{"id":1302759,"date":"2026-09-26T19:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302759"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:37:11","slug":"sweden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Sweden country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Sweden","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"A country that is mostly forest and lake, with a capital spread over fourteen islands. Expensive to eat in, free to sleep in if you have a tent, and light until midnight in June.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302761","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac28 | Dorm bed, from\r\n267,570 | Islands, the most of any country\r\nFree | Wild camping, by law\r\n24h | Daylight in the far north in June","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Cities on the water, forest behind them","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Stockholm is built across fourteen islands where a lake meets the Baltic, and the water is the point: ferries between districts, swimming in the middle of the city, and an archipelago of some 30,000 islands starting at the edge of town.\r\n\r\nGothenburg on the west coast is smaller, friendlier and cheaper, with a seafood tradition and its own archipelago. Malm\u00f6 in the south is a 35-minute train from Copenhagen and the most affordable of the three.\r\n\r\nWhat makes Sweden unusual is allemansr\u00e4tten, the right of public access: you can walk, forage and camp for a night on almost any uncultivated land, including private property, as long as you keep your distance from homes and leave no trace. In a country this expensive, that is a genuine budget strategy and the main reason people come in summer.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Swedish. English is spoken almost universally and very well\r\nCurrency | Swedish krona (SEK), not the euro\r\nEmergency | 112\r\nTap water | Excellent\r\nTipping | Not expected\r\nCards | Near-cashless. Many places refuse cash entirely\r\nHow long to stay | Three days for Stockholm, a week with the archipelago or Gothenburg\r\nBest months | June to August, or February for the far north","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Trains are good and the country is long. Stockholm to Kiruna is an overnight sleeper.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Stockholm | Fourteen islands, the old town at the centre, and an archipelago on the doorstep. Three days minimum. |  | 1302762 | Would soooo recommend to anyone just remember that it is slightly pricy and it tends to add up. The culture and sightseeing is a amazing and the city itself is beautiful | \nGothenburg | The west coast: seafood, canals, a friendlier feel and lower prices than the capital. |  | 1302763 | Gothenburg is beautiful, has cultural facilities that welcome you in. People are most friendly \u2764\ufe0f | \nMalm\u00f6 | Southern, multicultural, and 35 minutes from Copenhagen by train over the bridge. |  | 1302764 |  | \nUppsala | A university town 40 minutes from Stockholm, with a cathedral and cheap student bars. |  | 1302765 |  | \nKiruna | The Arctic north: northern lights, the Icehotel and the gateway to Abisko. |  | 1302766 |  | \nVisby | A walled medieval town on Gotland island, and a summer destination for the whole country. |  | 1302767 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Sweden splits into city summer, archipelago summer, and the Arctic winter.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"City break | blue | city | Three or four days in Stockholm, mostly on foot and ferry. | Gamla Stan early, before the tour groups; The Vasa Museum; Fika, properly, in the afternoon | Gamla Stan; S\u00f6dermalm; Djurg\u00e5rden | Stockholm; Gothenburg; Malm\u00f6 | city-break\nAdventure | green | backpack | Forest, lakes and a legal right to sleep in them. | Kayak the archipelago; Hike part of the Kungsleden; Wild camp for a night, legally | Stockholm archipelago; Abisko; Kungsleden | Stockholm; Kiruna | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | A warship raised from the seabed, and a lot of design. | The Vasa, which is one ship in one room; ABBA Museum, unironically; Skansen open-air museum | Vasa Museum; Skansen; Gothenburg Museum of Art | Stockholm; Gothenburg | culture\nBudget | teal | coin | Expensive country, free beds if you camp. | Wild camping under allemansr\u00e4tten; Lunch deals at midday; Supermarket dinners | The archipelago; Gothenburg; Uppsala | Stockholm; Gothenburg | budget-travel\nBeach | teal | sunglasses | Lake and Baltic swimming, and warmer than you would guess in August. | Swim off the rocks in the archipelago; Gotland beaches; A lake swim after a sauna | Stockholm archipelago; Gotland; West coast islands | Stockholm; Visby; Gothenburg | beach\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Expensive, late, and better in Gothenburg and Malm\u00f6. | S\u00f6dermalm bars; Gothenburg's Andra L\u00e5nggatan; Pre-drinks, like everyone else | S\u00f6dermalm; Andra L\u00e5nggatan; M\u00f6llev\u00e5ngen, Malm\u00f6 | Stockholm; Gothenburg; Malm\u00f6 | nightlife","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Sweden","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Vasa Museum in Stockholm holds a warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was raised almost intact in 1961. It is one room with one object in it and it is the best museum in Scandinavia.\r\n\r\nBeyond that, Stockholm is a walking and ferry city: Gamla Stan's old town, S\u00f6dermalm's bars and viewpoints, and Djurg\u00e5rden, an island of museums and parkland. The archipelago ferries leave from the centre and a day trip to Vaxholm or Grinda costs the price of a bus fare elsewhere.\r\n\r\nIn the north, Abisko has the clearest skies in Sweden for northern lights from September to March, and the Kungsleden trail runs 440km through the mountains for anyone equipped for it.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Vasa Museum | One ship, one room, and unmissable\r\nArchipelago ferries | Day trips from central Stockholm for a few euros\r\nFika | Coffee and a bun, taken seriously, usually around 15:00\r\nAllemansr\u00e4tten | The right to walk, forage and camp one night on uncultivated land","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Sweden","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Sweden","hw_hub_country_food_body":"The single best trick in Sweden is dagens r\u00e4tt, the lunch of the day: a hot main, salad, bread and coffee for \u20ac10 to \u20ac14, served on weekdays between about eleven and two. It is roughly half what the same restaurant charges in the evening.\r\n\r\nBeyond that, Swedish food is fish, potatoes and dairy, with meatballs doing the marketing. Herring in a dozen preparations, gravlax, and shrimp sandwiches on the west coast. Gothenburg's seafood is the best in the country.\r\n\r\nFika is a cultural institution rather than a snack: coffee and a cinnamon bun, often shared with colleagues, taken properly rather than at a desk. A bun is \u20ac3 to \u20ac4 and it is the cheapest hour you will spend here.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Dagens r\u00e4tt | \u20ac10\u201314 weekday lunch including salad, bread and coffee\r\nFika | Coffee and a bun, \u20ac5\u20137, and a social obligation\r\nSystembolaget | The state off-licence for anything over 3.5%. Closed Sundays\r\nSupermarkets | ICA, Coop and Willys. Self-catering saves a lot here","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Sweden","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Sweden","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Alcohol is state-controlled and expensive: a beer in a Stockholm bar is \u20ac7 to \u20ac9, and anything stronger than 3.5% can only be bought from Systembolaget, which closes early and does not open on Sundays. Everybody pre-drinks, and planning around Systembolaget's hours is a normal part of a Saturday.\r\n\r\nS\u00f6dermalm is Stockholm's bar district, Gothenburg's Andra L\u00e5nggatan is cheaper and more relaxed, and Malm\u00f6's M\u00f6llev\u00e5ngen is the most affordable of the three.\r\n\r\nSummer changes everything. Outdoor bars open along the water, the light lasts past eleven, and the whole country moves outside for three months before disappearing again.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Beer | \u20ac7\u20139 in a Stockholm bar, less in Gothenburg and Malm\u00f6\r\nSystembolaget | The only place to buy strong alcohol. Shuts early, closed Sundays\r\nTiming | Bars from 21:00, clubs from midnight to 03:00\r\nSummer | Outdoor bars and light until 23:00. A different country","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Sweden","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Sweden","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"SJ runs the trains and the south is well connected: Stockholm to Gothenburg in about three hours, Stockholm to Malm\u00f6 in four and a half. Book ahead for the cheaper fares, which fall away as the date approaches.\r\n\r\nThe north is a different proposition. Stockholm to Kiruna is a sixteen-hour train or a two-hour flight, and the night train \u2014 with couchettes \u2014 is the traditional way to do it and saves a night's accommodation.\r\n\r\nIn Stockholm, the metro doubles as an art gallery: over ninety stations have commissioned artwork, and a single ticket lets you ride between them. Ferries to the archipelago leave from the city centre and are part of the same transport system in the inner zones.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"SJ advance fares | Much cheaper booked weeks ahead\r\nNight train north | 16 hours to Kiruna, and it saves a night's bed\r\nStockholm metro | Ninety stations with commissioned art. Ride it as a gallery\r\nArchipelago ferries | Waxholmsbolaget, from the central quays","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Sweden","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Sweden costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Sweden is expensive, though slightly less so than Norway or Iceland. Dorms start around \u20ac28 in Stockholm, a beer is \u20ac7 to \u20ac9 and a restaurant dinner \u20ac22 to \u20ac35.\r\n\r\nTwo things cut it significantly. Dagens r\u00e4tt at lunch gets you a proper meal for \u20ac10 to \u20ac14, and allemansr\u00e4tten means a tent costs you nothing at all outside the cities \u2014 the only country in this guide where the bed line can legally be zero.\r\n\r\nSweden is also close to cashless. Cards are accepted everywhere and cash is refused in many places, including some museums and buses, so there is no point changing money before you arrive.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac28 in Stockholm, less in Gothenburg and Malm\u00f6\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac65\u201390, less if you camp and use lunch deals\r\nDagens r\u00e4tt | \u20ac10\u201314, and half the evening price for the same food\r\nCashless | Cards everywhere, cash often refused","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Sweden","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Sweden","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Sweden is a safe country for travellers, with low violent crime affecting visitors and very safe cities by any comparison. Pickpocketing exists around Stockholm Central and the busiest tourist areas at ordinary European levels.\r\n\r\nThe risks worth planning for are outdoors. In summer that means ticks in long grass \u2014 check yourself after walking in forest \u2014 and mosquitoes in the north, which are a genuine problem in July. In winter it means cold: temperatures well below zero, short daylight, and ice on pavements.\r\n\r\nIf you are hiking or camping under allemansr\u00e4tten, the rules matter: keep away from houses, do not light fires during burn bans, stay one night in a place, and take everything with you.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 112\r\nTicks | Check after walking in grass or forest in summer\r\nWinter cold | Well below zero in the north. Dress for it properly\r\nCamping rules | One night, away from homes, no trace, and respect fire bans","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Sweden is in the EU and the Schengen area but not the eurozone. EU citizens need an ID card; UK, US, Canadian and Australian passport holders get 90 days in any 180 across the whole Schengen zone.\r\n\r\nPassports need three months' validity beyond departure and to have been issued within the last ten years. ETIAS has been postponed repeatedly \u2014 check the official EU site.\r\n\r\nThere are identity checks on the train from Denmark over the \u00d8resund bridge at times, so keep a passport or ID card with you even on that short hop.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Schengen | 90 days in any 180 across the whole zone\r\nNot the euro | Swedish krona, and a near-cashless economy\r\nPassport validity | Three months beyond departure, issued within ten years\r\n\u00d8resund crossing | ID checks sometimes apply on trains from Denmark","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Sweden has a short, brilliant summer and a long dark winter with its own appeal in the Arctic north. May to August is when the country is outside.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Stockholm. The north is far colder and has full midnight sun in June and polar night in December.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | -1 | 2 | Dark and cold. Northern lights season in the Arctic\r\nFebruary | 0 | 3 | Best month for the north: lights, dog sledding, Icehotel\r\nMarch | 3 | 2 | Light returning, snow still good in the north\r\nApril | 9 | 2 | Between seasons. Cheap in the cities\r\nMay | 15 | 3 | Excellent. Everything reopens, evenings lengthen fast\r\nJune | 20 | 4 | The best month. Midsummer, and light until 23:00\r\nJuly | 22 | 5 | Peak. Swedes on holiday and the archipelago full\r\nAugust | 21 | 4 | Warmest water of the year, crayfish parties\r\nSeptember | 16 | 3 | Quiet and golden. Northern lights return up north\r\nOctober | 10 | 2 | Cooling, cheap, good for cities\r\nNovember | 5 | 1 | Dark and grey. Lowest prices\r\nDecember | 1 | 3 | Christmas markets, Lucia on the 13th, and long nights","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person. Camping under allemansr\u00e4tten can take the bed line to zero.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Prices are in kronor locally; these are euro equivalents. Weekday lunch deals at \u20ac10\u201314 are the single biggest saving available.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 28 | 18 | 5 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 40 | 34 | 9 | 16\r\nComfortable | 62 | 55 | 13 | 28","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Midsummer is the one that matters most, and the country genuinely closes for it.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"sweden","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Sweden","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/sweden\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Jokkmokk Winter Market | February | Jokkmokk | A S\u00e1mi market running since 1605, in the Arctic in deep winter. |  | \nValborg | 30 April | Uppsala \u00b7 Lund | Bonfires and student celebrations welcoming spring. 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Stockholm has the most, including a hostel in a moored sailing ship.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Sweden","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/sweden\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"202","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Sweden travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How many days do you need in Sweden? | Three days for Stockholm, five to add the archipelago or Gothenburg. The Arctic north is a separate trip and needs three or four days of its own once you have travelled that far.\r\nIs Sweden expensive? | Yes, though less than Norway or Iceland. Dorms from \u20ac28, beer \u20ac7 to \u20ac9, dinner \u20ac22 to \u20ac35. Weekday lunch deals at \u20ac10 to \u20ac14 and camping under allemansr\u00e4tten are what make it manageable.\r\nWhat is allemansr\u00e4tten? | The right of public access: you can walk, forage and pitch a tent for one night on uncultivated land, including private property, provided you stay away from houses, respect fire bans and leave no trace. It is the reason Sweden can be a cheap summer country.\r\nWhen can I see the northern lights in Sweden? | September to March in the far north, with Abisko having the clearest skies in the country. February combines dark nights with enough daylight to do other things, which is why it is the most popular month.\r\nDoes Sweden use the euro? | No, the Swedish krona. It is also close to cashless \u2014 cards are accepted everywhere and cash is refused in many places, so there is no need to change money before arriving.\r\nIs Stockholm walkable? | Very, once you understand it is on islands. 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