Travel to Sweden: city destinations
Sweden has three major cities – Stockholm, Malmo and Gothenburg. It also has many other cities across the country that can be divided into three regions – Central, Southern and Northern Sweden.
Sweden has a rich culture and history dating back many thousands of years to the time of the Vikings. It also has influences from medieval, Renaissance and early modern periods, as well as Russian, German, Norwegian and Danish influences. In modern times Sweden is among the most free and developed of Europe’s nations and is home to many millions of immigrants and refugees, who have all sought to make a new life in Sweden. Read more
Sweden travel tips
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Travelers to Sweden would have no trouble finding things to do. It is a culturally rich and progressive nation that boasts of a very high standard of living. There are some great holiday chalets and self catering holiday apartments available to rent direct from their owners in Sweden. Read more
Holidays in Sweden
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Sweden is one of the largest Scandinavian countries and is a must if you enjoy cultural diversity. Sweden travel advice would encompass the vast amount of outdoor activities coupled with rich cultural events and extreme beauty. Even in the coldest of months Sweden has ice skating and elegant beauty to offer, any traveler. Read more
Transportation in Stockholm
Stockholm is the central point of the railway system in Sweden. The city has an international airport, Arlanda, and two smaller airports: Bromma and Skavsta.
Stockholm is also an important port, with connections to cities including Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Turku and Tallinn. The main ferry companies are Viking Line, Silja Line and Tallink. Read more
Top tourist destinations in Sweden
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The Kingdom of Sweden lies on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. It is a rich, ecologically friendly, progressive nation with a high standard of living. It offers much for tourists to see and do, both in the cities and countryside.
1.) Vasa Museum
In this museum in Stockholm rests the fruit of some remarkable engineering labor, the seventeenth-century warship Vasa. The ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 in Stockholm’s harbor and was recovered in 1961. The only extant example of the period’s ship architecture, the resurrected skeleton, is exhibited along with relics recovered with it.
2.) Stockholm
Sweden’s capital city is replete with museums. Aside from the Vasa museum, one can also visit the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Nordic Museum. There are also many examples of historical architecture scattered throughout the city including the Riddarholmskyrkan church, the oldest building in Stockholm, and every district and every neighborhood of this high-tech city has its own unique character, developed through the years. Read more
Sweden Ice hotel
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The Ice Hotel of Sweden is an ultimate place to chill. The Hotel is situated in the Swedish Lapland town of Jukkasjarvi. It opens every year in early December and closes at the end of April. Every year in October the artists and local villagers, most from the Sami tribe in the area, begin to build the new ice hotel, which opens in mid-December. Snow canons and front loaders start by forming the snow over the steel sections that are the main structure of the Ice hotel. Sections are moved around and replaced by ice pillars put in place to give support to the snow arches. blocks of ice taken from the frozen Torne River each winter and frozen for use the following year, the Hotel at the moment is in its twentieth re-incarnation and is as impressive as ever. It began meagerly 14 years ago – one room. The 2004 season boasted 50-rooms with 5,000 square metres built of 30,000 tons of snow and 4,000 tons of ice. Read more

