Being the largest of the Scandinavian countries, Sweden offers you many opportunities for cultural and outdoor activities on vacations in Sweden. Visit the cities and explore the country's glorious past or the life in a cosmopolitan, modern society. If you need rest from the hectic city life, just leave for Sweden vacation rentals where the countryside, and vast forests, 90,000 lakes, mountains and the beautiful sea await you. The region has developed a huge lodging industry offering accommodations such as hotels, Sweden vacation rentals, and Sweden vacation homes.

Though on the outskirts of Europe, vacations in Sweden were never culturally outpost. The reigning royalty often invited foreign artists to their courts and also stimulated the development of local artists. Furthermore the Swedish developed their own traditions in design, painting and architecture. Gothenburg City hall was a widely followed example of traditional architecture.