COUNTRY OF THE KNOWLEDGE FOODSWEDEN
LAND OF CREATION AND NATURE
 SCANDINAVIAN SPACE

Discovery

In this country about as large as France, where only 9.15 million inhabitants lives, the man and nature live in harmony. According to the season to which one undertakes to travel to Sweden, the experiment differs from the whole to the whole. In winter, one discovers cotton landscapes there where only bore the Scandinavian pine forests, cold lakes and peaceful cities. More one assembles towards North, towards mythical Lapland, more the sun is done rare. Herds of reindeers and aurorae boreales magnify these landscapes characteristic of the Far North. In summer, it is a basically different travel which expects you in Sweden. Walks in forest, barbecues and campfires at the edge of the lakes, water skiing and bathe, Sweden lives itself with the free air, in nature. Lastly, Sweden it is also big cities full with character and to the forefront of modernity. A trip to Stockholm or Gothenburg gives a good outline of this other Swedish face.

Identity

Sweden, just like its Scandinavian neighbors, is the paradise of the amateurs of nature and grandiose landscapes. The country of ABBA and Björn Borg indeed knew to preserve his territory, in order to propose its mountains and other lakes. Excursions and other sports in the open air take another turning here, and one takes pleasure in inspiring deeply in the middle of herds of reindeers or under the famous midnight sun of the Swedish summers. This country, as large as France, but seven times less populated, does not miss space to make it possible to the travellers to appreciate calms it and the beauty of the places. One indeed appreciates the serenity of these landscapes at the great horizons and one lets oneself carry by the quietude of the places.

But if nature is queen in Sweden, it also mixes with pleasant and animated cities, like Stockholm, a European capital which knew to keep its great simplicity and its heat. In Sweden, the cities are dynamic and one discovers there a certain charm related to their monuments in charge of history, but also on their modernity which would explode almost in the middle of these ancestral cities. Take the time to delay you in the lanes to learn how to discover what makes the heart of Sweden and the Swedes. Quickly, you will feel integrated, and you will not want any more to leave these wild, but so accessible regions!

Culture & Traditions

DESIGN

For several decades, Sweden has become a reference as regards design. This art is visible in all the places of the daily life of the Swedes, the airports at the restaurants, via the subway or the museums. In the whole world, one recognizes this esthetics, as well as the elegance of the lines produced by the Swedish designers. Proposed by Ikea, this art has a simple concept: a design accessible to all, which combines functionality, quality of materials and simplicity.

LITERATURE

Previously, it is especially thanks to the literature that Sweden radiated in the world. The parts of the playwright August Strindberg still today, are thus, played on all planet. More recently, it is by the Scandinavian whodunnit that the country was proposed on the international cultural scene, and many are the bestseller resulting from this kind, starting with the trilogy Millennium of Stieg Larson, with being translated, read and adapted in the whole world.

NATURE

In Sweden, nature is everywhere, and this, for the greatest pleasure of all. Melting pot of landscapes, the country abounds D wide wild, of rivers, mountains and plains, but also of littoral, lakes and fairy-like archipelagoes. As much to say that Sweden does not miss contrast and of generosity. Even in the big cities of the country nature is literally with our feet.

GASTRONOMY

As in most Scandinavian countries, the principal ingredient of the Swedish cuisine remains the fish, mainly smoked, like herring. However the dish the most appreciated by the Swedes, and the travellers of the whole world, are the smörgas, a kind of sandwich with salmon or prawns, containing sandwich loaf, and of course the famous meatballs Swedish. Side pastry making, one will not resist the kanelbull, a Viennese pastry with the cinnamon which is the preferred sweet dish of the Swedes.

Essential

0° WINTER / 15° SUMMER
THE SWEDISH CROWN
THE SWEDE
STOCKHOLM
SMÖRGAS

Form your trip

The stages

LAPLAND

Lapland, called Lappland in Sweden, and the largest historical province of Sweden. Bordered by Norway and Finland, it accommodates the Scandinavian Alps, a mountain range from which the summit extends to 2102 meters. Here, the landscapes approach the Russian taiga, with immense forests of conifers, and many peat bogs. The nature of Swedish Lapland surely is preserved country, then do not hesitate to take a pure fresh air there. In the various villages, you will be able to admire architectures of wood like the church of Jukkasjärvi or that of Gällivare, which date from the 18th century. This incredible area is the occasion to test you with the races of snowmobile or with the sledge with dogs, before making a small round in a sauna very relaxing.

NATURAL PARK OF ABISKO

The natural park of Abisko, of a surface of 77 km2, is known for its fantastic landscapes and its typically Scandinavian fauna. Ideal place to practise the winter sports or the excursions in summer, it makes it possible to admire immense boreal forests or to walk along the fjords and canyons. Perhaps during your walks, you will be likely to observe by far gloutons them, of the wolves or brown bears. The dashes and the reindeers are as well present at Abisko. If you appreciate this kind of activities, you can also launch you in fly-fishing. Do not hesitate to make a turn in Aurora Sky Station, it is one of the best sites in the world to discover the aurorae boreales. By travelling by the chair-lift, you will learn how to observe this incredible phenomenon thanks to receiving radios and with cameras. In the middle of this nature preserved and interesting in any season, you will live single and marvellous moments. Located not far from the Norwegian border, the national park of Abisko can also be the occasion to pass the border to admire other splendours and to discover the entirety of Lapland.

STOCKHOLM

The capital of Sweden extends on 14 small islands, at the place where the lake Mälaren joined the Baltic Sea. , With its coloured frontages and its animated streets, the visitors have definitely very to like Stockholm who are delayed there. Besides being located in the middle of a magic framework where the forests and the rivers share space, the Swedish city is also particularly modern with its connected buildings modern and its clubs. Stockholm was in particular struck by the eye of contemporary architects like Thomas Sandell and Jonas Bohlin. Thus begin your visit with Gamla Stan, the old city. Born at the 11th century, this district abounds in monuments of any beauty, like the royal castle, Kungliga Slottet, and of the buildings to the astonishing colors. By traversing the cobbled streets, one discovers all the mysteries of the city and one admires the many vestiges of the Swedish history. Not far, Moderna Museet is the occasion to admire a superb collection of modern art.

 

GÖTEBORG

To the South-west of Sweden, Gothenburg, second city of the country, extends close to the Baltic Sea. Will know that the city is famous for the heat of its inhabitants, like for their direction of the reception. One can admire many museums there, like Konstmuseum, a particularly interesting Museum of Fine Arts. Do not miss either the museum by the world Culture which adds charm at the city. Not far, the town of Liseberg accommodates an amusement park where one can try out the highest freefall of Europe. You will also appreciate the many parks which furrow the city, for their fresh air and their relaxed atmosphere.

 

COAST OF THE BOHUSLÄN

Historical province of Sweden, Bohuslän is famous for its fishing season, an activity now exceeded by tourism. On the coast, very pretty islands and other particularly interesting reefs are admired. One can discover also there approximately 20,000 rupestral engravings which date from the beginning of the Bronze Age and which are classified with the world heritage of UNESCO.