Scandinavia Guidebook

In Rick Steves Scandinavia you'll find in-depth Rick-tested information on:

Denmark

• Copenhagen
• Roskilde and sights north of Copenhagen
• Central Denmark (including Ærø and Odense)
• Jutland (including Aarhus, Legoland, and Jelling)

Norway

• Oslo
• Bergen
• Sognefjord and the Norway in a Nutshell route (including Flåm, Aurland, Undredal, Balestrand, the Lustrafjord, and Solvorn)
• Gudbrandsdal Valley and the Jotunheimen Mountains (including Lillehammer and Lom)
• Ålesund and Geirangerfjord
• Stavanger (including Lysefjord and Pulpit Rock)
• The Setesdal Valley (including Kristiansand)

Sweden

• Stockholm
• Near Stockholm: Uppsala, Sigtuna, and Drottningholm Palace
• Stockholm's archipelago (including Vaxholm, Grinda, and Sandhamn)
• Southeast Sweden (including Växjö, Glass Country, Kalmar, and Öland)

Finland

• Helsinki

Estonia​

• Tallinn

Practicalities

• Self-guided walks and museum tours
• Easy-to-follow maps (including color maps of the whole region, central Copenhagen, Oslo, Norway's Sognefjord, Bergen, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Tallinn)​
• Trip planning: When to go, pre-trip checklist, festivals and holidays, recommended books and movies
• Recommended three-week itinerary and advice on planning your time
• Transportation: Trains, ferries, city transit, and driving
• Each country's history, culture, language, and cuisine
• Handy Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and Estonian survival phrases
• Detailed advice on managing money, communicating, reserving rooms, handling emergencies, and other helpful hints