This is the Sweden chapter from Lonely Planet's Scandinavia guidebook.

As progressive and civilised as it may be, Sweden is a wild place. Its scenery ranges from barren moonscapes and impenetrable forests in the far north to sunny beaches and lush farmland further south.

• tour the urban waterways, exploring top-notch museums and wandering the labyrinthine Old Town of Stockholm
• maps
• celebrate Midsummer in the heartland villages surrounding lovely Lake Siljan
• transport
• dig into the art, fashion and originality that make Sweden's 'second city' of Göteborg first-rate
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Stockholm & around, Fjäderholmarna, Ferry Ports, Vaxholm, Stockholm Archipelago, Ekerö District, Sigtuna, Svealand, Uppsala, Örebro, Falun, Lake Siljan Region, Skåne, Malmö, Lund, Trelleborg, Ystad, Helsingborg, Götaland, Varberg, Göteborg, Marstrand, Strömstad, Norrköping, Linköping, Vadstena, Småland, Växjö, Glasriket, Oskarshamn, Kalmar, Öland, Karlskrona, Gotland, Visby, Around the Island, Norrland, Sundsvall, Höga Kusten, Östersund, Åre & around, Umeå, Luleå, Haparanda, Arvidsjaur, Jokkmokk, Gällivare & Malmberget, Kiruna, Abisko, Understand Sweden, History, the Swedes, the Arts, the Landscape, Green Sweden, Swedish Cuisine, Survival Guide, Directory, Getting There & Away, and Getting Around.