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Anna Kaminski Many thanks to my fellow authors, Becky and Kari, and our esteemed editors, Maryanne,

Glenn and Katie. I’m particularly grateful to Fredrik and Louise for the pre-trip advice; to Katja (Nutti Sami Siida), Tom and Lotta (Båt-suoj Sami Camp) and Lennart (Visit Sápmi) for the inspiration; and to Erik, Amelie and the Stormtrooper (Gävle), Ali, Hendrik and Marcus (Luleå), Johann (Kiruna), Akshey (Kungsleden), Katja (Östersund) and Papa Fahr Out (Stockholm) for the hospitality, advice and companionship on the road.

K Lundgren Thanks to Ursula Elvegard, Mats Nordstrom, Ragnar Oloff son, Annika Axelsson, Jannike Ahlund, Nina Peri, Brian Murphy, Reidun Lundgren and Stig the Hållö ferryman.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classifi cation’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 1633 44. Cover photograph: Red timber house on Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden; DJS/Im-agebroker. Many of the images in this guide are available for licensing from Lonely Planet Images: www.lonelyplanetimages.com.

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This BookThis 5th edition of Lonely Planet’s Sweden guidebook was researched and written by Becky Ohlsen, K Lundgren and Anna Kaminski. Stuart Harrison wrote the Design & Architecture chapter, and the History chapter was compiled with the assistance of Nicolas Kinloch. The previous edition was written by Becky Ohlsen and Cristian Bonetto. This guidebook was commis-sioned in Lonely Planet’s London office, and produced by the following:

Commissioning Editors Katie O’Connell, Glenn van der Knijff Coordinating Editors Vic-toria Harrison, Asha Ioculari Coordinating Cartogra-pher Valeska Canas Coordinating Layout Designer Sandra Helou Managing Editors Barbara Delissen, Martine Power, Kirsten Rawlings Managing Cartographer Alison Lyall Managing Layout De-signer Chris GirdlerSenior Editor Susan Paterson

Assisting Editors Holly Alexander, Emma Gilmour, Kim Hutchins, Karyn Noble, Charlotte Orr, Ross Taylor Assisting Cartographers Jane Chapman, Mark Griffiths Cover Research Jessica Boland Internal Image Research Sabrina Dalbesio, Naomi Parker, Rebecca Skinner Language Content Branis-lava Vladisavljevic Thanks to Ryan Evans, Yvonne Kirk, Gerard Walker, Kathleen Munnelly, Maryanne Netto, Trent Paton

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AABBA 68-9, 74, 79, 232, 246, 335

tours 74Abisko 306-8Abisko National Park 30, 42, 306-8,

19accommodation 340-42, see also

individual locationslanguage 16, 356-7

activities 37-42, 256, see also individual activities

Age of Liberty 322Aguéli, Ivan 122air travel

to/from Sweden 349within Sweden 352

Ájtte Museum 297Ales Stenar 206allemansrätten 41Alntorps Island 124Alnö Gamla Kyrka 278Ammarnäs 294amusement parks

Astrid Lindgrens Värld 248Folkets Park 187Furuvik 274-5Gröna Lund Tivoli 64-5Junibacken 64Liseberg 146Parken Zoo 117Universeum 150Ölands Djurpark 252

ancestry 318Andersson, Roy 333Andrée, Salomon August 234Aquaria Vattenmuseum 65-6aquariums

Aquaria Vattenmuseum 65-6Havets Hus 167Malmö Museer 186Sjöfartsmuseet 149-50Skansen Aquarium 63

aquavit, see snapsArbetets Museum 223archaeological sites

Anundshög 120Eketorp 253Gamla Uppsala 109Norrköping 224Sigurd carving 117-18stone ship settings 170-1

architectsAsplund, Erik Gunnar 62, 71, 331Lewerentz, Sigurd 331Tessin, Nicodemus 55, 60, 70, 71,

95, 96, 104, 330Utzon, Kim 210

architecture 8, 66, 330-2Arctic Circle 328area codes 15, 346Arholma 100Arild 215Arjeplog 296Arkitekturmuseet 66Armémuseum 61art galleries

Aguélimuseet 122Axel Ebbe Konsthall 201Bildmuséet (Umeå) 283Carl Larssons Porträttsamling 134Dalslands Museum & Konsthall 173Döderhultarmuseet 245Dunkers Kulturhus 210Ebelingmuseet 118Eskilstuna Konstmuseum 118Form/Design Center 187Färgfabriken Norr 266Halmstads Museum 178Höganäs Museum & Konsthall 214Jönköpings Länsmuseum 232Konstmuseum (Norrköping) 223Konstmuseum (Västerås) 119Kvarnbydagen 153Kvarteret Bryggeriet 123Liljevalchs Konsthall 66Länsmuseum & Konsthall 126Magasin 3 67Mjellby Konstmuseum 178Museum Leonardo da Vinci Ideale

218Nordiska Akvarellmuseet 166Röda Sten 147Sami Duodji 297Skissernas Museum 197Skånes Konstförening 187Thielska Galleriet 64VIDA Museum & Konsthall 251Västmanlands Länsmuseum 119Växjö Konsthall 238Ystads Konstmuseum 202Östergötlands Länsmuseum 228

Arvidsjaur 294-6Askersund 127-9assassinations 323Astrid Lindgrens Näs 248Astrid Lindgrens Värld 248ATMs 17, 345Atoklimpen 293aurora borealis 307-8, 328Axel Ebbe Konsthall 201Axelsson, Annika 160

Bbathrooms 347Bauer, John 232beaches

Falsterbo 200Hornsdalet Archipelago 278Trosa 67Utö 102Öland 251-2Östersund 267

Bergman, Ingmar 261, 262, 333, 334Bergman, Ingrid 11, 169Bergs Slussar 229Bernadotte, Jean-Baptiste 322Bildmuséet (Umeå) 283Biologiska Museet 65birds 327birdwatching 42, 327

books 327Måkläppen 200Tåkern Nature Reserve 232

Birger Ladulås 319Black Death 54, 319, 320Blekinge 216-20Blåvägen 292boat cruises 19, see also boating,

canoeingFjällbacka 170Gävle 275Göteborg 154Jönköping 232Karlskrona 218Karlstad 130Koster Islands 171Kristianstad 208Linköping 228Lysekil 167Malmö 189Southern Archipelago (Göteborg)

164Stockholm Archipelago 99-100Storsjön 266, 267Sunne 131Trosa 67Uppsala 112Visingsö 235Västervik 246

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366boat travel, see also boat cruises,

boating, canoeing, ferry travel, kayaking, sailing

to/from Sweden 351-2within Sweden 352-3

boating 39allemansrätten 41Göteborg 154Malmö 189Stockholm 72

Boden 285Bohus Fästning 165Bohuslän 165-73Bohuslän Coast 11, 165-70, 11, 40Bohusläns Museum 170books 314, 333-5

birdwatching 327history 319photography 329

border crossings 350-2Borgholm 250-1Bothnian Coast 47, 273-89, 265Bronze Age 318brown bears 326, 327Brändöskär 286Brännö 163-4budgeting 14-15, 36, 51, 60, 147Burgsvik 263burial sites

Gettlinge 253Kiviksgraven 207Mysinge 253Skogskyrkogården 71Sollerön 138

bus travel to/from Sweden 350, 351within Sweden 353

business hours 342Båtsuoj Sami Camp 296Bäckman, Camilla 261Bärnstensmuseum 199

Ccalvados 200camping 34, 41canoeing 41, see also boat cruises,

boatingGrövelsjön 143Idre 143Stockholm 72Sälen 142Tiveden National Park 128Torsby 132Uppsala 128

Carlsson, Sven-Åke 245Carlstens Fästning 164car museums

Fordonsmuseum 132Saab Bilmuseum 174-5Volvo Museum 151-2Österlens Motor & Teknikmuseum

206car travel 15, 354 see also border

crossingshire 353language 360organisations 353rules 354to/from Sweden 350, 351within Stockholm 94within Sweden 353-4

Carl Larsson-gården 134Carl Larssons Porträttsamling 134castles & forts

Bohus Fästning 165Borgholms Slott 250Carlstens Fästning 164Drottningholms Slott 95-6, 324Drottningskärs Kastell 218Ekenäs Slott 228Glimmingehus 207Gripsholm Slott 105Gråborg 252Ismantorp fortress 252Kalmar Slott 240Karlsborgs Fästning 178-9Kärnan 210Kastelholm 99Kina Slott 97Kungliga Slottet 55-6Kungsholms Fort 216Läckö Slott 176Malmöhus Slott 185-6Medieval Fortress (Varberg) 181Nya Älvsborgs Fästning 151Nyköpingshus 116Rosendals Slott 65Rosersbergs Slott 104Skokloster Slott 104Slottet (Örebro) 124-5Steninge Slott 104Trelleborgen 200-1Ulriksdals Slott 71Uppsala Slott 109-10Vadstena Slott 230Vaxholm Kastell 98Örbyhus Slott 115

cathedrals, see churches & cathe-drals

caving 215cell phones 15, 346-7Celsing, Peter 332

Celsius, Anders 322cemeteries, see burial sitescentral Sweden 45, 107-43, 108

highlights 108national parks 329

Charlotte Berlins Museum 202chefs

Andersson, Melker 19, 83, 86, 87Danyel Couet 83, 87Dahlgren, Mathias 19, 82Fransson, Karin 251Lallerstedt, Erik 84Nordström, Mats 157, 166, 167Samuelsson, Marcus 77

child care 316children, travel with 43-4, see also

amusement parksAstrid Lindgrens Näs 248Astrid Lindgrens Värld 248Fyrishov 112Leksaksmuseet 70Stockholm 65Valla Fritidsområde 227

Christianity 319churches & cathedrals

Amiralitetskyrkan 218Domkyrka (Linköping) 227-8Domkyrkan (Göteborg) 152Domkyrkan (Lund) 196Domkyrkan (Uppsala) 110Gärdslösa kyrka 251Hagakyrkan 152Husaby Kyrka & St Sigfrid’s Well

176-7Klosterkyrkan 230Leksands Kyrka 136Mariakyrkan 103-4Masthuggskyrkan 152Riddarholmskyrkan 59Sankt Petri Kyrka 186Sankta Maria kyrka (Visby) 257Sankta Maria Kyrka (Ystad) 202St Karins Kyrka 256-7Storkyrkan 59-60Trefaldighetskyrkan 208Väversunda kyrka 231-2

cider 200, 207Cineteket 204climate 14, 326

Göteborg 144Kiruna 290Malmö 183Stockholm 50Sundsvall 264Uppsala 107Visby 221

consulates 343, 344costs 316, see also budgeting, money

INDEX C

-F367

craftsDala horse 141Sami Duodji 297, 337-8

crayfish parties, see kräftskivor credit cards 17, 345crime fiction 334cultural stereotypes 315culture 333-5

dragons 279Gävle goat 273hyttsill parties 243kräftskivor 23, 33tattoos 276

Curman, Carl 167currency 14customs regulations 342-3cycling 19, 38-9, 352, see also

mountain bikingGöteborg 153language 360Malmö 190Siljansleden 136Skurugata Nature Reserve 237Stockholm 72Tiveden National Park 128

DDag Hammarskjölds Backåkra 205Dala horse 141Dalarna 133-9Dalarnas Museum 135Dalhem 260Dalsland 172-3Dalslands Museum & Konsthall 173dangers 354Dansmuseet 62-3DEM Collective 160design 20, 91, 330-2

10 Swedish Designers 91Form/Design Center 187Glasriket 10, 243-5, 10Göteborg 146Hen & Villa 24Ikea 91internet resources 330Kulturnatt 153Malmö 185Mölndals Museum 153Röda Sten 147Röhsska Museet 150-1Stockholm 331

disabilities, travellers with 347discount cards 60, 147, 187diving 215, 281Djurgården 62-6, 62dogsledding 18, 20, 42, 297, 12, 40

Arvidsjaur 295Idre 143

Jokkmokk 297Jukkasjärvi 306Kiruna 302Torsby 133Åre 270

Domkyrkan (Lund) 196dragons 279drinking 31-6

Absolut Vodka distillery 210calvados 200cider 200, 207language 357-9Mackmyra Svensk Whisky &

Whiskyby 273snaps 32, 34, 35, 65Systembolaget 36water 51

Drottens Arkeologiska Museum 197Drottningholm 95-101Drottningholms Slott 95-6, 324Drottningholms Slottsteater &

Teatermuseum 96-7Drottningskärs Kastell 218Dunkers Kulturhus 210Döderhultarmuseet 245

Eeastern Gotland 260-1Ebbe, Axel 201Ebeling, Allan 118economy 314, 315eels 186, 210Ekenäs Slott 228Ekerö 100Eksjö 236-7electricity 343elk 243, 266, 326

Moose Garden 266Mountain Moose Moosepark 292Vittangi Moose Farm 304Vänersborg 174Älgens Hus 283

embassies 343, 344emergencies 15, 359emigration 318, 322

festivals 237monuments 220museums 238

Engström, Albert 236Enquis, Per Olov 334environmental issues 329

allemansrätten 41biofuels 226climate change 350drinking water 51endangered species 326, 327hiking 39overfishing 327pollution 327

Erik XIII (of Pomerania) 320Erik XIV 321Erskine, Ralph 331Eskilstuna 117-19ethnicity 318, 324etiquette 17, 314, 315Etnografiska Museet 66events 21-5, see also festivalsexchange rates 15

FFalsterbo 200-1Falsterbo Peninsula 199-200Falun 133-6far north, the 47, 290, 291

accommodation 290food 290

Fatmomakke 292ferry travel, see also boat cruises,

boat travel, canoeing, kayakingto/from Sweden 351-2within Sweden 353

festivals 21-4, see also eventsBergman Week 262Göteborg International Film

Festival 154Hultsfredsfestivalen 230Karl Oscar Days 237Kiruna Snow Festival 303Kulturnatt 153Medeltidsveckan 255-6Midsummer 22, 23Pajala Fair 310Römppäviiko 311Stockholm Pride 23, 74, 23Storsjöyran 267VisFestivalen 246

films 314, 333festivals 21, 154Cineteket 204

Finnhamn 100fish 327-8fishing 41

Kullaberg Nature Reserve 215Tiveden National Park 128

Fiskebäckskil 167Fjällbacka 169-70folkhemmet 323-4food 8, 19, 31-6, 343, 33, see also

individual locationsetiquette 34festivals 32kräftskivor 23, 33Kvarteret Knäppingsborg 223language 357-8Sånninggården 294self-catering 84slow food 157tipping 17, 36, 345

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368food continued

truffles 261vegan 36vegetarian 36

Form/Design Center 187Fornminnesgårdens Museum 236Forsmark 116forts, see castles & fortsFoteviken Viking Reserve 199-200,

318Fotografiska 68-9Fredriksdal 212Fredriksdals Friluftsmuseum 212Friluftsmuséet 283Frösön 266fun parks, see amusement parksFunäsdalen 271-2Fårö 11, 261-2, 10Färgfabriken Norr 266Färnebofjärden National Park 275

GGalterö 163Gamla Linköping 227Gamla Uppsala 109Gammlia 283gatukök 36gay travellers 343-4

Stockholm 74, 88Genberg, Mikael 119geneology 318geography 325geology 325-6Gettlinge 253global financial crisis 315Glasriket 10, 243-5, 10glass 10, 243, 244glassworks

Gullaskruv 244-5Kosta 243Nybro 244Orrefors 244

Glimmingehus 207Glösa 268golden eagle 327golf 42Gothenburg, see Göteborg Gotland 11, 46, 253-63, 254

eastern Gotland 260-1history of 258northern Gotland 261-2southern Gotland 262

Gotlands Museum 257

Gotska Sandön National Park 262-3Gränna 234-6Great Lake, see StorsjönGripsholm Slott 105Gråborg 252Gränna Museum: Andréexpedition

Polarcenter 234Grönklitt 142Grövelsjön 143Gullaskruv 244-5Gustav II Adolf 321Gustav III 322, 323Gustav IV Adolf 322Gällivare 300-1Gävle 273-276, 274Gävle goat 273Göta Canal 229Göteborg 9, 46, 146-63, 148, 149, 9

accommodation 154-6activities 153-4climate 144drinking 159entertainment 159-60events 154festivals 154food 144, 156-9highlights 145history 146information 161itineraries 27, 27 planning 144, 147shopping 160-1sights 146-53tours 154travel to/from 161-2travel within 162-3

Göteborg Pass 147

HHalland 178-82Hallwylska Museet 61Halmstad 178-81, 180Halmstad Group 178Hammarskjölds, Dag 205Haparanda 289Harrison, Stuart 330Helagsfjället 271Helsingborg 210-14, 210-15, 211Hemavan 293-4Hembygdsgård (Vaxholm) 98Hembygdsgård Gammelgård 139, 23Hemse 263herrings 166hiking 6, 18, 37-8, 39, 7

allemansrätten 41environmental issues 39Finnskogleden 133

Helagsfjället 271Hemavan 293Höga Kusten Leden 280, 282Kungsleden 271-2, 308-9Kvikkjokk 299Laisaleden Trail 293Laxfjället 293Padjelantaleden 298-9Ramundberget 271responsible travel 39Rogen Nature Reserve 272safety 38Sarek National Park 299Siljansleden 136Skurugata Nature Reserve 237southern Kungsleden 271-2Stora Sjöfallet National Park 299Storlien 271Sälen 142-3Åre 269-70

Hindersön 286historic buildings

Bonnstan 285Gammelstad 286-7Krapperups Slott 214Kronhuset (Göteborg) 153Munthe’s Hildasholm 136Riksdagshuset 58Rörstrand Center 176Stadshuset 61, 28

Historiska Museet 61Historiska Museet (Lund) 197history 317-24

architectural 330-1books 319Göteborg 146Malmö 185Stockholm 54

hitching 354Hjorth, Bror 112holidays 21-2, 25, 346, see also

festivals, eventsHolm, Åke 214Holmön 283Hornsdalet Archipelago 278horse riding 42

Kullaberg 215Tiveden National Park 128

Hotell Gästis 182Hudiksvall 276-8Huskvarna 232-4Husqvarna Fabriksmuseum 232Hållö 168Håverud 172-3Hälsinglands Museum 276Härjedalen 271-2Härjedalens Fjällmuseum 271Härnösand 280

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Höga Kusten 280-2Höga Kusten Leden 280, 282Höga Kustenbron, 280Höganäs 214-15Högbonden 281, 282

Iice age 318ice hockey 90, 160, 282ice skating, see skatingIcehotel 306, 331Idre 143Ikea 91, 332immigration 315-16, 349indoor climbing 72, see also rock

climbingindustrial sites

Engelsberg Bruk 123Forsmark 116Industrilandskapet 223Lövstabruk 115-16Mackmyra Svensk Whisky &

Whiskyby 273Silvermuseet 296Smygehuk 202Österbybruk 115

industrialisation 322Inlandsbanan 13, 294, 355, 13Innovatum Science Center 175-6insurance 344internet access 344-5internet resources 15, 35, 51, 330,

336Iron Age 318Ismantorp fortress 252itineraries 26-30, 26, 27, 29

JJamtli 266Jarl, Birger 319jazz 22, 24, 333Johan III 321Johan, Karl 322Jokkmokk 296-8Jokkmokk Historical Market 298Jonasson, Mats 245Jukkasjärvi 305-6Junibacken 64Jämtland 266-71Järvso 277Jönköping 232-4, 233

KKaarevaara 310Kaknästornet 67Kalmar 239-42, 240Kamprad, Ingvar 332Kapellskär 102

Karesuando 309-10Karlsborg 177-8Karlshamn 220Karlskrona 216-20, 217Karlstad 129-31Karl XII, King 321-2, 323Kastelholm 99Katarinahissen 70kayaking 41, see also boat cruises,

boating, canoeingKebnekaise 305, 316Kina Slott 97Kingdom of Crystal 10, 243-5, 10Kinnekulle 177-8Kiruna 301-5, 303

climate 290itineraries 29, 29

Kiruna Snow Festival 303Kivik 207Kiviksgraven 207Klostret i Ystad 202Kluntarna 286Klädesholmen 166Konstmuseet (Göteborg) 147Konstmuseum (Norrköping) 223Konstmuseum (Västerås) 119Kosta 243-4Koster Islands 171Kristianstad 208-10, 209Kristina, Queen 320, 321kräftskivor 23, 33Kukkolaforsen 288Kulla Peninsula 214-16Kulturen (Lund) 196-7Kulturnatt 153Kungajaktmuseet Älgens Berg 174Kungliga Myntkabinettet 60Kungliga Slottet 55-6Kungsholms Fort 216Kungsleden 271-2, 305, 308-9Kvarnbydagen 153Kvarteret Bryggeriet 123Kvikkjokk 299Käringön 168Kärnan 210Köpstadsö 164

LLadulås, King Magnus 319Lagerlöf, Selma 131, 135Lake Monster, see StorsjöodjuretLake Siljan region 136-42landskap 325Langhammarshammaren 261language 14, 16, 356-62Laponia 305Lappland 12, 47, 290, 291

accommodation 290

food 290national parks 329

Larsson, Carl 134-5Larsson, Stieg 333, 334Laxfjället 293legal issues 41, 345Leksaksmuseet 70Leksand 136-7lemmings 326-7lesbian travellers 343-4

Stockholm 74, 88libraries

Carolina Rediviva 111Kulturhuset 62-3Stadsbiblioteket 62-3

Lidköping 176-7lighthouses 169

Fårö 262Gotland 169Gotska Sandön 262Hållö 168, 169Högbonden 281Kullaberg Nature Reserve 215Luleå 286Långe Jan 253Smygehuk 202Vinga 164Västra Götaland 169

Liljevalchs Konsthall 66Limön 275-6Lindgren, Astrid 64, 247-8, 335Lindh, Anna 323Lindqvist, Sven 334Linköping 226-30, 227Linnémuseet 111-12literature 333-5Livrustkammaren 59LKAB Iron-Ore Mine 302Louis de Geer Konserthus 223Luleå 286-9, 287Luleå Archipelago 286Lund 196-9, 196Lundstrom, Johan Edvard 322lynxES 326Lysekil 167-8Läckö Slott 176län 325Länsmuseet Västernorrland 280Länsmuseum & Konsthall 126Länsmuseum Gävleborg 273Löderups Strandbad 205-6Lövstabruk 115-16

MMagasin 3 67Malmö 46, 185-96, 332, 188-9

accommodation 191-2

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370Malmö continued

activities 187, 189, 190climate 183drinking 193entertainment 193-4events 191festivals 191food 183, 192-3highlights 184history 185information 194itineraries 29, 29 planning 183, 187shopping 194sights 185-7tours 189-91travel to/from 195-6travel within 195

Malmö Chokladfabrik 187Malmö Konsthall 186-7Malmö Museer 186Malmöhus Slott 185-6Malmökortet 187Mankell, Henning 202, 334maps 345Mariefred 105-6Mariehamn 99marine animals 327-8maritime museums

Blekinge Museum 218Kalmar Sjöfartsmuseum 240Marinmuseum 218Maritiman 147Stadsmuseum 147

Marstrand 164measures 341Medelhavsmuseet 61-2Medeltidsmuseet 60medieval festivals 22Medieval Fortress (Varberg) 181midnight sun 302, 328Midsummer 22, 23Millesgården 71mines

Falu Kopparbergsgruva 134Gällivare 300Kiruna 302Sala Silvergruva 122Utö 101-2

Mjellby Konstmuseum 178mobile phones 15, 346-7Moderna Museet 66Moderna Museet Malmö 186Mölle 215-16

Mölndals Museum 153money 14, 15, 17, 343, 345monuments

Utvandrar-monumentet 220Mora 140-2motorcycle travel, see also border

crossingslanguage 360organisations 353rules 354to/from Sweden 350, 351within Stockholm 94within Sweden 353-4

mountain biking 42Hemavan 293Åre 269

mountaineering 38Muddus National Park 301Munsö 100Munthe, Axel 136Museum Gustavianum 111Museum Leonardo da Vinci Ideale 218museums, see also art galleries,

car museums, industrial sites, maritime museums, open-air museums

Ájtte Museum 297Aquaria Vattenmuseum 65-6Arbetets Museum 223Arkitekturmuseet 66Armémuseum 61Astrid Lindgrens Näs 248Biologiska museet 65Bohusläns Museum 170Bärnstensmuseum 199Carl Larsson-gården 134Charlotte Berlins Museum 202Cineteket 204Dag Hammarskjölds Backåkra 205Dalarnas Museum 135Dansmuseet 62-3Drottens Arkeologiska Museum 197Drottningholms Slottsteater &

Teatermuseum 96-7Etnografiska Museet 66Fornminnesgårdens Museum 236Fotografiska 68-9Friluftsmuséet 283Gamla Uppsala Museum 109Gammlia 283Gotlands Museum 257Gränna Museum: Andréexpedition

Polarcenter 234Hallwylska Museet 61Halmstad Äventyrsland 179Hembygdsgård 98Historiska Museet 61Historiska Museet (Lund) 197Husqvarna Fabriksmuseum 232

Hälsinglands Museum 276Härjedalens Fjällmuseum 271Inlandsbanemuseet 294Innovatum Science Center 175-6Jamtli 266Kalmar Länsmuseum 240Karlshamns Kulturkvarter 220Klostret i Ystad 202Kungajaktmuseet Älgens Berg 174Kungliga Myntkabinettet 60Leksaksmuseet 70Linnémuseet 111-12Livrustkammaren 59Länsmuseet Västernorrland 280Länsmuseum Gävleborg 273Malmö Chokladfabrik 187Malmö Konsthall 186-7Malmö Museer 186Medelhavsmuseet 61-2Medeltidsmuseet 60Millesgården 71Moderna Museet (Stockholm) 66Moderna Museet Malmö 186Museum Gustavianum 111Mårbacka 131Mölndals Museum 153Nationalmuseum 60-1Naturhistoriska Museet 150Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet 71Nobelmuseet 58Nordiska Museet 64Norrbottens Museum 287Postmuseum 60Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde 64Radio Museum 232Röhsska Museet 150-1Sancta Birgitta Klostermuseet 230Silvermuseet 296Skansen 62-3Smålands Museum 237-8Spårvägsmuseet 70Stadsmuseum 147Stockholms Stadsmuseum 70-1Strindbergsmuseet 62-3Sundsbergs Gård 131Sundsvall Museum 278Sveriges Järnvägsmuseet 273Teknikens Hus 287Tekniska Museet 66Tobaks & Tändsticksmuseum 63Tändsticksmuseet 232Universeum 150Upplandsmuseet 111Utvandrarnas Hus 238Varberg Radio Station 181Varldskulturmuseet 151Vasaloppsmuseet 140Vasamuseet 13, 63-4, 13

INDEX M

-R371

Vin & Sprithistoriska Museet 65Vita Huset 310Vänermuseet 176Vänersborgs Museum 173Värmlands Museum 129Västerbottens Museum 283Östasiatiska Museet 66

music 335, see also jazz musicABBA 68-9, 74, 79, 232, 246, 335festivals 21, 22, 23, 24, 283

musk ox 327Mysinge 253Mårbacka 131Mölndals Museum 153

NNärke 124-9national parks & nature reserves

328-9Abisko National Park 30, 42,

306-8, 19Blå Jungfrun National Park 245Dundret 300-301Färnebofjärden National Park 275Getterön Nature Reserve 181Gotska Sandön National Park

262-3Hunneberg & Hanneberg Nature

Reserve 173Högsbyn Nature Reserve 173-4Kullaberg Nature Reserve 215Långfjällets Nature Reserve 143Muddus National Park 301Måkläppen 200Padjelanta National Park 298-9Rogen Nature Reserve 272Sarek National Park 299Siljansnäs Naturum 137Skuleskogen National Park 282Skurugata Nature Reserve 237southern Öland 253Stenshuvud National Park 207-8, 7Stora Alvaret 253Stora Karlsö 260Stora Sjöfallet National Park 299Stångehuvud Nature Reserve 167Tiveden National Park 127-8Tjärö 219Tyresta National Park 102-3Tåkern Nature Reserve 232

Nationalmuseum 60-1Naturhistoriska Museet 150Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet 71newspapers 341Niemi, Mikael 334Nikkaluokta 305Nobel, Alfred 322Nobel Prize 316

Nobelmuseet 58Nora 123-4Nordiska Akvarellmuseet 166Nordiska Museet 64Norrbottens Museum 287Norrköping 223-6, 224northern lights, see aurora borealisnorthern Sweden 328-9Nya Älvsborgs Fästning 151Nybro 244Nyköping 116-17

OOlofsson, Ragnor 261open-air museums, see also

archaeological sitesBungemuseet 261Fredriksdals Friluftsmuseum 212Friluftsmuseet Murberget 280Friluftsmuséet 283Foteviken Viking Reserve 199-200,

318Gamla Linköping 227Hembygdsgård Gammelgård

139, 23Himmelsberga 252Kulturen (Lund) 196-7Vallby Friluftsmuseum 119

opening hours 36, 342Orrefors 244Orsa 142Orust 166Oskarshamn 245-6outdoor activities 37-42, see also

individual activitescentral Sweden 129Kullaberg Nature Reserve 215

overfishing 327

PPadjelanta National Park 298-9Pajala 310-11Palme, Olof 323, 324parks & gardens

Botanical Gardens (Uppsala) 111Botaniska Trädgården 152Hagaparken 71Jokkmokks Fjällträdgård 297Keillers Park 152Rottneros Park 131Slottsskogsparken 152Sofiero 212Solliden Palace 250-1Stadsparken (Örebro) 125-6Trädgårdsföreningen 152

passports 348, 349Petersson, Axel 245phonecards 347

photography 329Pippi Longstocking 335planetariums

Cosmonova 71planning 16-17

budgeting 14-15, 36, 51, 60, 147calendar of events 21-5children 43-4discount cards 60, 147, 187drinking 31-6food 31-6itineraries 26-30southern Sweden 183Stockholm 50-1Sweden’s regions 45-7travel seasons 14, 21

Polar Night 328politics 314-15pollution 327pop culture 333-5population 314, 315-16Porjus 299-300Postmuseum 60postal services 346post-WWII 323-4potteries 214, see also craftsPrins Eugens Waldemarsudde 64public holidays 346public transport 354, 360

Rradio 341Radio Museum 232Rättvik 138-40

skiing 139refugees 316, 323reindeer 326, 28

Långfjällets Nature Reserve 143Sami culture 338

reindeer sledding 302religion 315

Sami 337responsible travel

allemansrätten 41hiking 39

Riddarholmskyrkan 59Riksgränsen 308Rikssvenska 356Ritzman, Jan-Erik 245rock carvings 165

Bohuslän 165Glösa 268Högsbyn Nature Reserve 173-4

rock climbing 38Rosendals Slott 65Rosersbergs Slott 104rune stones

Källa kyrka 251

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372Rökstenen 231Uppsala 112

Röhsska Museet 150-1Röda Sten 147Rödkallen 286Rök 231

Ssafe travel 37, 38, 353-4sailing 39, see also boat cruises,

boatingStockholm 72Tjörn 166

Sala 122-3Sámediggi 337Sami culture 20, 336-8

Atoklimpen 293Båtsuoj Sami Camp 296clothing 337Fatmomakke 292festivals 21flag 338galleries 297Härjedalens Fjällmuseum 271internet resources 336Jokkmokk Winter Market 298language 336-7, 357museums 280, 287, 297reindeer 297, 338religion 337Sámiid Viessu 310Visit Sápmi 300yoik 336

Sami Duodji 297, 337-8Sancta Birgitta Klostermuseet 230Sandön 101, 286Sápmi 300, 336-8Sarek National Park 299Scheele, Carl 322seals 327seasons 328, 338senior travellers 343shopping 20, 359

Dalahäst 141Jokkmokk Winter Market 298Superstar, Anno 90

Siaröfortet 100Sigtuna 103-5Siljansleden 136Silvermuseet 296Simrishamn 206-7Skanör 200-1Skansen 62-3skating 41-2

Skellefteå 285-6Skeppsholmen 66, 78, 62skiing 18, 41

allemansrätten 41Fortum Ski Tunnel 133Hemavan 293Hovfjället 133Idre 143Mt Åreskutan 270museums 140Ramundberget 272Riksgränsen 308Rättvik 139Storlien 271, 272Sunne 131Sälen 142Tiveden National Park 128Tänndalen 272Tärnaby 293Vasaloppet 140Åre 270

Skillinge 207Skissernas Museum 197Skogskyrkogården 71Skokloster Slott 104Slottet (Örebro) 124-5Steninge Slott 104Skuleberget cave 282Skåne 185-216Skånes Konstförening 187Slåtterdalskrevan 282Smygehuk 201-2Småland 232-48Småskär 286Smögen 168-9snaps 32, 34, 35, 65snowmobile safaris 42, 270, 295Social Democrats 323-4Sofiero 212Sollerön 138Sorsele 294southeast Sweden 46, 221-3, 222 southern Sweden 46, 183-220 184

highlights 184national parks 329

southwest Sweden 46, 144-82, 145highlights 145

Spårvägsmuseet 70St Birgitta 230Stadshuset 61, 28steam trains

Arvidsjaur 295Dalhem 260Pershyttan 123Uppsala 112

Stenmark, Ingemar 293Stenshuvud National Park 207-8, 7

Stockholm 6, 45, 50-96, 52-3, 56-7, 62, 68-9, 75, 96-7, 6-7

accommodation 50, 74-80activities 71-2children, travel with 65climate 50drinking 86-7entertainment 87-90festivals 74food 50, 80-6gay travellers 74, 88history 54information 92-3itineraries 26, 29, 55, 26lesbian travellers 74, 88opening hours 51shopping 90-2sights 54-71tours 72-4travel to/from 93travel within 94-5walking tour 73, 73

Stockholm Archipelago 10, 99-102Stockholm Bloodbath 321Stockholm Card 60Stockholm Pride 23, 74, 23Stockholms Stadsmuseum 70-1Stone Age petroglyphs 268Stora Sjöfallet National Park 299Storkyrkan 59-60Storlien 271, 272Storsjön 266, 267Storsjöodjuret 269Storuman 292-3Strindberg, August 62-3, 214, 320,

333Sture the Elder, Sten 320Styrsö 164Strömstad 170-2Strömsund 291Sundsbergs Gård 131Sundsvall 278-9

climate 264Sunne 131-2surfing 181sustainable travel, see responsible

travelSvartsö 101Svensk Biogas 226Svensson, Tom 297Sveriges Järnvägsmuseet 273Sweden basics 14-15Swedish empire 321-2swimming

Göteborg 153-4Malmö 187Stockholm 72

Sälen 142-3Södermanland 116-19

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Ttattoos 276telephone services 15, 346-7Teknikens Hus 287Tekniska Museet 66Thielska Galleriet 64time 347, 359-60

midnight sun 302tipping 17, 36, 345Tjärö 219Tjörn 166Tobaks & Tändsticksmuseum 63toilets 93, 347Torsby 132-3tourist information 347tours 354, see also individual

destinations, boat cruises, snowmobile safaris

ABBA 74art 74Stockholm 51, 72-4

towersNorra Stadsberget 278Vidablick Utsiktstorn 138

train travel 360, see also border crossings

Inlandsbanan 13, 294, 355, 13to/from Sweden 350, 351within Sweden 354-5

Tranströmer, Tomas 316travellers cheques 345travel to/from Sweden 349-52, 360travel within Sweden 352-5, 360Trelleborg 200-1Treriksröset 310Trollhättan 174-6Trosa 67truffles 261Trysunda 281, 282Turning Torso building 332TV 341Tällberg 137-8Tänndalen 271-2Tändsticksmuseet 232Tärnaby 293-4

UUddevalla 170Uggarderojr 263Ulvön 281, 282Umeå 283-5, 284Unesco World Heritage Sites 13, 317Union of Kalmar 320Universeum 150Uppland 109-16Uppsala 45, 109-14, 110

accommodation 107, 112-13activities 112, 128

climate 107drinking 113-14entertainment 113-14food 107, 113highlights 108information 114planning 107sights 109-12travel to/from 114travel within 114

Uppsala Slott 109-10Ulriksdals Slott 71Utö 101-2Utvandrar-monumentet 220Utvandrarnas Hus 238

Vvacations 346, see also festivals,

eventsVadstena 230-1Vallien, Bertil 245Varberg 181-2Varberg Radio Station 181Varldskulturmuseet 151Vasa dynasty 321Vasa, Gustav 140Vasa, Gustav Ericsson 321Vasaloppsmuseet 140Vasamuseet 13, 63-4, 13Vaxholm 98-9vegan & vegetarian traveller 36VIDA Museum & Konsthall 251video systems 341Viking culture 12, 320, 12

Birka 103books 319Foteviken Viking Reserve 199-200history 319Medeltidsveckan 255-6Stadsmuseum 147Trelleborgen 200-1

Vildmarksvägen 292Vilks, Lars 215villages 18Vimmerby 247-8Vin & Sprithistoriska Museet 65Vinga 164visas 15, 348Visby 255-60, 256, 13

accommodation 221, 257-8climate 221food 221, 258-9information 259-60shopping 259sights 256-8travel to/from 255travel within 255

Visingsö 234-6

Vita Huset 310Vittangi Moose Farm 304vodka 210von Linné, Carl 110, 111-12Vrångö 164Vänermuseet 176Vänersborg 173-4Värmland 129-33Västerbottens Museum 283Västergötland 173-8Västervik 246-7, 247Västmanland 119-24Väversunda 231-2Västerås 119-22, 120Växjö 226, 237-9, 238

Wwalking tours

Göteborg 154Siljansleden 136Stockholm 72, 73

Wallander, Kurt 202, 204waterfalls

Dalsjöfallet 282Huskvarna 232-4Hällsingsåfallet 292Kungsfallet 223Njupeskär 329Stora Sjöfallet 229Trollhättan 174, 175

weather 14weights 341whisky 273white-water rafting 295wildlife 326-7, see also individual

specieswildlife reserves

Grönklitt Björnpark 142Grönåsens Ålgpark 243Järvso 277

wolverines 326wolves 326work 348WWI 322WWII 316, 322-3

museums 310

Yyoik 300, 336Ystad 202-5, 203

Zzoos

Frösö Zoo 266Järvso 277Kolmården (Norrköping) 224-5

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Moose Garden 266Nordens Ark 172Parken Zoo 117Tropikariet 212Ölands Djurpark 252

Zorn, Anders 140

ÅÅhlund, Jannike 262Åhus 210Åland 99

Åre 269-71Åstol 166

ÄÄngelsberg 123

ÖÖland 249-53, 249

central Öland 252northern Öland 251-2southern Öland 252-3

Örbyhus Slott 115Örebro 124-7, 125Öresund bridge 186, 332Örnsköldsvik 282Östasiatiska Museet 66Österbybruk 115Östergötland 223-2Östergötlands Länsmuseum 228Österlen 206-8Östersund 47, 266-9, 267

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BuddhistCastleChristianHinduIslamicJewishMonumentMuseum/GalleryRuinWinery/VineyardZooOther Sight

Entertainment

Shopping

DrinkingCafe

Post OfficeTourist Information

AirportBorder CrossingBus

CyclingFerryMetroMonorailParking

TaxiS-Bahn

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Cable Car/Funicular

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Walking Tour

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DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall

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Capital (National)Capital(State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village

Beach/DesertCemetery(Christian)Cemetery (Other)Park/ForestSportsgroundSight (Building)Top Sight(Building)

River/CreekIntermittent RiverSwamp/MangroveReefCanalWaterDry/Salt/Intermittent LakeGlacier

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LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall

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