You might not expect it, but Skåne is the place to be if you’re looking for great beaches. Remarkably enough, these are stark white in many places! Wide vistas, rugged hiking trails and apple blossoms as...
The Blue Lagoon is a lake created in a lava field that is filled with warm water from the Svartsengi Hot Water and Power Plant nearby the Icelandic capital Reykjavík. The water is extremely salty (12.5%) and...
Stockholm itself is built on 14 islands, but around it is a vast archipelago (in Swedish: skärgård) of about 24,000 islands. Only 150 are inhabited, so some ‘islands’ are no more than a rock...
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon where the sun is above the horizon at midnight, and thus throughout the rest of the day and night. This phenomenon occurs annually during a certain period in areas around and...
The real end of winter, that is in short what the Swedes at Valborg celebrate with large bonfires known as Majbrasa. Until April it can be changeable and cold again. From the beginning of May they look forward to summer...
In one way or another, Sweden has a healthy image worldwide. That will be because they are a lot in the fresh air. Or through the Knäckebröd and Lätta. But they really eat a lot of candy. Namely an average of 17 kilos...
Surströmming is a fermented herring from the Baltic Sea. The fish is caught in May and June. Then they are pickled and placed in large vats to start the fermentation process. After canning, the secondary fermentation...
Iceland is a volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean. Black beaches have been created by the eruption of volcanoes and lava that has cooled in the sea. These beaches consist of millions of small black pebbles. Very...
Lapland: a unique destination for a vacation in a true winter paradise! However, it is not a country in the strict sense of the word; Lapland is a region that extends over the Arctic part of several countries, including...
By rail along vast plains, winding rivers, beautiful fjords and high mountain peaks. Traveling with the Norwegian Railways is a special experience. The trains are comfortably furnished and the routes lead through a...
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