All the tips you really need!
Plan your first trip to Sweden without stress
Have you planned to go on holiday to Sweden for the first time? In my E-book Sweden for Beginners you will find everything you want to know about your first time to Sweden, written by a local (me!). I was once a beginner myself, in 2015 to be precise.
Since then, I have traveled back every year, in love with the country, until I took the step to live there permanently in 2023. In this e-book I share everything I learned along the way.
- Learn how to start planning your trip.
- Understand how big Sweden really is (and how to plan realistically).
- Tips for staying overnight: camping, cabin, hotel or something else?
- Well prepared for your trip with practical tips about the weather, nature and traffic.
- Lots of information about wild picking, hunting season, Swedish customs, wildlife.
- And much more!
Your complete guide to Sweden
Made up of 6 modules
1. Before your trip
In this part I will give you tips regarding planning your trip. What should you take into account? When is the best time to travel to Sweden? How much time should you allow for your trip, etc.
2. Practical tips
This includes the different routes to Sweden (boat, bridges), a packing list for your Sweden trip and information for when you go to a campsite or a house for the first time. And all kinds of other things that are useful to know before you go to Sweden.
3. Itineraries
In this part of the e-book I share three possible itineraries for beginners in southern Sweden, central Sweden and northern Sweden.
4. Traveling
Once you arrive in Sweden, these tips will certainly be useful to you, which include financial matters, mosquitoes, traffic rules and the right to freedom of movement. I will also tell you more about traveling with the dog, what to do in the event of a breakdown, the rules regarding fishing and wild gathering and what exactly happens with the polar lights and the Northern Lights.
5. Fun facts for traveling
In the fifth part of the book I tell you about fun facts about Sweden, typical Swedish customs and common terms and details.
6. Do’s and don’ts, useful links
In the last part of the Sweden for Beginners e-book I share my ultimate list of do’s and don’ts for your first time in Sweden, as well as useful links for more information.
About the guide
It is an e-book, so you will receive a digital PDF file. You have 30 days after payment to download and save the file. The e-book has 69 pages and is provided with up-to-date information. The latest version is from May 2025.
Once you’ve downloaded the e-book and saved it to your device, you can view it offline, but you’ll need an internet connection to use the helpful links in the e-book.
What travelers say…
“Now that I have read the Sweden for Beginners e-book, I have it really looking forward to going to Sweden.
Thanks for the tips!”
– Irma
“What a very nicely written E-book with a lot personal tips that you won’t find anywhere else. We have there made a lot of use of it for planning our holiday in Sweden!”
– Koenen family
“The investment is 12.50, but all the tips are more than worth it. Antonette is very caring many useful tips in her book that we have not read anywhere else until now. Thank you, we have one fantastic holiday had!”
– Peter and Gabrielle
Antonette Spaan
Author of Sweden for Beginners
My name is Antonette Spaan and I live in Swedish Lapland. I have been making several trips to Sweden every year since 2015 and in the summer of 2018 I decided that I wanted to buy a holiday home in Sweden. In the summer of 2023, I bought, on my own, a beautiful house in Dorotea in Västerbottens län, one of the northernmost provinces of Sweden.
I spend my free time in Sweden outside as much as possible. Together with my boyfriend, who lives another four hours’ drive north, I go out for walks, making fires and grilling, fishing or skiing.
In addition, I am the author of the Sweden Travel Guide by Golazo Publishers and the Passepartout Travel Guide to Swedish Lapland by Edicola (published in June 2026).
Do you have any questions?
Please contact me at hej @ zwedenreisinfo.local/
Vi ses i Sverige!
Be well prepared for your trip!
Discover how to prepare your trip to Sweden smartly and without hassle. From practical tips and routes to things you really don’t want to forget. Based on years of experience and life in Sweden itself. This way you can leave with certainty and get the most out of your trip.