Swedes claim quiet reserve but their landscape is up for eye-catching display – northern forests stalked by wolves, a centre mixing fairy-tale cottages and bears, and Baltic shores dotted with prehistoric standing stones and medieval ruins. Celebrate Sweden's principle of Allemansrätt – the right to roam freely, from Bohuslän's 8000-island archipelago to snowy taiga lit by Northern Lights.
There's plentiful culture too, far beyond the museums and galleries of Stockholm and Gothenburg. In the north, the Sami's ancient Arctic lifestyle has been reinvigorated through distinctive arts. Fans of epic castles can marvel at the Renaissance Gripsholm, medieval Bohus, or austere Ekwtorps amid the UNESCO-celebrated archaeological treasures of Oland. Uppsala and Lund are university towns demanding close study, while Visby on the idyllic island of Gotland is one of the world's finest medieval towns. My own secret place? The glass-making region of Småland and its world-class Glass Museum in Växjö. See you there!
Bushcraft family holiday in Lapland, the last wilderness in Europe
A journey by rail and boat between Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki – three of northern Europe’s most exciting cities.
A classic hut-to-hut Nordic ski tour inside the Arctic Circle in North Sweden
The ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjarvi is beneath the Auroral oval and observations of Mother Nature’s greatest display can be enjoyed from its doorstep. Away from the artificial lights of the ICEHOTEL and her environs, the Arctic wilderness is plunged into darkness and provides the optimum conditions for a sighting of your own.
Discover three very different capital cities – Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki – travelling between them by rail and boat.
Design your own holiday with this tailor made trip to Brandon Lodge. You can choose from a variety of our favourite winter activities including husky sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice fishing and hunting for the Northern Lights. You can design this holiday to suit your family and be as relaxing or action packed as you would like!
Walk the Kungsleden Trail in Sweden and climb the highest peak, Kebnekaise
At the heart of Swedish Lapland is the community of Jokkmokk, the centre of Sami culture and the gateway to the Sarek and Padjelanta National Parks. If you want to find the real Lapland you will find it here, next to the Arctic Circle and amongst the pristine forests, mountains and river valleys.
Why not design your own holiday with this tailor made trip to Brandon Lodge in beautiful Swedish Lapland? You can choose from a variety of activities including a husky safari, snowmobiling, ice fishing, snowshoeing and Northern Lights hunting. You can make your holiday as relaxing or jam packed with amazing and unique winter activities as you want.
A beginner's dog sledding holiday based at a remote wilderness lodge in Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle
