Table of Contents
1 Experience Scandinavia 9
30 Ultimate Experiences 10
What's Where 22
What to Eat in Scandinavia 24
Family-Friendly Experiences in Scandinavia 26
Fairy-Tale Castles in Scandinavia 28
Picture-Perfect Scandinavian Towns 30
Natural Wonders to Experience in Norway 32
Unmissable Icelandic Museums 34
Aurora Borealis 101 36
What to Watch and Read Before Visiting 38
2 Travel Smart 41
Know Before You Go 42
Getting Here and Around 44
Essentials 47
Tours 50
Contacts 51
Great Itineraries 52
On the Calendar 63
Helpful icleandic Phrases 66
Helpful Norwegian Phrases 68
Helpful Finnish Phrases 70
Helpful Danish Phrases 72
Helpful Swedish Phrases 74
3 Norway 77
Welcome to Norway 78
St. Olav Ways 80
Norway Snapshot 82
Planning 85
Oslo 89
Kristiansand 113
Stavanger 115
Haugesund 119
Lillehammer 120
Dombås 123
Beitostølen 125
Bergen 127
Odda 143
Voss 145
Gudvangen 146
Flåm 147
Myrdal 149
Fjærland 149
Loen 151
Geiranger 152
Åndalsnes 154
Ålesund 155
Kristiansund 158
Trondheim 161
Bodø 164
The Lofoten Islands 166
Tromsø 171
Hammerfest 175
Nordkapp 177
3 Sweden 179
Welcome to Sweden 180
Sweden Snapshot 182
Planning 185
Stockholm 187
Drottningholm 213
Sigtuna 214
Mariefred 217
Uppsala 218
Vaxholm and the Archipelago 220
Göteborg (Gothenburg) 223
Bohusiän 232
Lund 237
Malmö 239
Ystad 241
Kalmar 243
Öland 244
The Kingdom of Crystal 245
Gotland 247
Dalarna: The Folklore District 251
Jukkasjärvi 255
Jokkmokk 257
Laponia World Heritage Site 257
5 Denmark 259
Welcome to Denmark 260
Denmark Snapshot 262
Planning 265
Copenhagen 268
Klampenborg, Bakken, and Dyrehaven 307
Humlebæk 309
Lyngby 309
Hellerup 310
Charlottenlund 310
Dragør and Store Magleby 311
Ishøj 312
Gisselfeld Kloster and Tårn 312
Helsingør 312
Hornbæk and the Danish Riviera 314
Hillerød 315
Roskilde 317
Møn 320
Bornholm 321
Odense 324
Svendborg 328
Ærø 331
Ribe 332
Billund 334
Aarhus 335
Samsø 342
Aalborg 343
Skagen 346
Klitmøller and Thy 349
Tórshavn and the Faroe Islands 350
6 Finland 353
Welcome to Finland 354
Finland Snapshot 356
Planning 359
Helsinki 362
Gallen-Kallela Estate 389
Hvitträsk 389
Ainola 391
Porvoo 391
Fiskars Village 393
Savonlinna 395
Kuopio 397
Tampere 399
Turku 401
Hanko 406
Naantali 406
Pargas (Parainen) 408
Mariehamn and the Åland Islands 409
Rovaniemi 413
Saariselkä 416
Ivalo and Inari 418
7 Iceland 421
Welcome to Iceland 422
Iceland Snapshot 424
Planning 426
Reykjavík 431
Ísafjörður 458
Flateyri 460
þingeyri 462
Patreksfjörður 463
Hólmavík 464
Drangsnes 465
Akranes 467
Borgarnes 467
Reykholt 469
Húsafell 470
Snæfellsjökull National Park 471
Hellissandur 472
Ólafsvík 472
Grundarfjörður 473
Stykkishölmur 473
Flatey 474
Grindavík 475
The Golden Circle 478
þingvellir 479
Haukadalur 480
Eyrarbakki 483
Hella and Hvolsvöllur 483
Vik 485
Index 486
About Our Writers 496
Maps
Sentrum 94-95
Kvadraturen, Aker Brygge, Tjuvholmen, and Bjørvika 102-103
Bygdøy, Frogner, and Majorstuen 110-111
Southern Norway 116
Central Norway 122
Bryggen and Nordnes 136-137
Sentrum 138
Sandviken and Greater Bergen 142
Western Fjords 144
Trondheim and the Lofoten Islands 160
Northern Norway 172
Norrmalm, Vasastan, and Kungsholmen 192-193
Gamla Stan and Skeppsholmen 200
Djurgården and Ostermalm 208-209
Södermalm 212
Side Trips from Stockholm 216
Göteborg 226
Bohuslän Region 234
The South and the Kingdom of Crystal 246
Dalarna: The Folklore District 252
Swedish Lapland 256
Indre By 276-277
Frederiksstaden and East Indre By 290
Christianshavn, Refshaleøen, Islands Brygge, and Amager 296
Vesterbro, Nørrebro, and Frederiksberg 302
Side Trips from Copenhagen 308
Zealand and Bornholm 316
Jutland, Funen, and the Central Islands 326
Helsinki 366-367
Side Trips from Helsinki 390
The Lakelands 394
Southwest Archipelago and the Alands Region 402
Lapland 414
City Center East 434-435
City Center West 448-449
Old Harbor and Vesturbær 454
Westfjords 461
West Iceland and Snæfellsnes Peninsula 468
Reykjanes Peninsula and the South Coast 476
