Skiing in Sweden: Resorts Compared
Åre, Sälen, Vemdalen, Idre and the Arctic resorts compared: 2026/27 season dates, sportlov weeks to avoid, trains, buses, helmets and off-piste safety.
Activities
Winter sports
Are: Sweden's Biggest Ski Resort
Åre's 2026–27 season area by area, night trains from Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg, lift passes, sportlov crowds and avalanche forecasts.
Cross-Country Skiing for Visitors
Most Swedish ski tracks are free and floodlit. When a track may charge, the etiquette locals use, where to check grooming, and renting skis.
Dog Sledding in Swedish Lapland
When to go dog sledding in Swedish Lapland, passenger ride or driving your own team, what to wear, and the Swedish rules that protect sled dogs.
Snowmobile Tours in Lapland
Any driving licence works on a guided snowmobile safari in Sweden. What changes if you rent alone, age limits, helmets, alcohol and where you may ride.
Ice Skating on Natural Ice
Skating Sweden's frozen lakes: the 10 cm core-ice rule, the kit Swedish skaters carry, Stockholm's ploughed tracks, archipelago risks and guided tours.
Seeing the Northern Lights: Tours vs. Doing It Yourself
In Kiruna the aurora shows on about every other clear night. What a guided tour adds, what going on your own takes, and the road and ice risks to know.
Water activities
Kayaking in the Stockholm Archipelago
Where you may land and camp by kayak, Stockholm bird-sanctuary dates, the 2025 national park, ship fairways, wind, life jackets and kayaks on the ferries.
Canoeing in Sweden: Varmland and Dalsland
Paddle Dalsland-Nordmarken, Glaskogen or the Klarälven: what allemansrätten allows, the campsite cards, fire periods, life jackets and lock fees in 2026.
Swedish Beaches: The Best of a Surprising Coast
Which Swedish coasts have sand and which have rock, where to check tomorrow's sea temperature, the jellyfish 1177 says to avoid, and local dog rules.
Cycling
Cycling in Sweden: Rules, Routes and Rentals
Cycle paths are compulsory, pavements are off-limits and a red light costs 1,500 kr. E-scooter rules, lights, helmets, national routes and city bike hire.
Kattegattleden: Sweden's Coastal Cycle Route
Kattegattleden's eight stages from Helsingborg to Gothenburg: surfaces, direction and wind, bikes on Öresundståg, the season, and where to sleep.
Taking Bikes on Trains and Buses in Sweden
Regional trains carry bikes free; SJ only in a bag, VR not at all. Stockholm rush-hour rules, e-bikes, Skåne bus racks and the Denmark bike ticket.
Gotland by Bike
Gotlandsleden is about 540 km, mostly on shared roads. Where you may camp, the free Fårö ferry, water, wind and the busy weeks to avoid in 2027. (144)
Bikepacking Sweden: Allemansratten on Two Wheels
Ride private gravel roads and tent a night or two free under allemansrätten. Seven red-signed national routes, e-bike limits, trains, water and wind.
Fishing
Fishing in Sweden: Licenses, Rules and Seasons
Fish free on the Swedish coast and in five big lakes; elsewhere buy a local fiskekort. The exceptions, the 2026 cod ban and salmon limit, and bait rules.
Free Fishing in Sweden: The Coast and the Five Big Lakes
Where rod fishing is free in Sweden, stretch by stretch: salmon, oyster and trolling limits, public water, and what you may keep from each big lake.
Buying a Fiskekort: How Swedish Fishing Permits Work
No national license, but most inland water needs a fiskekort from the local owner. Where it's free, how to buy one, and the species visitors can't fish. (152 chars)
Pike Fishing in Sweden
Fish pike free on Sweden's coast and big lakes. Keep only 40–75 cm on the Baltic, three a day; spring closures, the trolling trap and safe release.
Salmon Fishing at Morrum
Fish Mörrumsån on a Kronolaxfiske permit: 2026 season 21 March–30 Sept, 750 kr a day, fly or spin only, 1 fish a day and 2 a season. Train to Mörrum.
Ice Fishing in Sweden for Beginners
Jigging through the ice is free on Sweden's coast and five big lakes, but tip-ups aren't for visitors. The 10 cm ice rule, closed areas, kit and guides.
Crayfish in Sweden: Fishing Rules and the Kraftskiva
Crayfish aren't part of Sweden's free fishing: you need the owner's permission. Vättern's public weekends, crayfish plague rules and the August tradition.
Swedish Fishing Rules: Catch Limits, Sizes and Protected Species
What you may keep in Sweden in 2026: no Baltic cod, one fin-clipped salmon, pike 40–75 cm, and the protected fish you must release. Rules by sea area.
Hunting
Hunting in Sweden as a Foreign Visitor
Foreign hunters need a host's invitation, a 400 kr state hunting card and, for their own gun, a police permit or EU pass. Plus moose-season dates. (146 chars)
Bringing Your Firearm to Sweden for Hunting
EU hunters with a Firearms Pass need no Swedish permit for 3 months; others need a 990 kr police permit. Forms, Customs steps and the 2026 Weapons Act. (152 chars)
The Swedish Hunting Year: Seasons and the Moose Hunt
Moose opens 1 September in the north and 8 October in the south. Roe deer, boar, grouse and duck dates by region, and what changes on 1 July 2027. (146 chars)
Booking a Guided Hunt in Sweden
What a guided hunt in Sweden includes and what stays your job: the 400 kr hunting card, the guide's rifle vs your own, state-land permits and trophies. (151 chars)
Hiking During Hunting Season: What to Know
The forest stays open during Swedish hunts. How to spot an active hunt, what to wear, why your dog must be leashed, and the busiest weeks in 2026. (145 chars)
Boating sailing
Boating in Sweden: A Visitor's Guide
No license below 12 x 4 m, jet skis excepted. Right of way, 5 and 7 knot zones, anchoring under allemansrätten, the toilet ban and the 0.2 drink limit.
Guest Harbors: How Gasthamnar Work
How Swedish gästhamnar work: what you get, buoy, boom and stern-anchor mooring, paying when unstaffed, and the toilet-waste ban for all boats.
Renting a Boat in Sweden: Rules and Licenses
No license below 12 × 4 m, but rental firms set their own rules. Jet ski förarbevis, deposits and excess, insurance and your consumer rights explained.
Sailing the Stockholm Archipelago
License limits, big-ship fairways, anchoring under allemansrätten, reserves and sanctuaries, SXK buoys, wind and 2026 charts for sailing near Stockholm.
The Gota Canal by Boat
190 km and 58 locks from Vänern to the Baltic: what a canal ticket costs, how the seasons work, the rules on the water, and canoeing and cycling the canal.
Family activities
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.
Skansen: Stockholm's Open-Air Museum
Skansen is open every day; children 0–15 enter free since 2025. Seasonal hours, ticket rules, the animals, the hill and how to get there by tram or ferry.
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.
Wellness
Sauna in Sweden: Etiquette and Where to Go
Nude or swimsuit? How Swedish public saunas work, why you sit on a towel, where to find a sauna, and what 1177 says about heat, alcohol and cold dips.
Winter Swimming and Cold Baths: The Kallbadhus
Sweden's cold-bath houses: nude bathing and separate sides, what the house rules say, and how to take a winter dip safely, from the ice-safety council.