Sweden

Sweden Travel Guide

Sweden saw 8.4 million international tourists stay in registered accommodation in 2024—a 16% increase over 2023—and logged 64.1 million overnight stays in total.

  • Capital: Stockholm
  • Swedish Krona (SEK)
  • Visa Required
  • Best: Summer (June–August), Winter (December–February)

About Sweden

Sweden saw 8.4 million international tourists stay in registered accommodation in 2024—a 16% increase over 2023—and logged 64.1 million overnight stays in total.

Quick facts

capital
Stockholm
currency
Swedish Krona (SEK)
language
Swedish
population
10.5 million
intl arrivals (overnight)
~8.4 M
overnight stays
~64.1 M

Best time to visit

Spring
Summer
June–August
Warmest weather & festivals
Autumn
Winter
December–February
Winter season & lights

Travel tips

General
General

Plan your Sweden trip

Tell us roughly when and who is travelling. You will get a costed itinerary — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa — usually the same working day.

Top attractions in Sweden

The places most of our travellers ask about — we build them into your itinerary.

Gamla Stan (Stockholm Old Town)

Historic medieval core

Vasa Museum

17th-century warship museum

Abisko & Northern Lights

Arctic viewing location

Cities in Sweden

Tap a city for where to stay and what we can arrange there.

We build Sweden trips to order

We have not published a fixed Sweden itinerary, and most of what we book is custom anyway. Tell us when you want to travel and who is coming, and we will put together a costed plan — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa included.

Practical information

Tourism Stats

YoY growth
+16%
Economic impact
~$9.9 B spending (2023 data)

Safety

General
Very safe; city awareness advised
Emergency
112

Sweden: common questions

What travellers from Surat ask us before booking.

The seasons we usually recommend are Summer (June–August), Winter (December–February). Tell us when you can travel and we will say honestly whether it is a good window or suggest a better one.

Visa Required. Our visa desk handles the whole application — document checklist, appointment, submission and tracking until your passport is back. Call +91 97278 86777 or send an enquiry.

Yes. We plan the whole trip from Surat — flights from Surat, Ahmedabad or Mumbai, hotels, transfers, sightseeing and visas — as one costed itinerary with a single point of contact.

It depends entirely on your dates, hotel category and how many of you are travelling, so we quote live rather than publish a figure that would be out of date. Send us your dates and you will normally have a costed itinerary the same working day, free and with no obligation.

Ready to explore Sweden?

Send us your dates and we will come back with a costed itinerary and honest advice about the season — free, and with no obligation. Mon–Sat, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm IST.

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