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So, partner loved Sweden this summer, her first visit, and it was a mix of tourism and meeting my close lifelong friends/and-its-too-complicated-to-explain-but-family-is-probably-the-best-word. I'm planning to take her back in December next year to test that. (Not really a test, just to show her the other side!)
We will probably go just before Christmas. There is a fairly big local holiday, St. Lucia Day on December 13 that we plan to be there for. But, having lived there, I know Sweden is a very different place in the winter so I am looking for things to do. There are Christmas markets in Stockholm and a friend suggested a stop in Tallin Estonia for theirs. But in general I think it will be mostly friends/family stuff.
But I'm thinking of heading far north to Kiruna for the Ice Hotel for a few days. Has anyone done that? I have been to Kiruna in the summer. I understand the Ice Hotel is pricey. But there is also an opportunity for northern lights, dog sledding, and Sami winter culture. She had a pretty good taste of midnight sun when we were there. I'm not sure how well polar night will go over!
We will probably go just before Christmas. There is a fairly big local holiday, St. Lucia Day on December 13 that we plan to be there for. But, having lived there, I know Sweden is a very different place in the winter so I am looking for things to do. There are Christmas markets in Stockholm and a friend suggested a stop in Tallin Estonia for theirs. But in general I think it will be mostly friends/family stuff.
But I'm thinking of heading far north to Kiruna for the Ice Hotel for a few days. Has anyone done that? I have been to Kiruna in the summer. I understand the Ice Hotel is pricey. But there is also an opportunity for northern lights, dog sledding, and Sami winter culture. She had a pretty good taste of midnight sun when we were there. I'm not sure how well polar night will go over!
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