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• Stockholm Travel Guide Stockholm on 14 islands: the districts, which guide answers what, congestion tax for drivers, the Slussen works, and which museums are closed in 2026.
• Gothenburg Travel Guide Gothenburg in one page: airport and train (closure weekends to 2027), tap-to-pay trams, the car-free archipelago, Liseberg's seasons and two museums.
• Swedish Lapland Travel Guide Where Swedish Lapland is, which town to base in, when to go for aurora or midnight sun, Laponia, Sápmi, and which guide to read next. (134)
• Gotland and Visby Travel Guide Gotland in brief: Visby's World Heritage ring wall, Fårö's raukar by bus and free ferry, the rules visitors miss, and what closes after summer.
• The Vasa Museum: Why It Is Worth the Hype Open daily; 18 and under free; adults pay by season. Why online tickets don't skip the queue, when to go, the bag rule, and why the 1628 ship survived.
• ABBA The Museum ABBA The Museum on Djurgården: 2026 ticket prices, timed entry slots, opening hours, no cash, how long to allow, and the right tram 7 stop.
• Free Museums in Stockholm Adults have paid at most state museums since 2023. Here is what is still free in Stockholm: four always-free places, weekly free evenings and child entry.
• Fotografiska Stockholm Fotografiska on Södermalm: open daily 10:00–23:00, adult price and discount days, rotating exhibitions, and the walk from Slussen metro. Checked Sep 2026.
• Gothenburg's Best Museums Under-20s enter most Gothenburg museums free. What the Museum Card covers, why Mondays are dead, the reopened aquarium and the art museum's 2028 closure.
• Viking Sweden: Sites You Can Actually Visit Birka, Gamla Uppsala, Sigtuna, Historiska museet, Ales Stenar and Uppland's runestones: buses, 2026 seasons and prices, and what the law forbids.
• Drottningholm Palace The King and Queen's home and a UNESCO site west of Stockholm: winter weekend hours, the free park, the bus and seasonal boat, tickets and access.
• Birka: Sweden's Viking Age Trading Town Birka is boat-only: 7 May–25 Oct 2026 from Stockholm, or 15 minutes from Hovgården. What's visible, winter access, and the rules on Björkö.
• Ales Stenar: Sweden's Stonehenge Sweden's largest stone ship: what RAÄ says about its age, the sun-calendar theory, bus 322 from Ystad, the walk up, and the one-night tent rule.
• Kalmar Castle Kalmar Castle is 750 m from the station. 2026 opening days and prices, cashless entry, English tours in summer only, and what's step-free.
• Malmo Travel Guide Malmö in one page: the Copenhagen train and Hyllie ID check, tap-to-pay buses, free museums for under-20s, Ribersborg beach, city bikes and day trips.
• Uppsala Travel Guide Uppsala in one page: 35–40 minutes from Stockholm, UL tickets, the free cathedral, the Silver Bible's 2027 return and which sights are seasonal.
• Kiruna Travel Guide Kiruna in one page: the new center, the church moved in 2025 and closed until 2027, how the mine tour works, getting there, and the cold by month.
• Lulea Travel Guide Luleå's free World Heritage church town, the archipelago boats, the winter ice track and ice roads, and which museum is closed, with dated hours. (145)
• Umea Travel Guide Umeå in one page: the Stockholm night train, airport bus, free Bildmuseet and Västerbottens museum, birch streets, and the Vaasa ferry from Holmsund.
• Helsingborg Travel Guide Helsingborg in one page: the Helsingør ferry and port ID check, Kärnan's 2026 hours, Sofiero, free Fredriksdal in autumn, city buses and Ramlösa.
• Kalmar Travel Guide Kalmar in one page: trains and the airport bus, paying on buses, why you can't cycle the Öland Bridge, the Kronan museum and 2026 hours.
• Karlstad and Lake Vanern Karlstad in one page: three hours from Stockholm, Gothenburg and Oslo, cashless buses, summer boat buses, museum prices and fishing on Lake Vänern.
• Orebro Travel Guide Örebro in one page: direct trains, paying for buses, castle tickets and autumn hours, free Wadköping, and why the county museum is closed until 2027.
• Linkoping and Norrkoping Linköping and Norrköping in one page: paying on buses and trams, the Mälartåg ticket trap, free museums, the Air Force Museum and Kolmården by bus.
• Jonkoping and Lake Vattern Jönköping, Gränna and Visingsö in one page: the paid Visingsö ferry, paying on JLT buses, free fishing, lake safety and 2026 museum hours.
• Skane: Sweden's Continental South Sweden's southernmost region in one page: the Copenhagen train and ID check, six areas, three national parks, Kullaberg's rules and car-free day trips.
• Bohuslan and the West Coast Bohuslän explained: province vs Västra Götaland, free road ferries, car-free Marstrand and Koster, Tanum's carvings, Bohusleden and the lobster rule. (150)
• Dalarna: Sweden's Folklore Heartland Where Dalarna is, Falun's World Heritage mine, Carl Larsson-gården, Mora's Zorn museum, Siljan's Midsummer, Sälen skiing, and how to get around. (147)
• Smaland: Forests, Lakes and Astrid Lindgren Småland in one page: the three counties, Astrid Lindgren's World 2026 dates, Växjö's emigrant museum, Store Mosse by bus and why Öland is not Småland.
• Varmland: Sweden's Canoe Country Värmland in one page: Klarälven, Glaskogen's binding tent and fire rules, free Vänern fishing, Mårbacka and Alster seasons and the Norway border.
• The High Coast: Hoga Kusten The High Coast World Heritage site in one page: the 286 m uplift, Skuleberget, Skuleskogen, Ulvön and Högbonden, and how it works without a car.
• Osterlen: Skane's Artsy Coast South-east Skåne without the brochure: what counts as Österlen, the through train, Glimmingehus's season, Kivik's grave and the Easter art round.
• Jamtland in Summer: Are Without the Skis Åre without the skis: 2026 lift dates, the 47 km Jämtland Triangle, Tännforsen, Östersund and Storsjön, trains, buses, light nights and mosquitoes.
• The Stockholm Archipelago: The Complete Guide 30,000 islands in three zones: which to visit, who owns the land, how far an SL ticket goes, and what still runs outside summer. Checked September 2026.
• Oland: Sweden's Sunshine Island Öland in one page: crossing without a car, what SMHI says about the sun, 2026 hours for Borgholm Castle and Solliden, and Ottenby's reserve rules.
• The Koster Islands Getting to Sydkoster and Nordkoster from Strömstad, why the car stays behind, where you may camp, dogs and drones, and naturum Kosterhavet's 2026 hours. (152)
• Ven: The Island Between Sweden and Denmark Ven in one page: the 30-minute boat from Landskrona, 2026 fares, booking and the last boat, cars and bikes, the Tycho Brahe Museum and the Backafall cliffs.
• Ystad: Wallander Country and Sandy Beaches Ystad from official sources: the 1267 friary museum, Wallander's sets and new films, 40 km of sand, dog-beach rules, and trains from Malmö.
• Sigtuna: Sweden's First Town Sigtuna by SL ticket: train to Märsta, bus 570 or 575, or bus 579 from Arlanda. Free ruins and runestones, the 60 kr museum, and the first-town claim.
• Vaxholm: Capital of the Archipelago Reach Vaxholm by boat or bus on any SL ticket, see when the fortress museum opens, ride the free Rindö ferry, and what runs in winter. Checked Sept 2026.
• Granna: Polkagris and Lake Vattern Views Gränna on Lake Vättern: the polkagris story, Grenna Museum at 80 kr, where Brahehus really is, and the paid Visingsö ferry you book before boarding.
• Marstrand: Sailing and a Star Fortress Car-free Marstrand in 2026: bus 302 via Ytterby, which Västtrafik tickets work on the ferry, Carlstens fästning hours and prices, swimming and sailing. (151)
• Smogen and Fjallbacka: Bohuslan's Postcard Villages Smögen and Fjällbacka compared: buses 860 and 875, drive times from Gothenburg, Kungsklyftan, Smögenbryggan crowds and the Sotenäs camping rule. (145)
• Mora and Lake Siljan Mora's Zorn museum and Zorngården with dated hours, the Vasaloppet finish and statue, the museum that closed, and distances to Rättvik and Leksand. (148)
• Gamla Stan: Stockholm's Old Town Stockholm's old town in autumn 2026: Royal Palace hours and closures, the changing of the guard, Storkyrkan, the Nobel Prize Museum, and what has closed.
• Sodermalm: Stockholm's Cool(ed) Island Södermalm's free sights: Skinnarviksberget, Stockholm's highest natural point, Mariatorget, Nytorget and Stadsmuseet, plus what the Slussen works change.
• Djurgarden: Stockholm's Museum Island Vasa Museum, Skansen, ABBA and Gröna Lund on one island: tram 7 or ferry 82, how to pick two sights, winter hours from 28 September, and the park rules.
• Haga: Gothenburg's Cinnamon Bun Quarter Gothenburg's first suburb: Haga Nygata's giant cinnamon buns, landshövdingehus, Skansen Kronan's view, the Advent market and getting there by tram. (147)
• 48 Hours in Stockholm Day 1 Djurgården and Fotografiska, day 2 Gamla stan, the changing of the guard and a free museum, with the winter order and the weekday closures.
• Stockholm in 3 Days Days 1-2 in brief, then day 3: Vaxholm on your SL ticket, Uppsala, Tyresta or museums, with the dates Birka and Drottningholm shut in autumn 2026.
• A Weekend in Gothenburg Two days in Gothenburg built on the opening hours: museums Saturday, islands Sunday, Liseberg's seasons, the ticket sum and the Monday trap.