I am traveling with children

Guides

• Child Car Seats in Sweden: Rules for Visitors Under 135 cm needs an approved seat, rear-facing never at an active airbag. Taxi exceptions, whether a US seat is legal, and the 2,500 kr driver's fine.
• Camping With Kids in Sweden Free Camping ID, a few tents for a night or two, arm's reach at the lake, July frost in the north, repellent age limits and what to do after an adder bite.
• Sweden's Theme Parks: Liseberg, Grona Lund and More Liseberg, Gröna Lund, Kolmården, Furuvik, Skara Sommarland and Astrid Lindgrens Värld compared: seasons, ride passes, car-free access and height limits.
• Astrid Lindgren's World: A Practical Guide Astrid Lindgrens Värld in Vimmerby: when it's open, season tickets, Swedish-only shows, the train to the gate, and rules for pushchairs, dogs and carers.
• Kolmarden Wildlife Park Kolmården from its own pages: 2026 open dates, what the entry covers, the Safari cable car, the dolphinarium's status, bus 420 and accessibility.
• Junibacken: Stockholm for Astrid Lindgren Fans Junibacken on Djurgården for ages 0–8: the Story Train in English, timed tickets, 2026 hours, no strollers inside, and when it is least crowded.
• Baby Food and Formula in Swedish Stores Where to buy formula, välling and baby food in Sweden, how to read the Swedish pack, where special formula is sold, and how to mix a bottle safely.
• Sweden With Kids: Why It Is Easier Than You Think Under-7s ride free, under-19s enter state museums free, helmets are law under 15. Sweden with kids: what it costs, the rules and the water safety advice.
• Sweden With a Baby or Toddler Strollers on buses, car seats in taxis, changing tables, breastfeeding, sun, mosquitoes and a sick baby: Sweden with a baby, rule by rule.
• Strollers on Swedish Public Transport (Often Free) The stroller and under-7s ride free; the parent usually pays. SL, Västtrafik, Skånetrafiken, UL, Östgötatrafiken, SJ and Arlanda Express rules compared.
• Sweden With Kids: A Two-Week Family Itinerary Stockholm and Astrid Lindgren's World, Gothenburg and the west coast, or a cabin week: family routes with real seasons and drive times.
• Astrid Lindgren's Smaland: A Family Pilgrimage Five days around Vimmerby: Astrid Lindgren's World, her childhood home at Näs, Bullerbyn and Katthult — with each place's 2026 season and the train.
• Horse Riding in Sweden: Icelandic Horse Treks and Riding Schools Icelandic horse treks or riding-school lessons in Sweden: helmets, weight limits, where allemansrätten lets you ride, and how to pick a safe stable.
• Trotting and V75: Sweden's Horse Racing and Betting Culture V75 ended in 2025; Saturday trotting is now V85. How to visit Solvalla, Åby or Jägersro, Elitloppet 2027, kids free, and why visitors rarely can bet.
• Children's Rights in Sweden: The Smacking Ban and Visiting Parents Sweden bans all physical punishment of children, visitors included. How the law is enforced, what an orosanmälan means, and the home-alone rule.
• Swedish Schools for Newcomer Families: Forskola to Gymnasium School in Sweden is free from age 6 for ten years, preschool from age 1. Newcomer rights, school choice, English schools and the 2028 reform explained.
• Heritage Railways and Draisines: Rail Biking on Old Tracks Rent a draisine (dressin) on an old Swedish rail line: seasons, booking, who gives way, rules for children, and summer steam trains on museum railways.
• Golf in Sweden: Green Cards, Visitor Rules and Midnight Golf No Swedish green card needed: a foreign handicap of 54 or better counts, though clubs set lower limits. Pay & Play courses, tee times and midnight golf.
• Padel in Sweden: The Boom and How to Book a Court How to book a padel court in Sweden, rent a racket and get into unstaffed halls, the 2026 rule changes, and what the boom and bust left behind.
• VAB: Why Swedish Parents Stay Home With Sick Kids What vab means, who gets it, the 120-day limit, the new 30-day application deadline, and why Swedish offices empty out in February.
• BVC: How Swedish Child Health Care Works How Sweden's free BVC child health centres work: the visit programme, the vaccination schedule, chickenpox from 2027, and who is entitled.
• Free School Lunch: Why Every Swedish Child Eats for Free Swedish compulsory-school lunch is free by law since 1998, not 1946. What's on the plate, who qualifies, gymnasium rules and how special diets work.
• Friskolor: How Sweden's School Voucher System Works How Swedish independent schools work: skolpeng, no fees, queue rules, the 5% newcomer quota, and the profit rules that tighten from 1 July 2027.
• Swedish Grades: A-F, Meritvarde and University Admission How Swedish A-F grades work, how meritvarde decides upper-secondary places, the 10-22.5 university scale, foreign-grade conversion and the 2028 1-10 scale.
• Fritids: After-School Care in Sweden Fritids is Swedish after-school care for ages 6–12. Who gets a place, the 2026 fee cap, holiday care and what happens if a parent loses their job.
• Swimming Lessons: Why Swedish Schools Must Teach Kids to Swim Swedish pupils must swim 200 m, 50 on the back, to pass PE in year 6. What the rule says, swim badges, and what newcomer parents should do.
• Preschool in Sweden: Maxtaxa Fees and the Right to a Place Who gets a Swedish preschool place, the four-month guarantee, 525 free hours from age three, and maxtaxa fees after the July 2026 cut, with an example.
• Outdoor Play in All Weather at Swedish Preschools Why Swedish preschools go out in rain and snow, what the 2025 curriculum actually requires, and what clothes to send, with 1177's safety advice.
• Disc Golf in Sweden About 870 courses, most free in public parks. How to find one, borrow a disc, play a safe first round with kids, and when a license is needed.
• Geocaching in Sweden Finding geocaches in Sweden is free under allemansrätten. Hiding one needs landowner consent, reserve checks and distance from ancient monuments.
• Sledding and Winter Fun for Kids Free town sledding hills, the helmet answer (no law, but 1177 says yes), no sleds on ski pistes, and where in Sweden the snow is reliable.
• Rainy Days With Kids: Indoor Play Centers and Swimming Halls Swimming halls, free libraries, state museums free for under-19s and 20 science centres. Under-12 pool rule, play-centre safety and holiday-week crowds.