Stockholm

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 […]

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.

Think about skiing in Europe, and your mind might automatically drift to the Alps. But what about a trip to Scandinavia instead? Sweden is home to wild mountain landscapes, perfectly groomed pistes and some truly world-class skiing. If you’re looking for something a little out of the ordinary for your next ski holiday, we think

If seeing the northern lights is high up on your bucket list, Sweden is the perfect place to start. In fact, along with other Nordic nations like Iceland and Norway, it’s one of the very best places on Earth for aurora spotting. Of course, it helps that large chunks of Sweden are far enough north to

Nowhere does Christmas quite like Stockholm, with its pretty cobbled streets and squares all tastefully illuminated, cosy bars and restaurants serving warm glögg (mulled wine). Then of course, there are the Christmas markets. Temperatures are low and there may even be snow on the roof-tops in the run up to Christmas, to make the already-beautiful