The King’s Trail, Sweden travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises, spa and resorts

The Kingdom of Sweden is one of the Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The country is the third largest one in the European Union. Sweden lies west of the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia, providing a long coastline, and forms the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Sweden is much warmer and drier than other places at the similar latitude, and even somewhat further south, mainly because of the Gulf Stream.

But the sun never sets for part of each summer, and for part of the winter the sun never rises.  The capital of Stockholm’s daylight lasts for more than 18 hours in late June, but only around 6 hours in late December. Most of Sweden has between 1,600 to 2,000 hours of sunshine annually.

The total population of Sweden was estimated to be 9,234,209. In Sweden living immigrant group consists of people from Finland, and born in Iraq, Former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Russia, Syria, Lebanon, Chile and Iran.

Sweden is a pure place for ice-adventures and fun in the snow. If you want to explore the country on maximum, you should take a tour into the wild with those friendly dogs in the picture. They will be your best friend, guard and transport during your vacation. If you are ski seeker, Sweden is also your favorite spot.