Stockholm: Frozen Lake Ice Skating in Stockholm City
- Experience ice skating on a frozen lake in nature, right outside of Stockholm
- Cook your meal over the open fire and admire the views
- Transportation from Stockholm, gear and meals included
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Overview
If you're in Stockholm during the winter and craving an authentic Scandinavian winter experience, look no further. Join us to venture just outside the city and discover Sweden's enchanting winter wonderland.
What's included?
Transportation to/from the meeting point
A meal cooked on the campfire
Blades
Safety gear
Your guide
Your travel insurance
Flight tickets to Stockholm
What to expect?
Let’s admire the nicest frozen lakes Stockholm has to offer between mid-December and March. It is on those very lakes that we can do one of the most common winter sports in Sweden: Ice skating. During the season, these lakes provide us the clearest ice which allows you to skate, whatever your pace is, quietly on the lake while hearing the sounds of the surrounding nature. You’ll also be able to hear the unexpected and magical sound of your blades sliding on the ice.
Since the ice is changing day to day, depending on the temperature, wind, and snowfall, your guide will bring you where the best spot is. For your safety, all the tours start with a safety briefing. Then we get down to work to see how comfortable you are on the skates, finishing the training with a little balance challenge.
Beginner or not, by the end of the day you will be able to feel that special thrill that is to slide across deep lakes. After a few hours of skating we have a lunch break; where we cook over the wooden fire prepared by your guide, a perfect way to warm up and restore energy. If the conditions are with us that day, we continue skating on another lake in the afternoon. At sunset, we enjoy a Swedish Fika with a cup of coffee and biscuits and then head back to the car to pack up our gear before getting ready to get back to the city full of memories.
Meeting Point:
Meeting at Ystadsvägen 18. Metro station Hammarbyhöjden, on the green line, number 17, towards Skarpnäck. You can check the meeting point location on Google Maps.
How to get there, coming from the Hammarbyhöjden Metro station:
When you step off the metro take left, then exit the metro station. You arrive at Malmövägen, take the right and follow the sharp 90° turn going left then continue walking for about 5 minutes. On the way, you will pass the café called ''Bonne Femme’', pass it and continue down the road for about 1 minute.
The house on the corner of Ystadsvägen is where you'll meet your guide. The logo True Nature Sweden is written on the windows.
Good to know
Public transportation is available nearby for your convenience.
The tour is not wheelchair accessible or suitable for strollers.
Pets are not allowed.
Infants must not sit on laps, and infant seats are unavailable.
This tour is not recommended for individuals with back problems.
What to bring
A day backpack
Waterproof hiking shoes
Warm hiking socks
A warm sweater
Rain clothes
A change of clothes (trousers, sweater, underwear; NO jeans)
Your camera
NO jeans
Please ensure you dress warmly and appropriately for the winter weather to fully enjoy the ice skating experience on the frozen lakes.