hyt3kk at 2023-12-28 22:50:49+00:00 ID: kfc03eu

You are so welcome to Sweden ! At what time of the year will you visit Sweden ?

CakePhool at 2023-12-29 16:04:27+00:00 ID: kffda4o

Are there any kids in the family?

RedStateWannebe at 2023-12-28 23:04:34+00:00 ID: kfc290p

If you visit during spring/summer I would recommend a visit to Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea. It´s an hours flight from Stockholm. Gotland´s “capital” Visby is adorable and ancient with buildings and a city wall from middle ages.

I would not recommend Malmö, it’s nice for an afternoon but not more than that. If you plan to continue to Denmark though, Malmö could be worth a stop, but not otherwise.

Chanzui91 at 2023-12-29 11:29:41+00:00 ID: kfefr0n

Norrköping -> Kolmården, not sure how great it is during the winter tho…

carrotporkchop at 2023-12-29 09:05:08+00:00 ID: kfe46nj

I’m surprised nobody mentioned Uppsala yet. It’s a beautiful old town close to Stockholm with rich history. Stockholm is a must of course, especially Skansen.

Dalarna area (Mora for example) gives a very different vibe.

Lookup rune stones and “hällristning” (overview map), they are in many places in the southern part of Sweden.

Xanma_6aki at 2023-12-29 05:14:52+00:00 ID: kfdj22o

Visit Rinkeby and Tensta in Stockholm, best places for a tourist

hallomydadsdid at 2023-12-28 23:30:30+00:00 ID: kfc67im

Östersund, if you have a car, you can go to the mountains (fjällen) named Åre. It is very beautiful in Östersund.

Flesh-God at 2023-12-28 23:35:35+00:00 ID: kfc6yrd

Go to Gränna! It’s very small Swedish village with alot of niche culture! Especially candy.

feba_ at 2023-12-28 22:50:21+00:00 ID: kfc00ra

Borås

PleaseBePatient99 at 2023-12-28 23:40:36+00:00 ID: kfc7pt8

Don’t go to Malmö if you want to experience Swedish culture.

asawmark at 2023-12-29 05:53:53+00:00 ID: kfdnfvb

Old town in Stockholm Tourist bus hop on hop off in Stockholm

TheRealChopythes at 2023-12-29 06:25:44+00:00 ID: kfdqn1a

If you want to experience culinary and cultural stuff, I’d recommend going to a smaller town.

Lidköping is really pretty during summer, you can go bathing in Vänern, sit at the café at Skogshyddan and enjoy the view of Vänern from the outside while munching on fika (Coffee and a sweet treat) while the kids play at the mini golf, bathing or just running around.

Limtorget, located very close to the Resecentrum (train/bus station) has a small square with some very old buildings that survived the fire in 1840’s something. You can stroll around, have a look at Ajax (if it’s open, it’s a small mini museum where you can see how it looked in the 1800’s and how people lived. It’s kinda cool tbh!). If you want to hike and explore, there’s a small trail going around the twon near the waters called “Strandpromenaden” which basically means: Beach Walk.

Or if you want to have a great view of the city town: Råda (it’s outside of Lidköping but easy to take the bus). Or Kinnekulle utsiktstorn. You might need a cab for that though.

You can also visit Läckö Slott, it’s kinda like a museum with a guide to show you around the castle where they talk about how people used to live. Also: You can see rock carvings there as well! :D

But enough of Lidköping, Gotland would be my second tip! It’s absolutely gorgeous during summer, there’s a lot of people around the summer and it can be a bit expensive due to that. You can go there by boat or plane, the latter has a shorter travel time.

If you enjoy tea, you should def visit Kränku, which has one of the best teas there is. It’s a fun shop, when I visited it, it had a combination of arts and crafts and tea. I loved it!

Almedalen (a park) is beautiful to have a break at when tired. Very green and lovely. Also: Gotland might be very busy due to Medieavel Week, so people dress up and go roleplaying, markets, songs and whatnot! (I’m not much into it so I don’t know what date it is at, if you want a hotel you might want to avoid those dates as it’s extremely popular and hard to get a place to stay at).

Gränna is the town of candy canes. But that’s basically it. Not much more to it.

If you enjoy seafood: Smögen. Close~ish to Gothenburg. Lund is also very pretty, the central park with the Botaniska trädgården which is free to visit if you like plants :D

I haven’t been to Malmö much, except for their awesome crafts store Drewex which has cheap artist supplies. And Sci-fi Store (which also has two other stores located in Gothenburg and Stockholm).

Soooo… Those would be my suggestions if you want to experience more of a cultural view. Sweden is pretty famous for it’s fika, there’s café’s everywhere.

Food wise it might be a bit more difficult since we kinda enjoy our fast food such as pizza, thai food and hamburgers.

What you should try out is going to a small foodtruck/park grill and order a tunnbrödsrulle or a half/half which is mashed potatoes, strips and sausage. Usually with some kind of “röra”, like shrimp, onion and sourcream or something like it. Ofc, it’s up to your liking, you can have mustard and ketchup too ;)

If you go to a restaurant, most offers pancakes or meatballs or nuggets to kids so it’s very accommodating towards families.

But like I said; If you want to experience the Swedish culture, visit some of the smaller towns instead and avoid the bigger cities. It’s easy to take the train or bus to the destinations and if you feel unsure, just ask away! People are always eager to help a lost tourist unless they’re tourists themselves :)

Oh, and most elderly speak English as well, maybe not so much in the smaller towns but there are exceptions of course, but teens are usually fluent in the language so don’t be scared if you don’t know the language :)

Adorable-Cut-4711 at 2023-12-29 03:42:46+00:00 ID: kfd7amm

Much has already been written in this thread.

I would recommend that you clarify a bit what you are looking for exactly. What type of culture are you interested in? Just watching the general vibe of the city life in general? Going to specific clubs? Also, does family mean that you are couple, or does it mean that you have kids? Perhaps not the best idea to bring your kids to a night club :)

Brilliant-Fox-8537 at 2023-12-28 23:00:44+00:00 ID: kfc1nmo

I think Stockholm is the best city for tourists because it have the most museums

karmaniaka at 2023-12-28 23:40:04+00:00 ID: kfc7mum

I know you said you’re not into museums, but I would highly recommend the Gamla Linköping open-air museum. It’s like a historical model of the old town center made out of the actual buildings that were once there. Has locals actually living in it like any other district, so it’s not a theme park. Some great shops that sell hand made things and a rather idyllic café. Often hosts minor cultural events.