Wellness Swedish style

Swedes take their leisure time and wellness very seriously, as they strive to find the perfect balance between a hectic work and home life. No wonder then that the clichéd image of healthy Swedes taking a dip in a lake after a soothing wood-fired sauna is, in actual fact true.

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Wellness “Swedish style” is what you want it to be – it could be as simple as renting a lakeside cottage and living the “simple life”, or as pampered as a weekend at a luxury spa enjoying treatments from the ancient Indian Ayurvedic tradition in a setting of relax pools, saunas and therapeutic baths. It’s really up to you. What you should know is that Sweden offers many of its own takes on ‘wellness’ which are just waiting to be discovered. For example, in the far north of Sweden, above the Arctic Circle, you can ski under the midnight sun and then get a traditional massage and skin care treatments borrowed from the traditions of the Sami, the indigenous people of Swedish Lapland.

Spas are increasing in popularity in Sweden as places to unwind, and to gather around with family and friends. From the home of the midnight sun in the far north to the Swedish archipelago in the south, people are just discovering ‘Swedish style wellness’. Why don’t you too?

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