Editing Tourism in Sweden (section)

== Swedish nature ==
{{see also|Allemansrätten}}

Due to Sweden's northern location, the summer sun sets for only short periods of time (not at all north of the Arctic Circle). This phenomenon allows outdoor activities later in the evening than usual.

Sweden has a large number of [[Lakes in Sweden|lakes]] and forests; the former are popular for fishing and canoeing. There are several large lakes, including lakes [[Vättern]] and [[Vänern]]. The [[Göta Canal]] from Stockholm to Gothenburg allows for trips in the summer.

Hiking is popular in the summer, both in the forested regions as well as in the alpine landscapes.

Mountain-hiking is limited to the northern and north-western parts of Sweden where a nearly 1000&nbsp;km long and 50 to 200&nbsp;km wide mountain range borders to Norway. In the south the Swedish mountains are generally high rolling hills with some occasional pointy peaks, while the middle and particularly northern parts of the range gradually exhibit a more dramatic nature. Sweden, and Scandinavia in general, lacks notably high peaks (the highest mountain in Sweden is Mt. [[Kebnekaise]] near [[Kiruna]], which is {{convert|2111|m|ft}} high). Despite this, dramatic areas are found in several places, and the northernmost parts of the Swedish mountain range house a notably large and dramatic wild alpine region, known as [[Laponia area]]. This area includes world-famous mountain regions like the [[Sarek National Park]] and is sometimes referred to as ''"Europe's last wilderness"'' or ''"Europe's Alaska"''. Covering about 9400&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, the Laponia area is the largest wilderness in Europe with vast areas of untouched nature.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laponia.nu/eng/ |title=Laponia |access-date=2013-02-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904142458/http://www.laponia.nu/eng/ |archive-date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> This attracts many hikers each year, but visiting certain parts of the region requires experience since it is mostly roadless land with huge walking distances, uninhabited, and with a lack of cellphone reception in large parts.

Another popular area for Swedish mountain hiking is [[Kungsleden]], or ''"The King's Trail"''. It is a 400&nbsp;km long trail that reaches through nearly half the Swedish mountain range, from [[Abisko]] in the north, to [[Hemavan]] in the south.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/sv/upptack/Omraden/Lappland/Kungsleden/ |publisher=[[Svenska Turistföreningen]] |title=Kungsleden |language=sv}}</ref> This hike does not require any extreme experience and staffed mountain huts with accommodation and small shops are located along the trail. It is said to be a great nature experience of world class, both for veterans as well as beginners.<ref>Kungsleden – The Royal Trail Through Arctic Sweden by Claes Grundsten</ref>