A mountain sanctuary
Fjällnäs, Sweden’s oldest mountain hotel

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Fjällnäs Reserve

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Fjällnäs

There are eight seasons here at Fjällnäs in the Swedish Mountains that together describe one year in this majestic mountain setting. At Fjällnäs you’ll find peace and solitude, or adventures in all of them. And in an ever-changing world it’s good to know that Fjällnäs has changed little since the ice sheet departed 9,000 years ago. The few dots on the landscape here are the venerable Fjällnäs mountain reserve hotel and Mii Gullo spa. Etched across the 60 mountain peaks are 300 kilometres of pristine Nordic ski trails. Depending on season you can also enjoy downhill skiing, snowscooter safaris, ice-climbing and dog-sledding, as well as above-tree-line mountain biking and hiking when the snow and ice retreat.

The Fjällnäs mountain reserve hotel offers a comfortable stay and wholesome local cuisine and Mii Gullo spa, with its treatments for body and soul, is the perfect way to bring a day at Fjällnäs to a close.

The New York Times recently rated Fjällnäs as the 6th coolest place to go on the planet in 2009. They are not wrong.

For your information the eight seasons are; frosty winter, crusty snow, departure of ice, eternal sun, harvest season, colourful autumn, black snow and yuletide.


Swedish design

It’s almost like the “d” in “Swedish Design” should be a capital letter given its renown the world over.

Visiting Sweden, you’ll find great Swedish design all around you. On buildings at Stadshuset, the Stockholm Library on Odengatan, the Turning Torso building in Malmö, in shops, on street signs, on road signs (the strolling elk set against a yellow background, within a red triangle) in hotels, on buses and trains and the clothes that people wear. There is much to celebrate about Swedish form and design, from the ‘Falu red” cottages of Dalarna, to the art glass and crystal of Orrefors. A visit to Sweden will inspire new ideas and you might just find yourself redecorating your home on your return.

For cool designer clothes look out for Swedish brands Odd Molly, Filippa K, WE and Björn Borg and if you want to buy jeans with a conscience check out Cheap Monday.

Swedish designer Anna Holtblads Brand Store

The ‘shopholm’ of Stockholm

Stockholm is known as a leading design centre, and design in the broadest sense – both contemporary and traditional – is an important part of the city’s exciting shopping scene.

New and established Swedish design at d.n.a.

Where to go shopping in Gothenburg

If we deal with the geography of Gothenburg’s main shopping districts first, they are; Nordstan, Innerstaden and Avenyn.

Shopping in Malmö

Malmö – made for shopping

Malmö has 800 shops and counting, as well as 7 shopping centres; Hansa, Triangeln, Caroli, Balthazar City, Storgatan, Åhléns and Mobilia.

Carl Larssongården in Sundborn, Dalarna

Dalarna - The most Swedish of landscapes

Dalarna is famous for its scenic landscapes and its lively tradition of folk customs, celebrations and crafts.

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