Sweden

Cityscape

• After visiting the Old Town and the Royal Castle in Stockholm, head south-west to Gothenburg. See romantic Masthugget Church, neo-classical Götaplatsen Square or stroll along sprawling Kungsportsavenyn. For the latest and most exciting contemporary architecture, travel south to up-and-coming Malmö.

Landscape

• Trek through the vast wilderness of the north in Abisko Natural Park, or in the winter, watch the northern lights and go downhill skiing at Riksgränsen. Try island-hopping in the scenic archipelagos outside Stockholm or Gothenburg or stretch out on a long sandy beach in the southern province of Skåne. Don’t miss the limestone formations on the scenic island of Fårö, off the northern tip of Gotland.

Take Home

• Carefully wrap up some Swedish glass from Småland to take home, together with some minimalist interior designs from Stockholm. Bring back bracelets and jumpers crafted by the Sami people of the north, or pickled herring from the west coast.

Eat & Drink

• Try reindeer casserole - renskav - in the northern province of Norrland or smoked eel in southern Skåne. On the west coast, indulge in seafood specialities such as gravlax. All over the country, try traditional everyday Swedish meals such as pytt i panna (cubed potato and beef) or raggmunk (potato pancake) with lingonberry jam.

New Perspective

• Enter Sweden from the south and sense the multicultural vibe of Malmö. Hang out in the new Västra Hamnen neighbourhood and see the sun set behind Öresundsbron, the bridge joining Sweden with Denmark.

Sweden bonuses

The national railway company of Sweden is SJ
A Eurail Pass valid in Sweden is also valid on the following railway lines:

• Direct SJ trains to and from Copenhagen and Copenhagen Airport
• Direct border crossing trains from Göteborg and Stockholm to Oslo
• Arlanda Express
• Arriva
• DSB First
• Inlandsbanan
• MerResor
• Skånetrafiken
• Tågkompaniet
• Västtrafik
• Veolia

REDUCED BOAT CROSSINGS

Tallink Silja Oy 50% discount
www.tallinksilja.com

• Riga (Latvia)-Stockholm: 50% discount
• Stockholm-Turku via Mariehamn: 50% discount
• Helsinki-Stockholm via Mariehamn: 50% discount
• Tallinn (Estonia)-Stockholm: 50% discount All discounts granted on the cabin category C-A. Port taxes are extra. Finland: +358(0)600 174 552 Sweden: +46(0)822 2140

Scandlines free transportation
www.scandlines.de

• Helsingør - Helsingborg

Viking Line 50% discount
www.vikingline.fi

• Turku/Helsinki - Stockholm

Stena Line 20% discount ;;
www.stenaline.com

• Frederikshavn - Göteborg
• Grenå - Varberg Denmark: +45 96 200 200 Sweden: +46 (0)31 704 0000

Destination Gotland special fare
www.destinationgotland.se

• Nynäshamn-Visby
• Oskarshamn-Visby (rail passes are valid on the bus from Berga to Oskarshamn)

PASS BONUSES

Berlin Night Express: reduced fare for pass holders if the pass is valid in Sweden
www.berlin-night-express.com

• Malmö - Berlin, including the ferry crossing Sassnitz-Trelleborg (with compulsory reservation of a couchette or bed)

Veljekset Salmela free bus transportation

• Kemi/Tornio - Haparanda (Sweden)

Länstrafiken in Norrboten free transportation on county busses

• Haparanda - Luleå

Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum (Railway Museum), admission free
Gävle and Ängelholm www.banverket.se/jarnvagsmuseum

• Gävle
• Ängelholm