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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

Day 3

Today, Saturday (30.05.), we are heading out into the Bothnian Bay. The weather couldn’t be better. A light wind from the south pushes us from Öregrund over the Gävle Bay to the...

Home!

And now we are home! Of course, we 'spontaneously' made use of our free day at Universal Studios. We went on rides until we realized it took longer in line than it said, and...

Germans everywhere 😁

I got up relatively early on this day because I had booked a walking tour at 10 a.m. So I took the tram and quickly noticed that I was not the only German, but about 50% of the...

Eksjo

If it weren't for Eksjo today, it would have been a rather uneventful day, but let me start from the beginning. From our beautiful spot in the forest, it only took us fifteen...

Öland

On the way to Öland, we drove along the coast to Kalmar. Along the way, we passed an old trading post in Pataholm. This used to be the smallest village in Sweden with only 7...

Stalon, Hällforsen

66. Stage: Norsjövallen - Stalon: After we have clean clothes and have showered, we set off on the 500 km long Vildmarksvägen, the 'wilderness road from Vilhelmina to...

Abisko National Park

Stage 61: Pajala - Abisko National Park: It gets really touristic in Abisko National Park - we still like it: great nature, well-signposted, various paths and difficulty levels...

Hede, Sonfjällscampen

Stage 14: Orsa - Hede, Sonfjällscampen: Beautiful but somewhat monotonous tour: red road, green forest or meadow, blue sky, white clouds.. we consider how to proceed: to the...

Day 20 - Öland

08/24/2019. The last week of our vacation we want to relax mainly on Öland. The weather forecast is excellent. It is going to get warmer and especially sunny. So perfect for a...

The Kullen (10.09.2018)

After we had breakfast and packed everything, we drove to Kullen. There we parked the car in a parking lot, put on our hiking shoes and started hiking. First, we went to see the...

A beautiful first day (16.08.2018)

We woke up at half past 8 today and had breakfast. Then we got ready and took the "Tunnelbana" to Södermalm, the student district. There, we went to some second-hand stores and...

Off to Stockholm (8/15/2018)

After breakfast, I packed everything up and headed towards Stockholm. I will be spending five days there with two friends from Germany. On the way, I made a short stop in Järna....

26.07.2017 Day 5

Kungälv (S)-Gränna (S) Distance 201km Travel time 2 hours 20 minutes Fitness Challenge Push-ups 200 Weather, partly cloudy, no rain, about 24C Due to the fact that we took our...

First Weekend 🥳

The first weekend was here, and what can I say? We threw our first house party – and it was a huge success! Unfortunately, there are no photos as proof because some of my dear...

Stockholm ❤️❤️❤️

Yay, finally in Stockholm, albeit in a different way than originally planned. We arrived in Karlskrona without any problems on Sunday and moored the boat there for a few days....

Preparations are underway...

Now it's getting serious and the checklist is getting longer and longer... We have already downloaded some hiking tours from our hiking guide as GPX files.Numerous recipes have...

Sweden! Pajala

Stage 60: Raanujärvi - Pajala, Sweden: Sweden is calling us - we're coming. With 17 degrees in the wind shadow, summer feelings arise...

Urshult

5. Stage: Nogersund - Urshult: Lake landscape, sun, rain, lots of wind....

Rest day in Kalmar / Rafshagsudden

Today we rest and of course do laundry. Thanks to wind and sun, everything is already packed up.

Day 26 - Trelleborg

08/30/2019. Today is our last day in Sweden. In Trelleborg, we visited the Viking castle and walked around the city. There was a street festival going on there. In the evening,...

Day 9 - Tiveden National Park II

13.08.2019. Today we especially enjoyed the peace and the magnificent nature of Tivenden. The highlight of the day was a canoe trip 🛶 on Lake Bocksjön.

The Glass Kingdom (04.08.2018)

Today, I took a trip to the Glass Kingdom in Nybro. I drove about 30 minutes from Kalmar. I visited two shops in Nybro and one in Orsjö. In the latter, they also explained a...

02.08.2017 Day 12 Luleå(S)

REST DAY Fitness Challenge Push-ups 500 Weather: Sunny, slightly cloudy, 22C Since we are doing well with time, the campsite in Luleå is very nice, and the weather forecast for...

Cinnamon checks in Gothenburg 🥐 and lucky find in Norway 🇳🇴

While passing through to Norway, we made a stop in Gothenburg. Besides some sightseeing, there were lots of desserts, especially cinnamon buns! We fell in love with the district...

Day 2

Overview of Day 2

Day 16 - Off to Vimmerby

20th August 2019. Today, we set off for Vimmerby around noon. As mentioned before, we have become a bit lazy when it comes to sightseeing, so we drove straight without any...

Day 7 - Tiveden National Park

11.08.2019. We decided not to visit Läckö Castle and headed towards Tiveden National Park around noon. Unfortunately, our preferred campsite was already fully booked. So we...

Västerås (21.08.2018)

After having breakfast and getting ready, we drove to the city center of Västerås. We parked the car in a parking garage where later it turned out that we had to pay over 10€...

Packing for the Vietnam trip💕

Today is not an ordinary day! Today is my birthday 🥂🎉💕 a whole 51 years have passed since, on a sunny Sunday the 19th of January 1975, I came into the world. We are celebrating...