221 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Sweden - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Metro Art Gallery

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Stockholm, Sweden

Codex Gigas (The Devil's Bible)

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Stockholm, Sweden

R1 Nuclear Reactor

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Boden N, Sweden

Treehotel

Series of treehouse hotel rooms on the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

Stockholm, Sweden

Vasa Museum

Remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Stockholm, Sweden

Storkyrkobadet

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

Stockholm, Sweden

The Stadsbiblioteket (Stockholm Public Library)

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden Solar System

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Sweden

Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

Kaffeost

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

Nobel Ice Cream

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

Moose Cheese at the Elk House

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of this rare, creamy delicacy.

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The Flying Jacob is an unlikely concoction that tells the story of Swedish food culture.

How a Banana-Chicken Casserole Defined Swedish Cuisine

The recipe for "Flying Jacob" was the improvised creation of an air-freight worker.

August 26, 2019

The infamous plunderers didn’t actually wear horned helmets, but they did wear ice skates made of bone.

Vikings Relaxed by Skating on Bones and Hunting on Skis

To chill like a marauding Norseman, drop your sword and take up these ancient winter sports.

by Isaac Schultz

August 22, 2019

Jezero Crater is the chosen landing site of the Mars 2020 mission.

To Make a Field Guide to Life on Mars, First Head to the Deep Sea

Some scientists believe this is how we'll know what to look for.

by Sabrina Imbler

This thread could have been a sandwich.

Could Your Clothes Be Made Out of Leftover Bread One Day?

Maybe, thanks to the magic of fungus.

by Evan Nicole Brown

The tree is hollow in the middle.

The End Is Near for One of Sweden's Oldest Trees

A giant oak is staring down the leafy green beyond.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

Jonna Jinton learned the melodic practice of <em>kulning</em>.

The Spellbinding Swedish Song That Calls Cows Home

For centuries, herdswomen have lured cows with haunting melodies.

by Abbey Perreault

9,500-year-old chewed-up birch bark contains the DNA of ancient Scandinavian hunter-gatherers.

Why Scientists Are Studying 9,500-Year-Old Chewing Gum

Back then, it was used as adhesive for tools and weapons.

December 13, 2018

A view from the south peak of Kebnekaise, until recently Sweden's tallest point.

What Happens When Your Country's Tallest Mountain Peak Shrinks?

The southern summit of Kebnekaise was the highest point in Sweden. Then it melted.

September 11, 2018