Baltic and Scandinavia

There are few places on earth where you can surround yourself so completely in history and mythical folklore. In Northern Europe you'll follow the wake of the Vikings through deep glistening waters framed by dramatic cliffs and rolling green hills.

Sweden
Some inside information about this beautiful country up in the north. Sweden is famous, especially among the Swedes themselves, for its natural beauty. Many people in Sweden love their natural scenery with an almost religious intensity. With fewer than nine million people, Sweden is a small nation in terms of population - smaller than Belgium and only half as big as the Netherlands. Perhaps this is why foreigners are often surprised when they realize the geographic size of our country. Physically, Sweden is one of the largest countries in Western Europe - larger than California and nearly the same size as Spain or France.

Stockholm Archipelago
With over 24.000 islands of which only 150 are inhabited year around, the Stockholm Archipelago is a unique natural experience. Stockholm's archipelago is one of the world´s most spectacular. It starts right in the middle of the captial and stretches eastwards about 60 km into the Baltic Sea. "Arholma" is the most northern island and about 170 km south it ends with the lighthouse "Landsort" on the island of "Öja". Stockholm city is situated on 14 islands, surrounded by Lake Mälaren to the west and the achipelago to the east. This busy capital is a wonderful mixture of hustle & bustle, water, parks, old and new architecture.