Guidebook Updates for Sweden

When we learn of critical changes to the information in our guidebooks on Sweden, we post them here. (Of course, it's still smart to reconfirm critical transportation and sightseeing details locally.) Armed with a Rick Steves guidebook and these late-breaking updates, you're set for a great trip!

Across Sweden

  • If your passport is due to expire within six months of your ticketed date of return from Europe, you need to renew it. Allow plenty of time to renew or get a passport, especially while a backlog of applications is causing significant slowdowns — see the US Department of State's travel site for current estimated processing times.

For books printed before July 2021, the following may also apply:

  • Eurail Select Passes are no longer being sold (but similarly priced Global Passes still are) — see our 2019 rail-travel update.
  • NSB railways and Nettbuss bus services have a new name: Vy and Vy Buss.

Kalmar

For books printed before June 2018, the following may apply:

  • Hamnkrog restaurant has closed.
  • O'Reilly's Irish Pub has closed.
  • The Co-op supermarket at Södra Långgatan 8 has closed.

Stockholm

  • The Stockholm Pass has been replaced by the "Go City Pass," which has similar but not identical offerings (and does not have a transit option).

For books printed before July 2021, the following may also apply:

  • Kaknäs Tower is permanently closed to the public.
  • To reach Thielska Galleriet from Odenplan, take bus #67 (not #69).
  • Stockholm no longer has a City Bikes program.
  • Sushi Yama Express at Nybrogatan 18 has permanently closed.
  • The Stockholm Pass no longer covers Skansen.

Uppsala

For books printed before July 2021, the following may apply:

  • Uppsala University's Gustavianum (historic collections including Viking discoveries and scientific instruments) is closed for renovations until spring 2024.
  • The tourist information office on Kungsgatan 59 has closed. Instead, staffed InfoPoints move around the city, offering maps and brochures.

Växjö and Glass Country

For books printed before July 2021, the following may apply:

  • Lessebo Paper Workshop has a new website: lessebohandpappersbruk.se.
  • Växjö's three main museums (House of Emigrants, Smålands Museum, Swedish Glass Museum) share this website: www.kulturparkensmaland.se.
  • Växjö's hostel is under new management as Evedals Vandrarhem.
  • Grill Bryggehuset in Kalmar has closed.
  • Växjö tourist information office has moved to a location within city hall, at Västra Esplanaden 18, a 10-minute walk from the train station.