Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
long as staff members are always on-site. Basic provisions are sold at many huts and all
lodges, and many lodges have hiking equipment for hire.
STF mountain huts have cooking and toilet facilities (none has a shower, but some offer
saunas). Bring your own sleeping bag. Huts are staffed during March and April and also
from late June to early September. You can't book a bed in advance, but no one is turned
away (although in the peak of summer this may mean you sleep on a mattress on the
floor). Charges for STF or HI members vary depending on the season, and range from
Skr190 to Skr350 (children pay about Skr75), with the highest charges on the northern
Kungsleden. Nonmembers pay Skr100 extra. You can also pitch a tent in the mountains,
but if you camp near STF huts you are requested to pay a service charge (members/non-
members Skr60/80), which gives you access to any services the hut may offer (such as kit-
chen and bathroom facilities).
At the excellent STF mountain lodges, accommodation standards range from hostel (with
cooking facilities) to hotel (with full- or half-board options), and overnight prices range from
Skr250 to around Skr1200. There are often guided activities on offer for guests, and usually
a restaurant and shop.
Private Rooms, B&Bs & Farmhouses
Many tourist offices have lists of rooms in private homes, a great way of finding well-priced
accommodation and getting to meet Swedish people. Singles/doubles average Skr350/650.
Along the motorways (primarily in the south), you may see 'Rum' or 'Rum & Frukost'
signs, indicating informal accommodation (
frukost
means 'breakfast') from Skr300 to
Skr400 per person.
annual booklet on farmhouse accommodation (B&B and self-catering), available from any
tourist office. B&B prices average Skr300 per person in a double room. Prices for self-cater-
ers range from Skr300 to Skr850 per night, depending on the time of year, facilities and
number of beds.
Customs Regulations
The duty-free allowance for bringing alcohol into Sweden from outside the EU is 1L of spir-
its or 2L of fortified wine, 4L of wine and 16L of beer. The tobacco allowance is 200 cigar-
ettes, 100 cigarillos, 50 cigars or 250g of smoking tobacco. You must be at least 20 years
old to bring in alcohol and 18 to bring in tobacco.
The limits on goods brought into Sweden with 'tax paid for personal use' from within the
EU are more generous and somewhat flexible; tax is assessed on a case-by-case basis.
