Travel

Friday, October 2, 2026

Build Your Own Timber Raft and Explore Klarälven

July 24, 2024 swedish 3440 Views

Have you ever dreamt of drifting down the river on a timber raft you’ve built yourself? On Klarälven, the river that cuts through the heart of Värmland, you can do just that.

Hurtigruten – The Voyage Under the Midnight Sun

January 5, 2023 swedish 4099 Views hurtigruten, midnight sun, voyage

For nearly 130 years, Hurtigruten’s vessels have connected the coastal communities of Norway’s western shores.

Ulvön – The Mecca of Fermented Herring (and Reluctant Tourist Paradise)

June 20, 2022 swedish 6999 Views

Ulvön island is the gem of the High Coast archipelago. It is also known as the birthplace of Sweden’s infamously stinky fermented herring surströmming. Still produced on the island,

Polar Plunging in the Swedish South

November 27, 2021 swedish 9204 Views cold bath house, kallbadhus

Instead of island-hopping in the Caribbean this winter, why not polar plunge your way along the southwest coast of Sweden? Here’s a selection of region’s most stunning open-air bath houses.

Rediscovering the Pilgrimage

October 22, 2021 swedish 4847 Views

Pilgrimages are spiritual journeys, undertaken in search of meaning, purpose, or truth.

Manitoba – Where Swedish Roots Run Deep

March 2, 2021 swedish 8320 Views manitoba, swedes in canada, swedish roots

Immigration from Sweden to Canada started slowly. A rail and retail centre, most Swedes passed through Winnipeg as part of the immigration process.

The First Swede in Manitoba

March 1, 2021 swedish 5100 Views

Jacob Fahlström is considered to be the first Swede in Manitoba. By 1812 he was listed living in Playgreen Lake Manitoba.

Gotland is Sweden’s largest island, stuck far out in the Baltic Sea between the Swedish mainland and the Baltic States. It is therefore not surprising that its history differs in many aspects from that of the rest of Sweden.