Scandinavia is a fun region to visit at any time of the year. However, it’s also huge – more than twice the size of California – and encompasses a wide range of climates, topography and physical landscapes. From the long fjord-indented coastline of Norway in the west that is warmed by the Gulf Stream to […]
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Whether you’re in a rush and want to see all the top sights in as short a time as possible, or fancy digging deep into Sweden’s history, Stockholm has a bus tour for you. There are plenty of action-packed options too. When you jump off the bus, you can go ice-skating on a frozen lake,
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Stockholm’s most visited museum, the Vasa Museum attracts more than a million tourists every year – each one hoping to get a glimpse of the incredible Vasa warship. Ad Meskens (CC) But let’s face it: Stockholm has a LOT of other attractions. So is the Vasa Museum truly worth a visit? We’ll answer this question, and
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Some time around late October or early November, Stockholm begins to transform into a winter wonderland. Even if there’s no snow, the air becomes crisp and fresh, and the city takes on a distinctly wintry feel. This means Christmas markets, spiced glögg, and plenty of snow-and-ice-based activities for the months ahead. What to expect Winter
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If you want to see the real Sweden, we’d recommend giving hotels a miss and vacationing like a Swede. Rent a cottage in the countryside, as thousands of Swedes do every year, and you can truly get away from it all. Sweden’s a huge country with loads of beautiful, unspoilt scenery, so it’s relatively easy
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Travelling between Stockholm in Sweden and Oslo in Norway is pretty straightforward. The two capital cities lie just 326 miles apart, and although you’re crossing a country border, it’s an easy journey. In fact, it’s quicker to travel between the two cities than it is to get from Oslo to Norway’s second city, Bergen, or
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With some of the best hiking in the Nordic region, Abisko National Park encompasses majestic mountains, alpine meadows, wooded valleys, gushing waterfalls, a 35-metre deep canyon and Scandinavia’s largest alpine lake. High up in the Arctic Circle, it’s a pristine and varied landscape with some great hiking trails including Sweden’s best-known hike, the long-distance Kungsleden.
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