If you ask backcountry skiers and splitboarders to pick their dream destination for a ski trip, their answers will invariably cluster around a few time-tested places. Alaska, Japan, and British ...

The uniquely Scandinavian way of enjoying life's simple pleasures can be summed up in one word: fika. Fika is the act of taking a break, enjoying a snack, and clearing your mind or catching up with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Swedish Lapland—the Arctic region of Sweden—is an ideal ...

In winter, the northernmost part of Sweden is most famous for its swaths of untouched wilderness and one of nature’s best shows, the Northern Lights. But this piece of the Arctic, known as Lapland, is ...

The Santa Winter Games have taken place every year in Gällivare, a small town 100km north of the Arctic Circle, since 2003. Kris Kringles from across the world battled to be crowned the best at skills ...

On Thursday (Nov. 3) a mysterious blue ribbon of light appeared in the skies over Abisko, a small village in the heart of Swedish Lapland. "Our team of photographers has been photographing the night ...