From the wild beauty of the Härjedalen mountains to the scattered islands of the Gothenburg archipelago, Europe’s third-largest country is a haven for anyone who enjoys the great outdoors
Wherever you are in Sweden, nature is never far away. Tiny villages come with backdrops of towering snow-cloaked mountains and buzzy cities are hugged by the arms of clean, winding rivers. This is the third largest country in Europe, yet it has the second lowest population density; the result is a land of wide open spaces, crammed full of nature and begging to be explored.
“The freedom to roam – known as allemansrätten – guarantees any visitor to Sweden can walk, hike and explore pretty much anywhere they like,” says Daniel Green, a guide for the Travelling Naturalist, who leads small-group wildlife tours in Sweden. “The diversity of birds, mammals, butterflies, dragonflies and plants here is high, with good populations of many species considered scarce in many other parts of Europe.”
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