The 9 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.Sälen: Northern Lights Snowshoe Adventure with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $165

Review of Sälen’s 3-hour Northern Lights snowshoe tour, with hotel pickup, local guides, warm drinks, Swedish food, and honest aurora advice.

“Hyggelig tur med mulighed for at se nordlys. Husk at moder natur ikke kan udstikke en garanti for at man kan se det. Det er KOLDT, så klæd dig godt på. Vores guide, Johanna, var enormt god, og da hun er fotograf til hverdag, kunne hun også hjælpe lidt med fotografering. Vi fik ikke rigtigt set nordlyset, men det er ikke hverken guiden eller selskabets skyld. Det er et sats man må tage. Det var rigtigt hyggeligt omkring bålet med varm kakao, kanelbullar og ristede skumfiduser.”

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