Sweden
Capital - Stockholm
Major cities - Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Västerås
Top attractions - Lapland, Skokloster Slott Castle, Birka, Gripsholm Castle, Sareks National Park
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At a glance
A trip to Sweden is a dream of millions of people, because the country has always been the most favored tourist destination in the world. Tourism in Sweden is an all year round activity. The country is beautiful at any season. Forests, clean lakes, mountains and islands create excellent conditions for the perfect holiday, especially for those, who prefer an ecotourism. It is not a secret that in winter the most favorite kind of sports both of the locals and visitors is skiing. A lot of tourists choose downhill resorts at Are and Vemdalen and many cross country ski tracks. It is also possible to go ice yachting and ice skating, for this purpose it would be better to go to the northern part of the country, where the great number of the lakes is concentrated. In summer the choice is much wider: fishing, hiking, cycling, or swimming.
During the last years tourism in Sweden becomes a fast-growing sector of the economy. The government tries to develop and to improve the conditions for the active rest, at the same time paying a great attention to the ecological problems. Sweden is a country that satisfies practically all the demands of the visitors. Here the unexploited nature and eco-friendly environment is sussesfully combined with great potential in expanding tourism industry. That’s why with every new year the vacation in Sweden become more and more ineterstimg and attractive for the touirsts.
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