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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.
Since our last blog post from Kuala Lumpur, several days have passed and many things have happened in the meantime. That's why we want to bring you up to date and share our...
A lot of train rides, catching spiders, and the real reason why I'm in Sweden.
...today I experienced a lot. It started with my great route suggestion. On the way up, we tested our car off the normal roads and drove up and down some gravel roads with big...
13th July 2019 8:50 am Departure from Norrköping Mileage: 5622 Outside temperature: 18°C sunny, partly cloudy Our day started at 7 am with sunshine and seagulls. During our...
After 50 minutes of flying, I was able to take a beautiful view of the first bits of Sweden in the Baltic Sea from the plane....
Normally, at workaway, you only work half a day and have the rest of the day off. But since you can't really make trips that way, my host family suggested that I work a full day...
'On a gray September morning, two lonely figures wandered through the alleys of Ystad. A light drizzle fell on them as they suddenly... stood in front of Kurt Wallander's...
Day 4 from Kalmar to Växjö via Öland and with spontaneous route changes.
(13.06.) As the storm tomorrow has not been canceled, we need to find a sheltered harbor to ride it out. Unfortunately, while there are plenty of sheltered anchorages in this...
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of welcoming my friends from Hanover here in Stockholm On Thursday, it was time: The start of our journey had to be celebrated. So we went...
After the stop at the cute café in Glommen was a flop. Because the café, restaurant, and bar were either non-existent or 'closed', and everything around the cute little parking...
5.8.2024 Stockholm
4.8.2024 Stockholm
Our trip to the Nordkapp
After heading out early in really shitty weather today and almost getting stuck on the site, we took a little city walk in Malmö. Well, we were all a bit shocked because we had...
To digest breakfast, take a walk to the waterfall again. It is truly incredible, it appears in different colors at any time of the day. We were lucky, the sun was shining and a...
We are always amazed at how tidy the gardens of the Swedes are, and we would also be directly involved in what we perceive as the favorite activity of the Swedes: mowing the...
Tour data: distance 125.6 km, average speed 19.8 km/h, travel time: 6:20 hours. Weather: It's getting warmer! Beautiful blue sky with some wind. Up to 18°C in the afternoon....
Tour data: Distance 109 km, Avg. speed 19.9 km/h, Duration 5:29 hours Weather: wonderful spring weather with temperatures up to 18°. It's a wonderful time! 😊 First of all, I...
The Royal Palace.
Tour data: 106.3 km, Ø 21.0 km/h, Duration: 5:04 hours. Weather: beautiful blue sky, temperatures starting at 3° and reaching 8° at the destination. Little wind, mostly from the...
Today is the big day, the start of the Overnight Tour. We woke up at -25 °C, which was unexpected because the previous days it was around -10 to -15 °C. Luckily, it has gotten a...
Stockholm was great, but the campground was not. That's why we weren't sad when we moved on. Our next stop was Trosa, a small harbor town. Really small. About an hour's walk,...
Nature in its purest form once again impresses its beloved team of readers with its beautiful and awake eyes. But it's not very difficult to take beautiful pictures here in...
This week I had to make some decisions about the further course of the trip. I was really torn because all options are great. Well, I finally made a decision and threw the...
The week started with a visit to the workshop. Since the motorhome was there all day, I grabbed my bike and rode to downtown Karlskrona. I used the free wifi to get some things...
In Östersund we are very lucky. The parking lot where we are located is right by the sea, or at least the huge lake feels like it. And next to it is a small harbor where boats...
Stockholm was also waiting to finally be honored by my presence again.
Woohoo! Two reports in one day! Maybe there will be even more...