10 essential tips about Sweden by motorhome or camper
What to know before visiting Sweden by motorhome or camper?
1 Before visiting Sweden by motorhome or camper you have to know that the currency of sweden It is the Swedish crown. Although it is a different currency from the Euro, you should not worry, you can pay everything by card (there, you pay by card for anything and up to 1 euro). Of course, take one card that does not apply commission to the change. For example, we have Evo's that neither apply commissions to the exchange nor to withdraw money at any ATM in the world. Before leaving, take a good look at the conditions of the cards you have and if not, look for one of this type.
2 No bottled natural water no gas in any supermarket. They only sell bottles of sparkling water. Also, there are no fountains on the street, due to frost in winter. So, fill your trunk with bottles and fill them in the areas where you fill the water tank of your motorhome or camper. Being able to be with your hose ... in case someone has given him to use the one there for other things ... you already know ... The tap water in Sweden, luckily, is of high quality.
3 There are not so many motorhome areas with services as here, neither free nor almost paid… So if you travel to Sweden in a motorhome or camper and you don't want to go camping, you will have to plan the emptying and filling. Where you will find more points of toilet emptying and water filling are in the dual carriageways. In these when there is a Rest area with WC usually have a poti drain next to the WC and a tap for drinking water. To empty the gray waters, it is more difficult to find points, but there are. Of course, nothing is ever signposted, don't look for signs of motorhome dumps. Without a doubt, it is essential in this country, the Parking4night app or some other similar one. For us it has been the great ally to organize our drains and fillings.
4 All the roads are free, as usual. In addition, the main roads are quite good, only in sections of works can you find unpaved roads. The reindeer you'll start to find them by crossing the Arctic Circle. Watch out, don't run. Also, if you see black garbage bags hanging from trees or fences by the road there are reindeer, sure, so be careful. They are put up by the Samis to warn that they have a herd nearby.
5 La teAverage mperature in summer is 18 °. It ranges from 15 to 30 maximums. It rains a lot, but fine rain. If you go to Sweden in your motorhome or camper, take especially technical clothing, type of trekking, spring-autumn which is what you will use the most and some summer and winter for the extremes. The raincoat, swimsuit and slipperss for rivers, lakes and beaches are three essentials. In Sweden, you will see that when the sun rises, people bathe on the beaches even if it is at 15º, you will end up bathing safely like them.
6 Take the pantry full of your AC or camper before arriving in Sweden. The food is almost three times as expensive as in Spain. Rice almost 3 euros per kilo and meat 40 € a beef steak ... they are just one example. The restaurants at noon have the “Dagens ratt”, dish of the day, that for 8 - 13 € uros you eat well. The dish of the day includes: a plate, with drink and salad. Ahh and the coffee with cakes ("Fika") is the Swedish national sport, they take it at all hours, a whole ritual that must be tried.
7 On the road you will see signs "Loppis". They are private houses that clean and make their second-hand market at home. An experience and good shopping for sure!
8 In Sweden many museums are free and almost all are designed to go with children. In many of these free museums, there is a box for donations, it is always good to contribute a little to keep this going.
9 The sale of alcoholic beverages of + 3 ° is monopolized by the State in the stores called "Systembolag". If you want a beer like the Spanish ones you will have to go here and pay almost € 3 for each one.
10 If you come to Sweden in the summer with your motorhome or camper and you don't want the children to wake you up at 2 in the morning asking for the cola cao, bring sleep masks. Here, in summer, there is no night, and the farther north the worse!
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thanks for the information, I had to have left on day 15 but due to the issue that we are having, I postpone it for next year
These days are being difficult for everyone. We with all the enthusiasm were also going to travel to Morocco for 20 days and finally everyone at home. The important thing is that we will get out of this and sooner rather than later we will all be traveling again and alive, the most important thing! A hug Javier and encouragement for these days we live
Hello, I am going to start reading your blog, which I find most interesting. Our intention is to prepare the trip to Cabo Noerte by motorhome for June 2021. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Je viens de vous lire car nous avons l idea de parte au mois de juillet en suede en camping car.
Vous mavez déjà bien eclaire sur plein de choses et vous en remercie.
Il nous reste à préparer nore itinéraire.
Merci mon ami, content de t'avoir aidé. Toutes les questions, nous sommes ici. You apprécierez surement le voyage.
Many thanks. Beautiful photos!!
Après avoir fait la Norvège et le CapNord. Nous prévoyons la Suède au mois de June 2023.
Merci pour vos conseils et vos beauties photos
Thanks to you! un plaisir de vous aider, même si notre français est très très rudimentaire, mille excuses
Good afternoon, interesting your page.
In May 2023 we plan to rent a camper from Stockholm to Norway, the Bergen fjords etc.
We are trying to plan the trip but we are concerned about the few places to park the camper, your advice would be great.
We live in Argentina but we are Spanish.
Thank you very much and good year 2023, with Peace and Health.
Best regards.
Hello Alejandro, whatever we are here to help you. If you are interested, we have a personalized route assembly service that you can request here: https://www.kucavana.es/asesoria-autocaravana/
Hello, a very nice trip, we are Spanish and we are in it, a bit of a total adventure, we are currently in Malmo, from here, we will take it easy, we want to reach the North Cape, we are doing a retirement trip, like this Thank you very much for the information, it has been useful and encouragement, beautiful photos. Health
Thanks Pilar. Enjoy your trip very much. It is a great trip to the North Cape, something that you have to live as you will slowly to savor it as it deserves 🙂 Hugs from your colleagues from the Kucavana