During president Obamas quick visit to Copenhagen, the the bridge, which carries both rail and road traffic between Malmö and Copenhagen, will be closed during the morning rush hour 7:30-8:30 and at lunchtime 11:30-12:30 on Friday in connection with Obama’s visit to the Danish capital. (more…)

Malmö

Planners for Christmas Tours to Sweden will need the list for markets and events, so here is a link to the complete list at the tourist board. My personal favourites would be e.g: (more…)

Halloween in Copenhagen Tivoli (9-19 October 2009)  is dominated, of course, by pumpkins, but also by traditional harvest paraphernalia. A visit to the Tivoli in  is always an adventure and only a jump away from Malmö and Sweden. They never let you down when it comes to traditional holiday festivities with the genuine atmosphere.

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Throughout the winter months – from the first November to April – the m/s owned by Oaxen Restaurant will be docked  on the Quay No. 2 at Strandvägen in Stockholm. The prince will offer “Bed & Breakfast« to visitors  wishing to experience something different during their city break in Stockholm. (more…)

Yanan Li - Stockholm Visitors Board

Now is the season for exploring Stockholm by night & light and the best way to do this is by boat. There are several optional tours to choose from, either by the old vintage steamboats or e.g the modern Cinderella II, which lights up the sights of Stockholm in the autumn darkness. (more…)

Right now there are over 20 major conferences scheduled 2010 in Gothenburg(Göteborg) on the Swedish west coast. The biggest of them all is Dermatology Congress EADV – The International Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology – (more…)

Finncomm Airlines now started the international route Norrköping – Helsinki once a day, Sunday-Friday, in co-operation with Finnair. Norrköping located South from Stockholm is the third destination in Sweden served by Helsinki Airport (Finland). (more…)

The 22nd World Scout Jamboree will be held in Sweden in 2011. The Jamboree will be held near the town of Kristianstad, in the province of north eastern Skåne.

22nd World Scout Jamboree – camp site tour – Scoutface.com from Worldscoutjamboree 2011 on Vimeo.

The camp site will be Rinkaby and has already been tried and tested for some successful national Jamborees, including the 2001 event for 26,500 Scouts and the successful 2007 ‘Jiingiijamborii’. (more…)

Terry Bamber,UK, actor, director and location scout for the latest James Bond-film will be one of the key speakers at the film tourism meeting Mixed Reality 10-11 September in Ystad, situated on the south coast of Sweden. (more…)