Radiant sun accompanies our flight from Lulea to Stockholm. The flight lasts approximately one hour. The Lulea airport lies in a woodland by the sea, 7 km southwest of Lulea. Flight Lulea Stockholm Immediately after the start, we have a beautiful view of the archipelago. The plane turns south and we can recognize the port […]
In the Center of Lulea
As we have some spare hours left before our departure, we use these for a short walk through the center of Lulea. Lulea Lulea is about 110 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. The city lies at the northern end of the Baltic Sea in Swedish Lapland. In 1649, Lulea was newly founded at the […]
From Gammelstad to Lulea and Midnight Sun
It’s already 9.30 p.m. when we return from Gammelstad to Lulea. But at the same time, we have the feeling that it is late afternoon because the sun is still high above the horizon. It is only a few kilometers drive between Gammelstad to Lulea. Our guide Camilla tells us that Facebook has a data center in […]
Live cooking at Kaptensgarden in Gammelstad Church Town
The Kaptensgarden lies in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gammelstad Church Town. At a first glance, nothing indicates that behind the entrance is one of the most renowned restaurants of Sweden. At a closer look, we see plaques from the White Guide, Scandinavia’s premier and authoritative dining guide on the wall, which recommend Kaptensgarden […]
Gammelstad Church Town
Gammelstad Church Town, Gammelstads Kyrkstad, was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. History 1000 years ago, Gammelstad in Swedish Lapland was an island at the mouth of the Lule river. The few people of the North-Bothnian culture group here lived from fishing and hunting and later from reindeer breeding. A rural culture arose […]
Dinner at Restaurant CG and Midnight Sun
Although the sun still shines on the magnificent building of the Swedish Riksbank, it is time for dinner. Visit Luleå invited us to the Restaurant CG, which is also in Storgatan. Restaurant CG Normally the Restaurant CG is closed on Sundays, but one has opened extra for us. That’s the reason why you don’t see […]
Friends and Fatbike Tour
During our stay in Northern Europe, we visited a travel blogger conference in Stockholm. On this occasion, Visit Lulea and Swedish Lapland organized a multi-day excursion to the north of Sweden, to Lulea including a Fatbike tour. Lulea is approx. 110 km south of the northern polar circle at the muzzle of the Lule to […]
Clarion Hotel Sense in Lulea
After our first exploratory tour through Lulea, we arrive at check-in at the Clarion Hotel Sense*. Clarion Hotel Sense The Clarion Sense Hotel opened in 2014. It is in the very center of the city, within walking distance of the pedestrian zone. Across the street is the Kulturens Hus, a conference and convention center. […]
By Night Train from Stockholm to Luleå
The high north has always fascinated us and so we welcome the invitation to travel to Luleå*. The city of Luleå is on the coast of northern Sweden in Swedish Lapland, just an hour from the arctic circle. We are pleased to take the train on the outbound journey. So we have the opportunity to […]
