My best travel tips in December: trips, excursions and Swedish gems – Travel Friday

My best travel tips in December: trips, excursions and Swedish gems – Travel Friday

Are you thinking about suitable travel tips in Sweden for the last month of the year? Here’s a selection of my favorites over the years, from midwinter chips in northern Sweden to December fun in Malmö.

road trip through the valleys

My best travel tips in December: trips, excursions and Swedish gems

#1. Excursions in Sweden in December

In December the calendar tends to become overcrowded with social events in all possible contexts. Maybe that’s why it can be extra fun to take a break from the festivities and take an occasional trip?

Stockholm December

In terms of excursions, it does not have to be so complicated, our Swedish cities are good at organizing various fun events and events in Christmas decorations.

Tips for excursions in Sweden in December:

  • Nobel dinner and Nobel week lights Stockholm
  • December tips in Stockholm and surroundings
  • From darkness to light – Lucia celebration in Stockholm

#2. Traveling with children in December: tips for families with children

wonderland
Orsa Grönklitt Dalarna

December means Christmas holidays and opportunities to spend the school holidays elsewhere. If you want to rent a house or apartment at this time of year, make sure you get there on time!

Travel tips for families with children in Sweden in December:

  • Traveling with children in Dalarna: 10 stops worth a visit
  • Falu Gruva: tips for a family outing in Dalarna
  • About celebrating Christmas in Funäsdalen

#3. Travel to Sweden and weekend tips in December

Christmas in Nääs factories
Sheraton Stockholm

If you’re planning a weekend getaway in December, there are plenty of fun options to choose from. Personally, I’m extra excited about checking into hotels this month!

Tips for trips and weekends in Sweden in December:

  • Celebrating Christmas in a hotel in Sweden: 5 suggestions
  • Hotel Ruth: review of hotels in Vasastaden, Stockholm
  • Kalmar Castle: Christmas market and first weekend of Advent

#4. Nature, peace and recovery in December

calm in December nature
paradise nature reserve

Some believe that nature experiences in December should involve skiing in some way, diagonally or horizontally. And of course, skiing can be great in every way – but don’t underestimate a winter walk in the forest for all the world!

Tips about Swedish places for nature, peace and recovery in December:

  • Tyresta National Park (and a winning concept)
  • Paradise nature reserve: hiking tips in Stockholm
  • Skiing in Branäs (and what to see and do nearby)

#5. Last minute? Here are my tips for spontaneous December trips in Sweden!

Orsa Grönklitt Dalarna

Christmas is fun, in all its glory, but you can also have too much of a good thing. Do you feel an urgent need to get away from Christmas preparations, unattainable expectations and stress in general? Go on a last-minute trip within Swedish borders!

Last minute tips in Sweden during the month of December:

  • Tips about Malmö: 7 personal favorites during autumn and winter
  • Things to do in Vadstena: 7 tips in one of Sweden’s nicest cities
  • Sights in Sweden: tip list from A to Z

#6. More Swedish travel tips for the rest of the year

bucket list for resort in Sweden Abisko
  • My best travel tips in Sweden during the month of July
  • My best travel tips in Sweden during the month of August
  • My best travel tips in Sweden during the month of September
  • My best travel tips in Sweden in October
  • My best travel tips in Sweden in November

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