What’s included?

• All transport during the trip beginning and ending at Karlstad Central station. Karlstad has great connections to Gothenburg, Oslo and Stockholm and we’ll gladly advise on the best routes to Karlstad from your location. 

• All accommodation throughout the trip (4 nights)

• All food and drinks throughout your stay.

• All activities which may include kajaking/canoeing, hiking, fishing, craft workshops, wildlife trips and sightseeing. 

• Free cancellation up to 60 days before the start of the tour.

Where do we stay?

Our base for this trip is shared accommodation in an incredible timber farmhouse from the 1800s, located just outside of the town of Sunne.

What will the food be like?

We love to serve our guests incredible food that they simply wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else. Our tours are kept small so that we don’t have to compromise on anything, and can give our guests access to the kind of things that usually only local hunters, fisherman and farmers have access to. Depending on the season this could mean capercaillie or wild boar from the forest, burbot or whitefish from the lakes, berries and wild mushrooms or unique Scandinavian vegetables which we grow ourselves. We love to serve both traditional and historical dishes from the region as well as recipes from the wider world.

Secret Sweden is a shared experience. All of our trips are led by us and our  8-10 guests travel, eat and participate in activities together with us during the trip. We arrange everything but encourage our guests to get involved with preparation and cooking of meals if they so wish.  Our promise is that you will leave extremely well fed with the best food Sweden has to offer!

Can you accomodate food allergies/ dietary requests?

We are very happy to accommodate dietary requirements wherever possible.  We also welcome vegan and vegetarian guests and can create custom options based around produce from our own gardens. Please enquire about allergies and dietary requirements  before booking.

Sample itinerary

• Please note this is an example only, all itineraries are subject to change and all activities are subject to the weather

Thursday

• Meet and greet at Karlstad Central Station at 9am

• Coffee and breakfast in the city before departing to our lodgings.

• Settle in/free time before a short canoe trip

• Welcome drinks and dinner, evening fishing opportunity

Friday

• Coffee or tea and traditional Swedish pastries

• Visit to a local water mill, workshop on the local speciality flours and their history.

• Traditional lunch

• Fireside dinner and drinks

Saturday

• Coffee and traditional Swedish breakfast

• Drive to the remote Finn Forest, with foraging and lake swimming along the way.

• Traditional Finnish crops - workshop, history and cooking

• Dinner and drinks

Sunday

• Coffee and breakfast

• Birch bark crafts - talk and workshop

• Guided foraging around mountain lakes

• Farewell dinner and drinks

Monday

• Coffee, breakfast and depart (drop off at Karlstad Central Station)

Cancellation policy

• A non-refundable 50% deposit will be invoiced upon confirmation of the booking (deposit 1).

• The remaining 50% will be invoiced 60 days ahead of your stay (deposit 2).

• If the guest cancels more than 60 days before the event, deposit 1 will not be reimbursed, but can be used as a credit towards future Secret Sweden tours.

• If the guest cancels less than 60 days ahead of the event, deposit 2 will not be reimbursed, and cannot be used as a future credit. Deposit 1 can still be used as a future credit.

• When canceling less than 60 days ahead of your stay, without having paid deposit 2, deposit 1 cannot be used as a credit for a future stay.

• If we have to  cancel your stay with us, your credit can be moved towards a future Secret Sweden tour, or you can be fully reimbursed.