A short guide about Expedition Cruises to Sweden
Sweden is the largest of the Scandinavian countries, and offers many opportunities for cultural and outdoor activities. Visit the cities to explore the country's glorious past or present day life in a cosmopolitan and modern society. If you need rest from the hectic city life, just leave for the countryside, the vast forests, 90,000 lakes, mountains and the beautiful sea await you.
Sweden's great and vastly unspoiled nature is very diverse; the south has warm and sandy beaches, an open rural landscape with beautiful manors and patches of woods. The coast is dominated by thousands of small islands and the landscape is dominated by woods, spotted with many lakes and smaller agricultural areas. Along the coast is a chain of lakes to the Finnish border, here the rivers become greater, the forests darker, and the people fewer to the north. Close to the Norwegian border is Lappland, where the mountains become higher and rougher and you can experience the empty north of the polar circle.
Stockholm is the beautiful capital of Sweden, hi-tech oriented and full of history, it stays connected to Gothenburg by the famous steamboat “Gapta Kanal” the Blue Ribbon of Sweden. The Gapta Kanal carries both private boats and cruises through the central plains and valleys of Sweden known for its medieval history as well as its modern aviation and electronics. Gothenburg is dominated by its large international port and is the industrial heart of Sweden, in the south is the cosy city of Malmap and an easy daytrip from Copenhagen in Denmark. The City of Linkapping is home to SAAB Aerospace and boasts the origins of the mainframe computer. Its University of over 28,000 students is best known for computer engineering, modelling and simulation technologies.
Sweden has become rich and powerful thanks to its great natural resources; the iron ore mines in the far north, the forestry industry and cheap electricity from water power. Tourabout is the perfect place to start looking for tours that follow the midnight sun, with warm and sandy beaches to relax on.