An aerial view of a green forest with a wooden construction visible among the tree tops.
Treehotel's Biosphere room (no. 8) is clad in hundreds of birdhouses to support the local bird population. Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Photo: Per Lundström/imagebank.sweden.se

10 amazing places to visit in Sweden

Here is a selection of 10 remarkable places to stay in Sweden, from south to north. Which one do you fancy?

1. Farm stay

There are of course innumerable places to visit in Sweden, as it is a big country. In the southern province of Skåne, a number of active farms offer accommodation. Their unique selling point is of course the beauty and calm of the countryside. Staying at farm also includes the possibility to learn about farm life and even experience a working day on the farm. Other nearby activities often include canoeing and fishing – or just cuddling a kitten.

2. Strandakar

Nestled among pine trees on the south-eastern coast of Gotland is Strandakar hotel. The twelve rooms in this family-run hotel all have their own patio, and there is also a large garden with views of Herta fishing village. As the hotel aims to be a place for recreation, there are no TVs in the rooms. Orchids and beautiful birds provide alternative entertainment in the spring.

3. The 72 Hour Cabin

The 72 Hour Cabin was initially a project where five people with stressful jobs got to experience the health effects of living close to nature for three days. The idea of staying in these wood-framed glass houses is to bury the stress of daily life in the Swedish wilderness. The glass cabins – located by one of the many lakes in the province of Dalsland – can now be booked by anyone.

An island with some small houses. In front of it, two people in kayaks in the sea.
Welcome to Väderöarna (no. 4), 'the Weather islands'! Photo: Roger Borgelid/Westsweden.com

4. Väderöarnas Värdshus

Far out at sea off the west coast of Sweden, you'll find Väderöarna, 'the Weather islands'. One of these rugged islands is home to an inn, Väderöarnas Värdshus, where guests stay in the renovated houses of the old maritime pilot families.

People come here by boat, either their own or the boat service arranged by the inn. The scenery is breathtaking and there are fish and shellfish aplenty.

5. Nolla Cabin

Nolla Cabin in the Stockholm archipelago is all about heading towards zero emissions. The cabin, designed by Robin Falck, is run on solar energy and illustrates how self-sufficiency and the use of renewable energy sources can be achieved using modern solutions.

A prototype of a sustainable cottage, Nolla Cabin is an experiment to show how we could live on less, while spending more time enjoying nature. The cabin is bookable through Lidö Värdshus and is part of Zero Island, a project by Neste.

Three farm buildings on a field in Skåne are surrounded by crops and patches of trees.

1. Want to replace the city buzz with countryside calm? (We don't know if this particular farm offers accommodation – it's an archive photo from Skåne.) Photo: Conny Fridh/imagebank.sweden.se

A building with a glass veranda situated among pine trees.

2. Strandakar hotel, a pine tree oasis on the island of Gotland. Photo: Anton Blomberg

View of a glass cabin on a cliff by a lake. Two people are walking in front of the cabin. The sun is setting behind the forest.

3. The 72 Hour Cabin is surrounded by nature – a place to truly wind down. Photo: Jonas Ingman/imagebank.sweden.se

Map of Sweden with the numbers 1 to 10 marked on it.

Map of Sweden showing the locations of these 10 amazing places.

A minimalistic black a-frame cottage with an open door, through which you see the tall summer grass and the Baltic Sea.

5. Nolla Cabin outside Stockholm leaves a minimal carbon footprint. Photo: Martin Edström/imagebank.sweden.se

A primitive-looking hut in a forest.

6. Kolarbyn Ecolodge – luxury in its most primitive form. Photo: Johan von Helvert/Kolarbyn Ecolodge

At night, a tent raised on a cliff overlooking water is lit up from inside.

Wild camping for free – as Swedish as it gets? Photo: Erik Leonsson/imagebank.sweden.se

The tree hotel made of mirror glass, set in a snowy forest in Swedish Lapland.

8. The Mirror cube room of the Treehotel in northern Sweden. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se

The inside of a room in the Icehotel, built entirely out of ice. The room is artistic, with asymmetrical ice windows and an animal pelt on the bed.

9. The Icehotel, possibly Sweden's most internationally famous hotel. Photo: Hans-Olof Utsi/imagebank.sweden.se (Artist: Petros Dermatas and Ellie Souti)

Green northern lights in the Abisko mountain region.

10. Magical skies above Aurora Sky Station. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se

Three farm buildings on a field in Skåne are surrounded by crops and patches of trees.

1. Want to replace the city buzz with countryside calm? (We don't know if this particular farm offers accommodation – it's an archive photo from Skåne.) Photo: Conny Fridh/imagebank.sweden.se

A building with a glass veranda situated among pine trees.

2. Strandakar hotel, a pine tree oasis on the island of Gotland. Photo: Anton Blomberg

View of a glass cabin on a cliff by a lake. Two people are walking in front of the cabin. The sun is setting behind the forest.

3. The 72 Hour Cabin is surrounded by nature – a place to truly wind down. Photo: Jonas Ingman/imagebank.sweden.se

Map of Sweden with the numbers 1 to 10 marked on it.

Map of Sweden showing the locations of these 10 amazing places.

A minimalistic black a-frame cottage with an open door, through which you see the tall summer grass and the Baltic Sea.

5. Nolla Cabin outside Stockholm leaves a minimal carbon footprint. Photo: Martin Edström/imagebank.sweden.se

A primitive-looking hut in a forest.

6. Kolarbyn Ecolodge – luxury in its most primitive form. Photo: Johan von Helvert/Kolarbyn Ecolodge

At night, a tent raised on a cliff overlooking water is lit up from inside.

Wild camping for free – as Swedish as it gets? Photo: Erik Leonsson/imagebank.sweden.se

The tree hotel made of mirror glass, set in a snowy forest in Swedish Lapland.

8. The Mirror cube room of the Treehotel in northern Sweden. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se

The inside of a room in the Icehotel, built entirely out of ice. The room is artistic, with asymmetrical ice windows and an animal pelt on the bed.

9. The Icehotel, possibly Sweden's most internationally famous hotel. Photo: Hans-Olof Utsi/imagebank.sweden.se (Artist: Petros Dermatas and Ellie Souti)

Green northern lights in the Abisko mountain region.

10. Magical skies above Aurora Sky Station. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se

Three farm buildings on a field in Skåne are surrounded by crops and patches of trees.

1. Want to replace the city buzz with countryside calm? (We don't know if this particular farm offers accommodation – it's an archive photo from Skåne.) Photo: Conny Fridh/imagebank.sweden.se

A building with a glass veranda situated among pine trees.

2. Strandakar hotel, a pine tree oasis on the island of Gotland. Photo: Anton Blomberg

View of a glass cabin on a cliff by a lake. Two people are walking in front of the cabin. The sun is setting behind the forest.

3. The 72 Hour Cabin is surrounded by nature – a place to truly wind down. Photo: Jonas Ingman/imagebank.sweden.se

Map of Sweden with the numbers 1 to 10 marked on it.

Map of Sweden showing the locations of these 10 amazing places.

A minimalistic black a-frame cottage with an open door, through which you see the tall summer grass and the Baltic Sea.

5. Nolla Cabin outside Stockholm leaves a minimal carbon footprint. Photo: Martin Edström/imagebank.sweden.se

A primitive-looking hut in a forest.

6. Kolarbyn Ecolodge – luxury in its most primitive form. Photo: Johan von Helvert/Kolarbyn Ecolodge

At night, a tent raised on a cliff overlooking water is lit up from inside.

Wild camping for free – as Swedish as it gets? Photo: Erik Leonsson/imagebank.sweden.se

The tree hotel made of mirror glass, set in a snowy forest in Swedish Lapland.

8. The Mirror cube room of the Treehotel in northern Sweden. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se

The inside of a room in the Icehotel, built entirely out of ice. The room is artistic, with asymmetrical ice windows and an animal pelt on the bed.

9. The Icehotel, possibly Sweden's most internationally famous hotel. Photo: Hans-Olof Utsi/imagebank.sweden.se (Artist: Petros Dermatas and Ellie Souti)

Green northern lights in the Abisko mountain region.

10. Magical skies above Aurora Sky Station. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se

6. Kolarbyn Ecolodge

Kolarbyn Ecolodge is luxury in its most primitive form. Its twelve cabins are covered in mud and grass, with blueberries and mushrooms growing from the roofs. Come here to escape electricity and showers – and experience fresh air, peacefulness and wildlife. Kolarbyn is two hours’ drive from Stockholm, just outside the village of Skinnskatteberg.

7. Camping in the wild

In Sweden, allemansrätten, the right of public access, grants everyone the right to pitch a tent pretty much anywhere in nature. But camping comes with a few rules, such as keeping your distance to people’s houses and staying away from farmland.

For a unique yet natural experience of Sweden – bring a tent, find a remote spot in a field or on a rock, pitch your tent and enjoy the silence. All for free.

8. Treehotel

Imagine a tree house gone boutique hotel and you have the Treehotel – eight customised tree houses spread out in a forest. Leading architects have created little havens of contemporary design in the middle of nature here, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the unspoiled landscape. You’ll find your home in the trees an hour outside of Luleå, way up north.

9. Icehotel

Come April every year and the entire Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi melts down – well, part of it, anyway. One part of the Icehotel stays open all year round. Solar panels harvest energy from the sun, which is then used to keep the ice from melting. The rest of the hotel melts down and is built up again in the colder season using ice and snow from the nearby Torne River. Artists decorate the interior, making the hotel an art exhibition as well. There are also warm accommodation alternatives all year round.

10. Tourist station with aurora views

Abisko Tourist Station in the far north of Sweden is more than a hotel, a hostel and cabins. It is a great starting point for some amazing hikes in Abisko National Park. And if you take the chairlift up to Aurora Sky Station, you have the chance to enjoy either magical Northern lights, aurora borealis, or the midnight sun, depending on the season.