Winter Holidays in Sweden

High above the Arctic Circle, Swedish Lapland is everything that you would expect from a “winter wonderland”. The snow is bountiful, weighing down the fir trees and carpeting the glistening frozen lakes that break up the otherwise dense forests. Over centuries the native Sami herdsmen have mastered techniques to travel through this land. Today, although used mainly for leisure, variations of these methods have spawned exciting winter sports such as snowshoeing and cross-country skiing to break trails into the wilderness.

Endless tracks through the Taiga forests are also some of the best conditions for sled dogs to really stretch their legs and pick up speed, however if its speed you are looking for then you can always swap traditional dog power for a more modern 800cc snowmobile. As well as offering all of these exciting sports, Swedish Lapland is also home to the world-renown Ice Hotel, which is possible to visit in all of our trips to Sweden.

Temperatures & daylight hours

Snow covers the ground in Sweden from as early as October and lasts until late April, with the snow conditions at its best from December until the end of March. Temperatures can vary from around -30°C in the colder months to a mild -3°C. In the height of winter the northern regions tend to see around 4-6 hours of daylight, which increases every month. It is at this time the night skies also become enriched with the brilliant displays from the Northern Lights.

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Sweden Winter Adventure Holidays

8 Days from £ 2,899

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Discover Europe's last remaining wilderness

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Great trip – exceeded my expectation

Lynn Tuson Finnish Wilderness Week

Fantastic week from start to finish. Great food and comfortable accommodation, equipment great also.

Siobhan Hanrahan Finnish Wilderness Week

A whistle stop tour through the extremes of Iceland’s landscape and weather! The itinerary is essentially waterfalls on day one, glaciers on day two and the ‘golden circle’ on day three. We had atrocious weather (lashing rain and 100mph winds) on day one so perhaps visiting three waterfalls wasn’t the best idea. They were very crowded and the weather made it impossible to really appreciate them. The glacier walk on the second day had to be abandoned due to high winds but not until after about an hour in the weather putting all the kit on and probably another hour attempting to get up the path. The northern lights are elusive and I found them disappointing – you can’t really see them with the naked eye, only through a camera lens set to the right exposure. We saw them on a separate bus tour on our last night in Reykjavik, not on the tour itself. Thankfully we had sunshine and calm for the last day. The landscape is beautiful and the food was delicious, if not all that varied. The long drives were broken up well with rest stops and road side sights.

Laura Waters Iceland Northern Lights

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