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Sweden » Tourism
Sweden is a place where the sun never sets especially in the far north allowing activity to go on till late in the evening and even through the night. There are varied activities for the tourists in Sweden. Tourists travel to Sweden to enjoy the gentle charm of the country, the Arctic beauty of the North, the castles, islands, the natural wonders and the rare phenomenon of the midnight sun.
With a population of just 9 million on the Swedish land there are lots of unexploited areas and untouched wilderness waiting to be explored. Over 57% of Sweden’s total area is covered with forests and it has over 100,000 lakes and numerous rivers. Sweden has the longest coastline in Europe. It is famous for salmon and the salmon trout. The diverse landscapes adding beauty also provide a rich environment for wildlife and thus a lot of nature tourism opportunities for which many people travel to Sweden. Hunting is quite popular especially among foreign tourists; in fact there is special hunting seasons for moose, bear, deer, fox, grouse etc. The large number of lakes and forests provide a lot of outdoor activities for which Sweden’s tourism is specially gaining popularity.
Sweden’s tourism industry is growing in popularity with passing years. From 1991 to 2006 Sweden tourism witnessed a dramatic increase with the number rising by around 80%, ahead of rest of Europe. International visitors in 2007 increased showing 2.3 % growth. Popular cities of Sweden
Big cities have attracted maximum tourists in Sweden. Stockholm is quite popular with tourists and considered as Europe’s most interesting region. It is scenically beautiful, modern city with a rich culture. Stockholm has a unique mixture of natural beauty, cultural heritage and modern international urban culture, including its dynamic design, fashion, gastronomic, music, and art and entertainment scenes. There are lots of museums, galleries that the Sweden tourists can explore.
It is referred to as ‘The Capital of Scandinavia’ because it is not only the natural central point of Scandinavia, but also considered a financial and cultural centre of Scandinavia. The country's second-largest city, Gothenburg, is a hub for maritime traffic on the North Sea. It offers a lot of cultural sights and entertainment attractions like Liseberg which is Northern Europe´s largest amusement park. Fishing villages of Smogen and Grebbestad with its seafood, beautiful surroundings are popular summer resorts. With the opening of the Oresund Bridge that joins Malmo, Sweden's third-largest city to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, Malmo has become an exciting metropolitan city famous for its parks and food. 
Famous places of Sweden
Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi in Northern Sweden offers frozen thrills of
dog sledging, ice fishing, ice skating, wilderness snowmobile tour ,
cross-country skiing & snow-shoeing, snowmobiling and more. People from around the globe travel in order to experience the pristine natural scenery of Its snow clad mountains and trees, frozen lakes makes an ideal winter retreat. During the warmer half of the year, people mainly from other countries of Europe travel to all parts of Sweden to enjoy the luxury of peaceful solitude in a splendid natural setting. Liljevalchs Art Hall, The National museum, Sweden’s largest art gallery The Royal Opera, the Nobel Museum |
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