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Historical core region of Sweden
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A province known for many icons of Swedish folk culture, such as Midsummer celebration and the Dala Horse. Snowy mountains with ski resorts.
A fertile plain in Sweden's demographic centre.
A varied landscape of manors, farms, lakes and forests.
The capital's urban area spans across the maritime parts of Uppland and Södermanland provinces, including several Royal Palaces, thousands of archipelago islands, city life, and quiet countryside.
Contains most of Uppland, with fertile plains, and the cradle of the Swedish nation in the millennial city of Uppsala.
Deep forests and elongated lakes, known for storytelling, by writers such as Selma Lagerlöf and Gustav Fröding.
A forested province containing much of the traditional Bergslagen mining district.
extraregion, comprising Närke and western Västmanland
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport ARN (Sigtuna), Stockholm-Skavsta Airport NYO (Nyköping) and Stockholm-Bromma Airport BMA (Stockholm/Västerort) are major international airports in Svealand.
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Stockholm is Sweden's capital and largest city, with nearly a million inhabitants in the city, and 2.4 million within Stockholm County (as of 2021). The inner city is made up of 14 islands across Lake Mälaren and three streams into the brackish Baltic Sea, with the Stockholm archipelago with some 24,000 islands, islets and skerries.
Falun is the administrative centre of the Dalarna province in Sweden. It's the largest town in the area with about 40,000 inhabitants, slightly more than its close neighbour and friendly rival Borlänge.
Karlstad is the largest city of Värmland in Sweden. It was founded by King Karl IX in 1584, and is located where Klarälven river flows into Lake Vänern, the largest lake in Europe outside Russia.
Mariefred is a city in the Södermanland province, Svealand region.
Mora is a city in the Dalarna province in Sweden. It is on the shore of Lake Siljan, the sixth largest lake in Sweden.
Nyköping is the county seat in Södermanland County, on the coast of the Baltic Sea 100 kilometres south-west of Stockholm. Many visitors to Sweden arrive at the nearby Stockholm-Skavsta Airport a few kilometres outside Nyköping.
Uppsala is a university city in Sweden. While Uppsala sometimes stands in the shade of Stockholm it maintains a sophisticated identity of its own.
Västerås (pronounced roughly Vester-ohs) is in the southern part of central Sweden. The city is not very touristy, which could be considered a good thing if you want to see a more "real" picture of Sweden.
Örebro is a modern city located in the small province of Närke in Svealand in south central Sweden. It's on the flat Närke plains, surrounded by vast forest areas.
Bergslagen is a vaguely defined area in Svealand in central Sweden. It is known as the historical heartland of Swedish mining, metallurgy and industry.
Ekerö [ˈeːkərˈøː] is a freshwater archipelago in lake Mälaren, which forms a municipality in Stockholm County. Ekerö is also the only Swedish municipality with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Viking age settlement Birka, and Drottningholm Palace, which is the residence of the Royal family.
Hällefors, archaic spelling Hellefors, is a town in north-western Västmanland. Hällefors municipality, Hällefors kommun, is part of Örebro County, which contains tourist-friendly places such as Grythyttan and Loka.
Leksand is a town, and a municipality, in the Dalarna province in Sweden.
Siljansbygden is the region around lake Siljan in the Dalarna province in Sweden. The folk culture around the lake is known as an archetype of Swedishness, with many icons, such as the Midsummer pole, the Dala Horse, the Mora Knives, and hard bread.
The Stockholm archipelago, Stockholms skärgård or (locally) skärgården, is a group of thousands of islands in the Svealand region, extending east of Stockholm in the Baltic Sea. While many of the islands are relatively small, two large ones, Värmdö and Vaxholm, stand out as major destinations.
Sigtuna is a city in Sigtuna Municipality in Stockholm County, north of Stockholm's northern suburbs. The city of Sigtuna was Sweden's capital from the 10th to the 13th centuries and has 8,000 residents.
Sälen is a small town and ski resort in Dalarna.
Älvdalen is a municipality in north-western Dalarna, at the border of Härjedalen and Norway.
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ItinerariesSkaraborg is an informal region in western Sweden, with plenty of historic artifacts; in particular from the Viking Age, the Middle Ages (AD 1000-1500), and the early Swedish Empire.
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Travel tipsSweden has an extensive railway network. Long-distance lines are operated by the government-owned company SJ AB, or by private enterprises.
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Culture & historyThe Swedish Empire was at its greatest extent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The only Nordic country to have been considered a "great power", at points in history Sweden has controlled most of the shores of the…
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