Book cheap
flights to Sweden to have new experience in this beautiful country. As a
country in Northern Europe, Sweden owns many beautiful natural landscapes and
the unique historical culture.
Cheap flights to Sweden |
Sweden
is one of the countries in Northern Europe in Scandinavia. In terms of
geographical location, Sweden shares border with Norway to the west, Finland to
the northeast, Bothnia and Baltic Sea to the east and the south. Stockholm is
the capital of this country. Sweden has stretching coastlines to the east and
majestic mountain system of Scandinavia, a vast mountain range which
constitutes the border between Sweden and Norway. Meanwhile, this kingdom has
the sea border with many countries such as German, Russian Federation, Denmark,
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. With 449,964 square kilometers, Sweden
is the largest country in Northern Europe with the population of 9.5 million
people. About 78% of Sweden area is forest, while the area of arable land is
only about 1%. The north is heavily forested; the west is mountainous region,
while Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural. Sweden is located in the
Arctic area, but due to the great influence of the Gulf Stream, Sweden climate
is relatively mild. In summer, the average temperature is about 15°C – 17°C. In
winter, there is the difference between the south and the north, the average
temperature in the north is -14°C and the south is -10°C.
Tourist attractions in Sweden
Waterfronts in Sweden |
Sweden is an attractive tourist
destination for tourists around the world with many attractions. Stockholm,
Gothenburg and Malmoe are the top destinations for tourists when visiting
Sweden. Among them, Gothenburg tops the list, because the city has relatively
cheap service prices, many attractive places, and friendly and hospitable
citizens. It is also the second largest industrial city in Sweden, the hometown
of the famous car brands worldwide like Volvo and Ericsson mobile phone.
Gothenburg by night |
Tourists should visit
around the city with attractions such as Central Square, Poseidon Statue - the
symbol of the city. Poseidon status stands majestically as protecting the
prosperity, peace to the city. Skansen Kronan Fortress is located on the poetic
hill, was once a famous prison in the war. Now, it has become the military
museum for tourists to visit and learn. Haga will be a great place with lovely
wooden houses built from the 19th century. Liseberg Amusement Park, the largest
park in Nordic region is also interesting place in Sweden for relaxation.
Interestingly, tourists should experience the feeling of sailing along the Gota
River to admire the beauty of Gothenburg city on the beautiful days.
Gamla Stan from Katarinahissen |
Leaving Gothenburg City,
tourists should drop by Stockholm of Sweden. Stockholm was once the Gamla Stan
medieval town with magnificent Royal Palace and Riksdag Palace. Visiting
Stockholm, tourists can walk around the maze with ancient narrow alleys of
Gamla Stan. Also, coming here tourists can buy a famous Tre Kronor shirt - the
symbol of Sweden and plastic Viking hat. Tourists who are interested in
exploring natural beauty of forest and mountain in Stockholm should drop by the
large Djurgarden Island, this would be the appropriate place to discover and
learn about nature. The city is known for museums such as Skansen and
Vasamuseet. Those who love the quiet and peace can visit Skeppsholmen Island
and Kastellholmen Island which have stunning beaches.
Adelgatan in Lund |
Lund city is famous for thrilling fairy tales of Andersen.
Walking on the clean and clam paved roads in Lund, watching the surroundings
and windows of colorful old houses, tourists seem to be back to the interesting
fairy tales on their childhood. Lund city always hides an ancient and idyllic
beauty with the Nordic architectural style. The idyllic, quiet beauty of local
people always attracts the attention of tourists. In addition, there are many
other attractions in Sweden such as Visby Ancient Capital, Gamla Stan Old
Quarter, Kalmar Castle, Stockholm Island and Drottningholm Royal Palace.
Airports in Sweden
Stockholm Arlanda Airport |
Currently, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is the main airport in
Sweden. It is exploiting daily domestic and international flights direct to/
from Sweden. In addition, tourists can choose flights
from Sweden to destinations around the world easily at some major airports
of Sweden such as:
-
Stockholm-Bromma Airport (Stockholm)
- Göteborg Airport (Göteborg)
- Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (Trollhättan)
- Kristianstad Airport (Kristianstad)
- Storuman Airport (Storuman)
- Mora-Siljan Airport (Mora)
- Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (Helsingborg)
- Kalmar Airport (Kalmar)
- Örebro Airport (Örebro)
- Göteborg Airport (Göteborg)
- Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (Trollhättan)
- Kristianstad Airport (Kristianstad)
- Storuman Airport (Storuman)
- Mora-Siljan Airport (Mora)
- Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (Helsingborg)
- Kalmar Airport (Kalmar)
- Örebro Airport (Örebro)
Presently,
tourists who want to choose cheap
flights from Sweden to Vietnam can book cheap tickets of the reputable
airlines in Asia. Airlines operating flights Sweden - Vietnam are Qatar
Airways, China Southern Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Air China, Turkish
Airlines, and Emirates...
Popular airlines in Sweden and to Sweden
Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A319 |
Scandinavian Airlines is
the multinational airline of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Also, it is the
largest airline in Europe. It always offers the best service for customers. The
airlines is currently operating cheap flights to Europe and some countries in other
continents including America, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and China… Popular and low-cost
airlines flying to Sweden are Czech Airlines, Finnair, EasyJet Switzerland, Air
China, Air Berlin, Air Croatia, Air France, Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines operated
by Tyrolean Airways, Belavia, Czech Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Emirates, Aegean
Airlines, Adria Airways, Estonian Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Bulgaria Air,
Germanwings operated by Eurowings, Icelandair, Iran Aseman Airlines, Iraqi
AIrways, LOT Polish Airlines, Luxiar, Pegasus Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, TAP
Portugal, Swiss International Air Lines, SunExpress, Ukaine International
Airlines, Untied Airlines, Vueling and some other airlines.
Other
useful information
Stockholm City Centre |
- Meat, fish, potato and bread are the most popular dishes in
Kingdom of Sweden. If tourists want to try the unique traditional dishes of
this country, they should taste Husmanskost. Tourists should choose
Michelin-starred restaurant to enjoy specialties of Sweden. In addition, there
are popular dishes of the Nordic region as black sausage, meatballs, potato
dumplings, pickled herring...
- Stockholm has many famous shopping centers in Sweden with
fairly reasonable price. If tourists are not European citizens, they can buy
duty-free goods because this country provides tax exemption for all tourists
who are not members of EU. All shopping centers, supermarkets, department
stores in Sweden are opened all week.
- Swedish people attach much important to queuing. Therefore,
when tourists come to anywhere that needs queuing they should not jostle with
someone, otherwise they will get the unsympathetic eyes of the people here.
Please adhere to the queue, take the number if available and wait for their
turn.
- Transportation system in Sweden is very convenient, roads are
wide and clean, traffic jam rarely occurs. Tourists can choose many different
means, but the most common public means here are bus and bicycle. Therefore,
the air in major cities of Sweden is always fresh and almost no dust. Traveling
with two means, tourists not only can save cost for tourists but also have the
chance to see the city more.
- The official currency in Sweden is euro, but tourists can also
use US dollar, so they should change money into one of two types of currency.
Tourists should change currency at exchange foreign currency counters at
airports or banks to get the higher rate than other places.
- There is an interesting thing in Sweden that is restaurants,
cafes, bars and pubs are not allowed to sell strong liquor. If tourists want to
buy and drink strong liquor, they can only come to restaurants belonging to the
chain store of Systembolaget. Under Swedish law, the citizens over 20 years old
are allowed to buy strong liquor. Maybe thanks to this, social evils rarely
occur in Kingdom of Sweden.