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Dog sledding, Swedish Lapland
Photo: Fredrik Broman/imagebank.sweden.se

Things to do

Adventure and sport

Adventure and sports activities in Sweden are naturally seasonal and spring and summer arrive in the north and Swedish Lapland later than in central and southern Sweden.

Summer activities

Canoeing and kayaking in the Stockholm or Gothenburg archipelagos, cycle along the Kattegattleden från Skåne to West Sweden or go hiking in Swedish Lapland. Sweden has outdoor activities for everyone. 



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Photo: Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se
Two kayaks on an islet in the Stockholm archipelago. Canoeing or kayaking is a popular pastime, and an excellent way to take advantage of Sweden’s right of public access and extensive coastline and inland lakes and rivers.
Stockholm Archipelago |
Photo: Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se

Winter activities

In wintertime Sweden you can enjoy skiing, ice-skating, dog-sledding, snowmobiling and other winter sports. 

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Photo: Fredrik Broman/imagebank.sweden.se
Dog sledding with siberian huskies.
Swedish Lapland |
Photo: Fredrik Broman/imagebank.sweden.se

Our recommendations

Dog sledding in Sweden

Winter adventures do not get much more real, or exotic than mushing your own team of Alaskan Huskies in the Swedish mountains, or in Swedish Lapland in the Arctic Circle.

Fishing in Sweden

Fishing in Sweden in its 100,000 lakes, wild waterways and along the coast is a trip of a lifetime. Come hook a salmon, trout or Arctic char.

Timber rafting

Timber rafting is the ultimate slow travel adventure for families and friends.

Sailing in Sweden

Why do you almost never meet sailor Swedes in the Mediterranean in summertime? Because they are all in Sweden having the sailing time of their lives.

Renata Chlumska - Adventure athlete

Adventure athlete who became the first Swedish woman to climb Mount Everest and the only person in the world to circumnavigate the lower 48 States of the United States by own power. Renata travels the world but her base is Jönköping, in the middle of Sweden.

Skiing in Sweden

Alpine and cross-country, snowboarding and snowparks? We have the resorts, we have the slopes and we have the snow parks. We have skiing for every style and everyone. What we don’t have is the elbowing for poll position at the lifts.

Hiking

King’s Trail (Kungsleden) in Swedish Lapland? The Blekinge, Skåne and Halland trails in the more temperate south? Gotland island in the Baltic sea, or the West Coast and its archipelago. Heard of them?

Snowmobile

Choose from several types of safari ranging from way-out-there 5-day Arctic Circle safaris, rough terrain mountain safaris, and even family friendly safaris incorporating outings on Caterpillar.