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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.
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.
Gothenburg welcomed us with consistently rather foggy and damp weather. Unfortunately, luck was not on our side here. Even though the clothes were more or less soaked, we still...
Today's stage is a bit shorter and there's not much to report. After a nice farewell from the beach hotel in Norrkoping, the first 30 km along the Bråviken are very nice to...
The weather: after the heatwave last week, it has been cloudy for a few days. So far, we've been lucky and haven't encountered rain on the way. It rained when we spent the night...
On the road again!
Started at six fifteen in Zurich towards Stockholm. After a calm flight, we go to pick up our booked car and then drive through the beautiful landscape towards Undenäs to our...
Today we only went from Venjan - our spontaneous destination yesterday - to the entrance of Fulufjället National Park. Due to the beautiful weather - as it is Saturday and all...
21.08.2019. Today we went to Astrid Lindgren World - the most eagerly awaited day for our child 🎉. We watched some of the performances. Actually, it's not a problem not...
After diving into the huge Orsa campground (800 pitches!) in the rain, we are now in the middle of the realm of the red Dalarna horses. A short city stroll through Mora, where...
The night was pleasantly quiet (no wild animals) and after a Swedish breakfast (toast with jam) we head half an hour to Lyrestad on the Göta Canal. The canal was completed in...
Today, we need quite a long time for breakfast, morning routine, refilling obligatory water and emptying the mobile toilet, and we are leaving the campsite around 2 pm. It's a...
The night was calm and pleasant, after a short visit to the lake (where a few Poles set up their tents late in the evening) we pack up and drive a few kilometers further to...
We leave Stockholm and continue on our way. We choose Hudiksvall, why... I don't really know... we had covered about 300 km and decided it was enough for the day. The fact that...
The weather this morning did not disappoint bikers. Blue sky and 20 degrees invited us to cruise towards Norrköping. But before that, about 50 km before Uppsala, we stopped at...
This morning, after waking up, we looked at the bright blue sky and decided to drive along the coastal road in our Kevlar jeans. Unfortunately, the weather forecast was right...
And today, all we did was drive so that we could make some progress. But by noon, we reached our first destination, the Arctic Circle. Unfortunately, it was quite cold, around...
We continue despite the rain!
Finally, it started with the huge ferry, and then there were only 2 things I wanted to do, eat something quickly and then sleep. Capsule beds as you know them. There was an...
Continuing in the rain to Jönköping.
The plan for today was to go to Årjäng. There, we wanted to ride a railroad trolley and then go wild camping again. When we arrived in Årjäng, we had to realize that railroad...
We went back to the "Gamla stan" after breakfast. There Marie and Caro wanted to visit the cathedral. I had already seen it. But when it turned out that you have to pay about 5€...
From Kalmar, we drove about 300 km to the north today and chose our last overnight spot about 130 km before Stockholm from our travel guide. The spot is in the middle of the...
Relatively early we had to get out of bed today even though we stayed up late yesterday to celebrate. After breakfast we had to check out. We decided to take a walk through the...
Today is the last day in Norway. It's almost strange again that we can help ourselves at the buffet. Since our flight is not until 13.35, we still have some time for shopping....
In Umea, we had our first real fight against mosquitoes. It started raining and didn't really stop for a while...
The Skuleskogen National Park was the first national park we visited in Sweden
Hello everyone, After breakfast, we pack our things and head towards Vetlanda to Gruva Kleva. The former copper and nickel mine is reached after about 40 km. We were here once...
Since we only had about 100 km to drive to our next destination today, we took it easy. Almost everyone slept until 9, baked bread rolls, had breakfast, and packed slowly. It's...
Day 4 (31.05) starts off much too early! During the night, the wind shifts to the north. While it is weak, the swell is coming directly into the supposedly sheltered bay. Sleeping...
It had been quiet for a long time – a little recap! At the beginning of December, we finally made our way to Lapland – an adventure we had longed for. After 20 hours on the bus...
Hard to believe, but I have already been in Sweden for two weeks! It is incredibly beautiful here. I have met many new people and we have already explored quite a bit of the...