mileage: 5420 Outside temperature: 22°C sunny After a peaceful night, which started a bit later because the lawnmower had to be...
From Copenhagen to Helsingborg via Malmö
08/07/2019 08:30 Departure from Copenhagen towards Malmö Odometer: 4870 Outside temperature: 14°C Rain 6:30 am, the night is over, the dog can't really believe that he has to...
god morning Sweden!
After waking up at 6.30am and having breakfast by the lake, we headed to the nearest Shell petrol station. But unfortunately, not to refuel, but to buy oil for our beloved...
Nur in Schweden
We are back! We are extremely happy that our friends Tati and Felix have joined us in the Sweden camp 🤗 ! Our days are packed with awesome activities: We ... ... source the...
4 days road trip
Hello everyone! We packed our things again, hugged our parents one more time, and set off on our way back to our Sweden camp four days ago. "Small" obstacles like a broken car...
The southernmost point of Sweden (21.07.2018)
Today, I decided to drive to the southernmost point of Sweden and explore it. After breakfast, I set off. First, I went to Smygehuk, the southernmost point of Sweden. It is 314...
Trip to a Ghost Town (15.07.2018)
Today I slept in... I really needed it since I managed to catch a cold. In the afternoon, I went to Jakriborg. This is a settlement in Hjärup, located near Lund. Jakriborg was...
Continue to Kalmar
In the morning, we will be spending time "moose watching". The moose park is very lovingly and generously designed. The SEK 100 entrance fee per person is well spent. Since we...
Chapter 13: A Trip to Sweden
The last light of dawn on the Lofoten Islands. On the mountain pass over the Scandinavian Mountains to Sweden, it was freezing -32°C. The Abisko National Park...
Day 8: Travel broadens the mind
For the second time, our first glance out of the window in the morning fell on rain. Unfortunately, it would accompany us all day. But first, we set the breakfast table with...
Day 27 - A trip with the Draisine
Lots of Draisines
Peninsula and a bit of nostalgia
We had the evening off yesterday from 9 pm. Wow, both kids were sleeping! We watched a movie and fell asleep at 11, completely exhausted. Parental leave is definitely not a...
Day 22
(18.06.) After a peaceful night at our anchorage, we weigh anchor around 09:30. With light to moderate winds, we sail under motor and sail in a zigzag through the archipelagos of...