The 15 Winter Activities in Sweden That Earn Their Price

1.Winter Boat Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,357 reviews · 1h 15m · from $43Our pick

See Stockholm’s winter quays, Djurgården, and Fjäderholmarna on a 75-minute guided boat tour with icebreaking and onboard café.

“A lovely way to see the city and find out about Stockholm’s history. Our guide was very knowledgeable and pointed out many items of interest we would not have noticed on our own. My advice is to check the weather and dress warmly. It was overcast when we undertook this activity and VERY cool sitting outside in the wind.”

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2.Winter Kayaking, Swedish Fika, and Hot Sauna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 817 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $138Top rated

Paddle Stockholm’s winter archipelago in a dry suit, enjoy outdoor fika, and warm up in a wood-fired sauna with an optional sea plunge.

“The team at Skärgårdens Kanotcenter was so patient in getting us fitted into our dry suits and into the kayak itself. The tour was awesome, paddling through thin ice and then out around the islands of the Stockholm archipelago. The weather, light snow, made the trip even more beautiful. We stopped for tea and cookies and then continued paddling. The sauna and ice dips in the lake was so refreshing!! This met my expectations completely! I truly enjoyed this experience. Jules and Gabi were great! Highly recommend this activity.”

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3.Winter Kayaking, Swedish Fika and hot Sauna Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 156 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $160

Paddle Stockholm’s icy archipelago in a dry suit, enjoy Swedish fika, then warm up in a sauna with an optional Baltic plunge.

“An exhilarating experience in the winter through the frozenvwaters around the archipelago. Great team Well organised and equipped Good safety procedures”

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4.Daytime Snowshoe Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 96 reviews · 3 hours · from $127

Review of Kiruna’s 3-hour daytime snowshoe hike, with Arctic forests, wildlife tracks, warm drinks, hotel pickup, and small-group guiding.

“The hike was beautiful, our guide Daniel told us a lot of facts about the region, animals in the area and the samis. He made sure we were doing okay all the time and made a stop to give us hot drinks along the way. It was super nice!”

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5.Wilderness Snowshoe Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 94 reviews · 2 hours · from $88

Review of Abisko’s 2-hour snowshoe hike, with Arctic views, wildlife tracks, warm drinks, small groups, pricing, and practical tips.

“Anna was a very good guide , she told us all about tracks and nature, we had a nice break and the views where wonderfull. An easy tour, much time to make photo’s. thank you Anna”

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6.Winter Kayaking Tour through the City Centre

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 48 reviews · 3 hours · from $134

Paddle Stockholm’s winter waterways in a dry suit, passing City Hall, Kungsholmen, Södermalm, and Gamla Stan with a guide.

“Very enjoyable, a great and interesting way to see the city. The guide (Bobby) was very competent and friendly. Definitely recommend the sauna after, and the opportunity to dip in the icy water halfway through! All round fantastic experience.”

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7.Snowshoe in a Winter Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $146

Explore Kiruna’s snowy forest on an easy 2.5-hour snowshoe walk with animal tracks, Sami culture, berry juice, and a small group.

“Very nice guide, nice tour through the forest, with lots of regional information. It is interpreted the tracks of animals, describing the flora and fauna. Nice was also the break by the campfire with delicious warm juice and Kangas cookies.Auto-translated”

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8.Snowshoe Winter Hike from Stockholm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $191

Trade Stockholm streets for a guided snowshoe hike, forest wildlife, frozen lakes, campfire lunch, fika, and small-group care.

“It’s one of those once in a life time experiences. I really enjoyed the hike, despite being tired. We also walked on two lakes, which was very scary but our guide managed to help all of us and even take pictures and videos while we do so. The soup we had was very delicious as well!”

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9.Snowshoe Trek with Aurora Hunt and Warm Beverage

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 3 hours · from $143

Snowshoe through Kiruna’s snowy wilderness, warm up with drinks and sandwiches, and search for the Northern Lights with a local guide.

“Everything on this tour. Ronja is an excellent and most motivated guide. She knows a lot about culture, about the survival in the wilderness, about nature and so many things more. It was a very pleasant trip and we enjoyed every minute of it! Mother nature was on our side and we were overwhelmed by the beauty of the nothern light! Thank you for leading us so well 😍👏🏼”

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10.Snowshoe in a Winter Forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 20 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $143

Explore Kiruna’s snowy forest by snowshoe with a friendly local guide, wildlife stories, Sami culture, homemade buns, and hot berry juice.

“Sehr informative Tour in kleinem Kreis; schönes Naturerlebnis; Wanderung hätte etwas länger sein können; Anders ist ein super sympathischer Guide mit dem es Spaß gemacht hat;”

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11.Snowshoe up a Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $146

Snowshoe above Kiruna’s tree line with local guide Anders, animal tracks, sunset views, hot berry juice, and a small group of eight.

“We hiked up a mountain with Anders in Kiruna. Pick up and quick drive was friendly and informative. The nature was snow covered magic! Lush surrounds. Lots of interesting animal tracks to spot. A good paced hike both up and down and the snow shoes were comfortable ! I do recommend you buy the heat warmers off Anders at the start! Thank you for also getting gluten free cookies for me to enjoy our celebration snack at the top of the mountain :) Definitely recommend for the outdoors adventure !”

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12.Snowshoe up a Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $143

Snowshoe above Kiruna’s tree line with a friendly local guide, animal tracks, sunset views, berry juice, and homemade buns.

“Absolutely fabulous. Our guide Anders was brilliant. Not only was he very knowledgeable and keen to share history and nature with us but he was also a lot of fun. Its a must if you visit Kiruna.”

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13.Winter Kayak Tour in Stockholm City (Dry Suit Kayaking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $152

Paddle Stockholm’s winter waterways in a dry suit, passing Gamla Stan, Södermalm, and city bridges with an expert guide.

“Fabulous way to see Stockholm, we really enjoyed the tour and Bobby was a great guide telling us a bit about the area. Would definitely recommend it. Only negative thing was there is no toilet or changing room but there is public toilets a few minutes walk away.”

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14.Winter City Kayaking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 3.5 - 4 hours · from $171

Paddle Stockholm’s quiet winter waterways in a dry suit, see City Hall and Gamla Stan, and enjoy lunch or fika with a local guide.

“really nice trip, professional gear, nice guide and lunch!”

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15.Nordic Winter Skills – 3 hours including lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10 reviews · 3 hours · from $188

Learn snowshoeing, fire-making, Arctic wildlife, and Sami outdoor cooking on a practical three-hour winter tour near Luleå.

“A very fun tour! Our guides gave us a good adventure and they had a great sense of humor. The food was amazing too!”

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