Lost in translation ?

Suppose you´re hungry. You stroll down to your favourite restaurant back home in Ohio, Shanghai, Barranquilla or wherever you happens to live. You find a smorgasbord of mouth-watering seafood offered on the menue. One of them is, say, kräftor med vitlökssmör och ostpaj. Would you order it? Didn´t think so. Well, actually it´s a delicacy [...]

Snowolverine – Touring in a winter wilderness

Sweden is a vast country, most of it covered by snow 6-9 months a year. Winter tourism is a billion-dollar industry here. Alpine- & cross country skiing, speed skating, samí reindeer tours or relaxing SPA´s with sauna and snow-bathing are some of the winter activites that fascinates visitors from all over the world. The deep [...]

Marrying a witch?

In love? How about an unusual wedding? Swedish incoming tour operator Härjulfs Resor launches a unique wedding ceremony in wilderness of midSweden, a witch wedding. Dressed in clothes from ancient times you can now exchange your wedding wows in the midst of the witches county, where witch hunts actually happened back in the 17th century. [...]

Witches in Sweden

The prosecution of witches in Sweden started in Lillhärdal year 1668, in the trial against Stor-Märit Jonsdotter, a woman who’s life story captivated and motivated the Swedish novelist Jan Guillou to write “Häxornas Tid”, the age of the witches. The novel later became a popular TV series that was in large parts produced on sites [...]

The historic Route

The Historic Route (Tidernas Väg, road numbers 272 and 83) is a genuine alternative for those of who long to leave the main roads and at a slower and more relaxed pace enjoy the natural beauty of the surroundings. THE VIKING AGE The Historic Route is thought to date all the way back to the [...]

Geunja – A rebuilt genuine Sami farm house

Geunja was started in 1998 by Ann-Kristin and her husband Mikael Vinka, both sami people. Coming to Surrounded by high mountains Geunja is like a journey back to ancient times, located deep in a valley by the lake. There is no roads, no electricity, just petroleum lamps and wooden fire stoves. There is silence. Thousands of stars glimmering [...]

Swedens next world heritage site?

Hälsingegårdarna, the many ancient farmhouses of Hälsingland county, might very well be Sweden´s next world heritage site. These so called “wooden castles” are impressive in its architecture and decoration, dating back to the 18th century, and still in use. Guided tours are available summertime and you can even stay overnight in some of them. One [...]

Bears in the wild

Vargas Vildmarkslodge in Hälsingland County, 2 hrs north of Stockholm Arlanda airport, offers bear watching from a hide. Famous nature photographer Håkan Vargas Sundberg will guide you through the Swedish wilderness to a fascinating experience where you can spend the night in a hiding place just meters from wild bears. Read more /Curt Landin

1000 km snow mobile trail net

The vast wilderness of mid swedens forest regions has recently been made winter time accessible by Nordic Snow mobile center, an EU-project building a 1000 km of broad and well groomed and marked, high quality snow mobile trail net. The new destination is named Nordic area, with trails connecting a number of remote villages, offering adventurous activities [...]