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Holidays in Sweden  -  Travel information Sweden

Provinces in Sweden [ län / landskap ]: Blekinge, Bohuslän, Dalarna, Dalsland, Gästrikland, Gotland, Halland, Hälsingland, Härjedalen, Jämtland, Lappland, Medelpad, Närke, Norrbotten, Skåne, Småland, Södermanland, Uppland, Värmland, Västerbotten, Västergötland, Västmanland, Ångermanland, Öland and Östergötland.

Each of the provinces has its own special character, culture and traditions.

Capital City of Sweden : Stockholm


camping, car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels & inns, travel agency, travel guides, transportation / travelling to sweden

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Camp sites Sweden & Caravanning

 Camping.se
 CampingcarNet

Car Hire Sweden

 Sixt  -   

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental. .

Holiday Homes / Stugas

 Bungalow.net  -  Holiday homes Sweden 

Chalet.nu holiday homes in Sweden 

 Dancenter
 Novasol 
Largest selection of holiday cottages in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Now even more cottages with indoor swimming pool, sauna and whirlpool.

More Holiday Rentals? See Holiday Homes

Hotels in Sweden, Castles & Manor Houses

 Hotels in Sweden  -  Hotel Guide Sweden
Hotels in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, Helsingborg, Arlanda, Solna, Märsta, Uppsala, Bromma Kyrka, Mälarhöjden, Kalmar, Jönköping, and more ...

 Hotels in Stockholm

 Best Western Wallin Hotel ****, Wallingatan 15, 107 24 Stockholm
On Wallingatan, a side street off Drottninggatan, you will find the quietly situated Best Western Wallin Hotel. Staying close to Stockholm's sights and sounds will ensure you will get the most out of your visit to Stockholm . What's more, you will be only five minutes walk away from Stockholm's Central Station and the Arlanda Express.

 

 Countryside Hotels
 Hotelsinsweden.net

More Hotels? See Page Hotels.

Hostels / B&B / Self catering

Sweden's youth and family hostels, known as "vandrarhem", offer excellent opportunities for inexpensive holidaying and are located all over the country, including the mountain regions. There are no age limits, so guests of all ages are welcome!

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Meravsverige.nu  -  Swedish Touring Club
Youth Hostels, Mountain Stations and Mountain Huts

Travel Agent / Tour Operators

  -  Åre and Vemdalen
Apart from fantastic ski package holidays, Sweden offers an all-round winter experience with a huge array of non-ski activities. A true winter wonderland.

Travelsphere  
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

Thomas Cook  -  City trips Stockholm

Page & Moy 
Activity Holidays, Christmas & New Year, Events, Holidays by Air, Holidays by Coach, Rail Holidays, Resort Holidays, River Cruises, Short Breaks, Touring holidays.

  -  Create your perfect trip to Sweden
Flight, Hotel and Car

 Mighty Fine  -  Adventure holidays in Sweden
 Ice Hotels [ Robert Broad Travel ]  -  Ice Hotel in Sweden - Jukkasjarvi
Jukkasjarvi is located 200km north of the Arctic Circle, in the heart of Swedish Lapland, a region inhabited by the Sami. The village has a Lapp museum and picturesque church. There isn't much else apart from an excellent rustic restaurant, so evenings are usually spent around the Ice Hotel resort but, after a day filled with outdoor activities, you probably won't want to stray too far anyway!
Over 3,000 tons of ice and 30,000 cubic metres of snow are used to construct the Ice Hotel.



 Norvista  -  Experts on travel to Scandinavia
 Scantours UK
UK's leading independent tour operator for Scandinavia. Here you will find many flexible, good value holiday ideas and arrangements.

Travel Guides Sweden / Related books

Travel Guides Sweden [ amazon.co.uk ]

 Dorling Kindersley  -   

Stockholm Insight Flexi Map 
This laminated 'fleximap' contains five maps covering Stockholm, Stockholm and Environs, Gamla Stan, a Metro and Tram map and a locator map of the whole region. It also lists Top Ten recommended sights - from the 20th century art at the Modern Museet to the 17th century Royal Palace - as well as useful travel information, climate tables and local transport details. Map Scale: 1:13500
Map (August 27, 2004); Publisher: Insight Guides

Transport / How do I travel to Sweden

 Stockholm Airport  -  Arlanda Airport - 35.9 km from Stockholm
 Stockholm Airport  -  Skavsta
 Gothenburg Airport  - Landvetter Airport
 Malmö Airport  -  Sturup Airport

 Bromma [ BMA ]
 Västerås (VST)
 Skavsta (NYO)

SAS 
Non-stop from most major gateways in the UK to Stockholm.

 

 
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 Airline Tickets Sweden / Discount Flights
Flights to Sweden / Price comparison possible

 SAS
SAS offers special "Visit Scandinavia Air Pass" fares for travel within Sweden. The same passes are also valid for SAS flights between Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland as well as within all these countries. Air Pass fares must be purchased prior to travelling.

 SJ - Swedish Railways  -  timetable, fares and tickets, route planner

 DFDS Seaways  -  Newcastle - Gothenburg and Helsingborg [ Malmö / Stockholm ]

 ScandLines, Silja Line, Stena Line, TT-Line, Viking Line
Regular ferry services operate between Sweden and the Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, and the UK.

 Samtrafiken.se  -  timetable search for trains, buses and boats
Train companies and the County Public Transport Authorities working together.

 Stadskartan  -  online swedish maps
Michelin Scandinavia Maps 
Road maps Sweden at Amazon 
 Online Maps [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection Europe  ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Visit Sweden  -  official Swedish website for tourism and travel information
Destinations, Regions, Stockholm - the capital, Culture, Events, Outdoor activities, World heritage,  Traditions, Food and drink, Getting around, Accommodation, Sweden facts and Practical info. Movie 'Sweden in 7 minutes'

 Stockholm  -  Capital City Sweden

 Sweden's Country Administrations
Sweden is divided into 21 counties, each of which has its own County Administration and County Governor. The County Administrations function as representatives of the state in their respective counties, and as links between the inhabitants, the municipal authorities, the Central Government, the Swedish Parliament and the central state authorities. Each County Administration also has its own website where you can read more about individual counties

 Skåne region  -  in the south; is flat and fertile
 Småland  -  Kingdom of Crystal  -  a region of deep forests
 Bohuslän in the west - north sea  -  has a rocky coastline
 Södermanland and Uppland in the east
Both share a unique archipelago
 Dalarna in the north
A region with the delightful Lake Siljan, the gentle mountains of Jämtland and the high peaks of Lapland.
 Norrland

 Goteborg
 Karlstad
 Lund [ university ]
 Malmo
 Uppsala [ university ]

 Aftonbladet  -  evening news Stockholm
 News from Sweden  -  Expressen [ Stockholm ]
 The Local
 Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm)
 Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm)
 Goteborgs Posten (Gothenburg)
 Sydsvenska Dagbladet (Malmo)

 Junibacken  -  Astrid Lindgrenpark [ writer Pippie Long Stockings ]
 Scandinavic.com
 Sommarvik Canoe Centre
 Uppsala Int. Summer Session  -  Swedish language course

 Göta Canal  -  also referred to as the "Blue Ribbon"
A beautiful inland waterway linking Gothenburg and Stockholm via a series of canals, lakes and locks. MD: travel by vintage steamer on the Göta Canal!
 Gotland
 GBG  -  Tourist Office
 Idre-Turistbyra  -  Tourist Office
 Kebnekaise - Sweden's highest mountain is
2,117 metres [ 6,950 ft ] above sea level.
 SMHI - Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
SMHI provides the general population with forecasts, weather alerts and other services round the clock, every day of the year
 Stockholmtown.com
 Swedish World Heritage  -  Swedish / English

Cuisine  -  Swedish food and recipes

in its traditional form swedish cuisine is rather heavy and rich in fat. Due to long winters, the ability to store food for a long time was important, which explains the lack of fresh vegetables in many traditional recipes. Various turnips were common in older cooking, but these were largely supplanted by the potato when it was introduced in the 18th century. Fish and meat play a prominent role in any traditional Swedish dish. See ...

 Swedish Cuisine / Wikipedia
 Scandelicious  -  order your swedish food - UK
  Best of Scandinavian Cooking: Danish, Norwegian and Swedish  
By Shirley Sarvis, Barbara Scott O'Neil
This exciting collection of 100 recipes, each dish the favourite of a Scandinavian cook, spans the range of home cooking -- starters, soups, omelettes, pancakes, meats and pastries. Included are directions for making such tempting dishes as Norwegian Blueberry Omelette, Danish Butter Cake, Swedish Pancakes, and openfaced Danish sandwiches.
Paperback 142 pages (September 1997); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc

History of Sweden

Independence: 6 June 1523, Gustav VASA was elected king; 6 June 1809, a constitutional monarchy was established.

During the 9th and 10th century, the Viking culture flourished in Sweden, with trade, raiding and colonisation primarily going eastward, to the Baltic states, Russia and the Black Sea.

  A History of the Swedish People: From Prehistory to the Renaissance v. 1  
By Gunnar Myrdal (Foreword), Vilhelm Moberg, Paul Britten Austin (Translator)
Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973) was one of Sweden's leading men of letters, chiefly remembered today for his peerless emigrant tetralogy. His Min Svenska Historia was his life's work, and only completed after his death. Published in Swedish in two volumes, this book is the English translation of the first book, taking the history of Sweden from prehistory, through to the Kalmar Union and the death of Queen Margareta.
Paperback 224 pages (February 7, 2005); Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
 Museums in Sweden

Music, Culture & Entertainment

  Exploring the Northern Tradition: A Guide to the Gods, Lore, Rites, and Celebrations from the Norse, German, and Anglo-Saxon Traditions  
Swain Wodening (Foreword), Galina Krasskova
Exploring The Northern Tradition is an introduction to the modern reconstruction of the ancient religion of the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples. This religion, called Heathenry, is one of the fastest growing polytheistic religious movements in the Western world today. This book provides a thorough guide to the cosmology, values, ethics and rituals practiced by modern Heathens. It crosses denominational lines, examining practices common to all branches of Heathenry in an easily accessible format. Readers will have the opportunity to explore the sacred stories of the various Heathen Gods, like Odin, Frigga, Freya and Thor and the devotional practices of modern votaries. The most common devotional rite - the faining or biot - is examined in rich detail, with examples given for personal use. Every new concept covered is presented in a clear and easy-to-understand manner. Readers will come away from this book with a thorough knowledge of what the Heathen community is like and what newcomers to that community can expect. Experienced Heathens will find a wealth of lore and inter-denominational critique that will make this book an excellent addition to their libraries.
Paperback 224 pages (May 2005); Publisher: New Page Books,US; Language: English; ISBN: 1564147916
 Svenska Folkmusiklänkar
Links to resources of mostly Swedish traditional music.

Web Portal / Search Engine / Directory

 Smorgasbord
Regional Tourist Information [ Blekinge, Bohuslän, Dalarna, Dalsland, Gotland, Gästrikland, Göteborg, Halland, Hälsningland, Närke, Norrbotten/lappland/ Västerbotten, Jämtland/Härjedalen, Skåne, Småland, Stockholm, Södermanland, Uppland, Västmanland, Värmland, Ångermanland/ Medelpad, Öland, Östergötland ], Useful Stuff, Nature, Recreation & Sports, History, Government & Education, Culture & Lifestyle, Industry & Trade, Map of Sweden
 SverigeDirekt
SverigeDirekt (SwedenDirect) is the official Internet portal for information about Sweden's public sector. You can search for information by topic and key word, in alphabetical order, or by ministry

 Explore North - all the information you need to explore the circumpolar North.

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