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Sweden

55 places in Sweden, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

Sweden

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Birka

Drottningholm Palace

Falun Copper Mine

Gammelstad Church Town

High Coast

Karlskrona

Laponia

Oland

Skogskyrkogarden

Tanum Rock Carvings

Visby

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Abisko National Park

Gota Canal

Gotland and Faro Raukar

High Coast

Kebnekaise

Kosterhavet National Park

Kullaberg

Kungsleden Trail

Lake Siljan

Laponia

Oland

Sarek National Park

Soderasen National Park

Stockholm Archipelago

Storforsen

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Ales Stenar

Birka

Drottningholm Palace

Gamla Uppsala

Gammelstad Church Town

Kalmar Castle

Karlskrona

Lacko Castle

Oresund Bridge

Skogskyrkogarden

Stockholm City Hall

Stockholm Gamla Stan

Tanum Rock Carvings

Uppsala Cathedral

Visby

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

ABBA The Museum

Allemansratten

Dala Horse of Nusnas

Falun Copper Mine

Fotografiska

Jokkmokk Winter Market

Kraftskiva Crayfish Party

Midsummer in Dalarna

Skansen

Stockholm Metro Art

Vasa Museum

Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.

Astrid Lindgren's World

Grona Lund

Icehotel Jukkasjarvi

Kolmarden Wildlife Park

Liseberg

Treehotel

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Fika

Haga and Giant Cinnamon Buns

Kanelbulle

Kottbullar

Ostermalms Saluhall

Prinsesstarta

Smorgastarta

Surstromming

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