Sweden in January

Cold and dark in the south; Lapland is deep winter with a few hours of blue light and good auroras.

• South and the big cities · Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Gotlandcool

  Summers 20–25 °C with 18 h of light at midsummer in Stockholm; winters around 0 °C, often grey, 6 h of daylight in December. The archipelago freezes some winters.

• Central highlands and the High Coast · Dalarna, Jämtland (Åre), Höga Kustencool

  Reliable snow December–April for skiing at Åre; lakes and forests at their best June–August.

• Swedish Lapland · Kiruna, Abisko, Jokkmokk, Luleåcool

  Midnight sun around Kiruna from late May to mid-July; polar night from mid-December to early January. Abisko sits in a rain shadow and has clearer skies than most aurora spots.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year and Epiphany

  31 Dec – 6 Jan

  Fireworks at midnight; Epiphany (6 Jan) is a public holiday.

Crowds · Sweden

Low

Prices · Sweden

Low

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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