If you like to be outdoors in Sweden, you will here find news about events, competitions, destinations, tour operators, and all kinds of outdoor adventures.
Åre 2017/2018: What’s new in the alpine capital of Scandinavia
Åre is the alpine capital of Scandinavia, a Swedish mountain gem with an international atmosphere. The train stops in the middle of the village...
Visit Arctic Europe: Swedish Lapland, Finnish Lapland and Northern Norway
Swedish Lapland, Finnish Lapland and Northern Norway cooperate in an EU-funded project to promote travel to the arctic parts of Northern Europe. The project...
Mora and Sälen in Dalarna: The Vasaloppsarena opens for skiing
Thanks to saved snow from last winter, the Vasaloppsarena in Mora, Dalarna opens for cross-country skiing tomorrow evening, November 9. The whole weekend will...
Early winter season in the Swedish mountains: Ramundberget and Grönklitt
More and more ski resorts in Sweden store snow for the next season. Thus they are able to open very early. Two of these...
Convenient journey from Stockholm to Sälen by train and bus – travel time only 6 hours
During the winter season - from December 13, 2016 to April 23, 2017 - trains will go daily from Stockholm to Mora with connecting...
Gothenburg: A sunny November day in the Lake District
We have spent the first Sunday in Advent in Härryda, south of Gothenburg. As you can see, the weather was just perfect today. Lots...
Dalarna as a winter destination
Dalarna in central Sweden offers unique snow adventures with endless white landscapes and Swedish red houses: The beauty of the Swedish winter hits you...
Here are Sweden’s best alpine ski resorts
11 major resorts from Värmland to Lapland, with map
Sweden has a long alpine season. Depending on weather conditions, downhill slopes in central and northern...
Ulricehamn in West Sweden to host the World Cup in cross-country skiing in 2017
For the first time ever and over the weekend of 21-22 January, Ulricehamn will host the World Cup in cross country skiing in 2017....
Swedish downhill ski season 2016/17 starts early, on November 18
The ski resorts Idre Fjäll and Sälen in northern Dalarna and Åre in Jämtland have announced that they will open up their slopes to...
“The Luleå Way” – All the films
Luleå in northern Sweden has produced a series of image films, really fancy commercials. The series uses the hashtag #theluleaway. A film about winter...
Funding granted for the planned new Lake Åsnen National Park in Småland
Today it was announced that funding has been granted for a three-year project that aims to develop the Lake Åsnen region. As part of...
Åre Bike Festival, Northern Europe’s largest bike festival
From July 6 to 10, the largest bike festival of Northern Europe is back for its seventh year. All in all, there will be...
From summit hikes to midnight fishing – 5 Swedish adventures to add to your summer bucket list
The Swedish mountains in Jämtland and Härjedalen hold gems still to be discovered:
summit hikes around glaciers
trail running in areas where the latest...
Europe’s biggest hiking event, Eurorando comes to Skåne
Between the 10th and 17th of September 7,000 hikers from across Europe are expected to come to Skåne in southern Sweden to participate in...
“Swedish Golf” magazine: Halmstad is Sweden’s best golf city 2016
A jury of experts voted Halmstad "Sweden's best golf city" in 2000. Since then, golfing in Halmstad has continued to develop. Now the readers of Swedish...
The Wilderness Road Strömsund – Stekenjokk – Vilhelmina opens June 4
The Wilderness Road is a popular road in Northern Sweden. Parts of the road are closed during winter and spring because they are blocked by...
Pike fishing in Sweden with a new record
It took 17 long years but it sure was worth the wait. On April 1 (it's no joke) the experienced angler Fredrik Johansson smashed...
Rock carvings in Bohuslän: Vitlycke Museum is open every day during summer
At Tanum in northern Bohuslän people from the Bronze Age carved thousands of images into the smooth rocks. These images and stories are so...
This video takes you to the top and bottom of Lapland
In this video Martin visits four top sights in Lapland, Sweden's northernmost province:
The road ends in Nikkaluokta, but it's also the start of a...
