Gliding over frozen rivers and lakes was once a popular winter pastime across northern Europe. A new wild skating tour of Sweden hopes to revive it, and revel in the sublime scenery, too
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Winter palace: Sweden’s Icehotel opens its doors – in pictures
Founded in 1989, the Icehotel in Swedish Lapland is built from the snow up each year, using ice from the local river. The rooms are designed by international artists and this year feature spacemen and an ice queen
Meeting the locals is a piece of cake in Gothenburg
From jogging in a nature reserve to joining in the Scandi ritual of fika, a new initiative in west Sweden gives visitors the chance to connect with the inhabitants
From Colgate Lasagne to Crystal Pepsi: visit the Museum of Failure
Dr Samuel West has gathered exhibits demonstrating abject commercial failure and put them on show in Helsingborg, Sweden. But he says there’s a lot to learn from the very worst ideas
A guide to Stockholm
Stockholm city guide: what to do plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
