Things to do in Sweden

Seeing the northern lights in Sweden (2023 update)

If seeing the northern lights is high up on your bucket list, Sweden is the perfect place to start. In…

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Some 90km off the mainland in the Baltic Sea, the island of Gotland is Sweden’s holiday isle of choice. In…

Home to towering mountains, huge lakes, dense forests, open grasslands, gushing rivers and thundering waterfalls, Sweden’s national parks are a…

Sweden isn’t just some tiny nation in the northern reaches of Europe. Geographically speaking, it’s huge: the distance between Sweden’s southern tip…

You’ll have heard of Ikea, of course, and it’s almost certainly the first place that springs to mind when thinking…

Most of what’s written about Stockholm focuses on the city’s refined, adult side – from museums and galleries to design…

Stockholm might not be the best place for skiing and snowboarding in Sweden, but there are some great real and…

Think about skiing in Europe, and your mind might automatically drift to the Alps. But what about a trip to…

Sweden has a lot of wide, open spaces, which makes it one of the best countries in Europe for hiking….