Sweden

Sweden’s capital and largest city, Stockholm is also its cultural and economic hub. Stockholm is located on an island in the Baltic Sea between Salt Bay (Saltsjön) and Lake Mälar (Mälaren), opposite the Gulf of Finland. Uppland and Södermanland are only two of the several mainland areas included in this metropolitan area. Because of its location as a global metropolis, Stockholm is often praised as a visual feast.

Birger Jarl, the Swedish king at the time, laid the groundwork for much of what would become Stockholm in 1252, the year it was officially recognized as a city. Its rapid growth can be attributed in large part to a trade agreement with Lübeck, Germany. In exchange for signing this pact, Lübeck merchants were allowed to set up shop in Sweden duty-free. The city officially became Stockholm, Sweden’s capital, in 1436. Stockholm was liberated from Danish dominance by Gustav I Vasa in 1523, after years of conflict between the Swedes and the Danes.Things to do in Stockholm during Sweden Tour Packages.

• Vasa Museum
• The Royal Palace
• Skansen
• Fotografiska
• Kungsträdgården
• Moderna Museet
• Swedish History Museum
• Drottningholm Palace
• Nordiska museet
• Gamla stan

• Liseberg
• Slottsskogen
• Universeum
• VOLVO Museum
• Horticultural Society
• Gothenburg Museum of Art
• Skansen Kronan
• Aeroseum
• Maritiman
• Gothenburg Botanical Garden
• Museum of World Culture

• Turning Torso
• Kungsparken, Malmö
• St. Peter’s Church
• Malmö Castle
• Lilla Torg
• Folkets Park
• Pildammsparken
• Malmö City Library
• Slottsträdgården

• Stadsparken, Lund
• Kulturen
• Skissernas Museum
• Lundagård
• Lunds domkyrka
• Lund University Historical Museum
• Drottens Kyrkoruin
• Sankt Hans Hills

At a projected municipal population of 130,224 in 2020, Ume, a city on the Ume River, will be the largest locality in Norrland and the thirteenth largest in Sweden. In the 30 years between 1980 and 2010, the number of dwellings in Ume grew by more than four times. Ume University was established in 1965.  In 2018, Ume was adding over a thousand new people year, and by 2050, the municipality anticipates that the population would have risen to over 200 thousand. Another study, however, has cast doubt on the 2050 forecast of city size, saying that it is an exaggeration.

Ume, in northern Sweden, is home to several academic, scientific, and medical facilities. Approximately 40,000 people, or one-third of the city’s population, are enrolled in courses at Ume University or one of the three primary campuses of SLU. CRISPR gene editing was developed by scientists at Ume University, who will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020.   Umea and Riga, Latvia, were both named European Capitals of Culture in 2014.Here are places to see in Umea while in Sweden tour Package.

• Västerbotten museum
• Bildmuseet
• Guitars the Museum
• Kulturväven
• Umeå City Church
• Arboretum Norr
• Norrlandsoperan AB
• Umeå Energi Arena

Västers, the capital of the län (county) of Västmanland in eastern Sweden. Towards the west of Stockholm, close to where the Svartn River enters Lake Mälar.

The electrical industry in Sweden is centered on Västers, which is also the largest inland port in Sweden. Under its former name, Aros, the region that later became known as Västra (“West”) Aros served as a significant Middle Ages commercial center and bishopric (“River Mouth”). For centuries, it served as a vital port for the Bergslagen mining district’s exports of iron and copper. It was there that the Swedish parliament publicly adopted the Reformation in 1527, and it was there that the Vasa dynasty’s title to the throne was guaranteed in 1544. The city’s Gothic cathedral is where King Eric XIV was laid to rest. On the banks of the Svartn River lies a 12th-century fortress that has been converted into a museum. As of recently, Västers has been home to a campus of Mälardalen University. There are an estimated 131,934 people living in the metro region as of the year 2005.Things to do in Uppsala while in your Sweden tour package.

• Anundshög
• Västerås Cathedral
• Vallby Open Air Museum
• Kungsbyn Animal Park
• Kokpunkten Actionbad
• Engsö Castle
• Strömsholm Palace
• Kyrkbacken

Helsingborg, formerly known as Hälsingborg, is a city and port in the county of Skne in southern Sweden. The Sound’s (resund) narrowest point is near the Danish town of Helsingr (Elsinore), making it the easiest place for car traffic to enter and leave Europe. Helsingborg is known as “the Pearl of The Sound” because to its beautiful setting.

In 1085 it was first mentioned as a community, and because to its strong fortress it became a key political and military hub in the Middle Ages. Despite being transferred to Swedish control in 1658, Helsingborg was sacked and burned by the Danes on many occasions until hostilities finally ended in the early 18th century. After the Sound crossing toll was abolished in 1857, the town’s economy began to flourish.Places to see in Helsingborg during Sweden tour packages.

• Tropikariet
• Fredriksdal Museum & Gardens
• Kärnan
• Sofiero Palace
• Dunkers
• Pålsjö skog
• St. Mary Parish
• Landborgspromenaden

City of Uppsala, in eastern Sweden; county seat of Uppsala. It’s located north-northwest of Stockholm, 64 km (40 mi) away. Trade post Stri Aros was founded not far from Gamla (Former) Uppsala, the political and ecclesiastical heart of the old kingdom of Svea, at the mouth of the Fyris River. The new Uppsala became an important commercial center and royal capital by the 13th century.

As the seat of the Swedish archbishop, Uppsala has retained its prominence as a religious centre while relinquishing its political power to Stockholm. A Gothic cathedral, the largest ecclesiastical structure in the country, stands as a symbol of the city. The edifice was first envisioned in the late 13th century, but progress was so slow that it wasn’t consecrated as a church until 1435. The cathedral burned down several times, but it was reconstructed by the end of the 19th century. Across from the cathedral is the Gustavianum, a medieval structure that previously served as a palace for archbishops. The ancient buildings were incorporated into a new edifice that Uppsala University built in the 1620s to house a museum of archaeology and cultural history.

• Uppsala Cathedral
• Uppsala Castle
• Gustavianum – Uppsala University Museum
• Upplands Museum
• Gamla Uppsala
• Biotopia, Uppsala
• UniQuest
• Fyrishov