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  1. milantifoso avatar

    North-east and Bothnia coast

    by milantifoso 08 February 2012

    Hello i have planned a trip to the cape in the summer and i am going back to Denmark through Sweden. As it is pretty hard to find informatio…

  2. max_mexico avatar

    Re: Public transport in Miami area

    by max_mexico 01 December 2011

    *Piteå -- Storavan* Take bus 17 from Piteå bus station towards Arjeplog Öberget. Get off after 2:30h (11 stops) at Fälloheden väg 95 s…

  3. Scand1 avatar

    RE: Getting around northern Sweden in Feb/March

    by Scand1 16 November 2011

    2000 SEK sounds extremely high - it shouldn't usually cost more than 1000 in the seating car. (Plenty of flights in Feb are around 300…

  4. muminmamma avatar

    Re: Know this if you are considering flying to Sweden’s Umea airport

    by muminmamma 28 September 2011

    I've been flying into Umeå as well, buses are scheduled for SAS flights, sorry, but that's the way it is!

  5. Bjoern avatar

    RE: Sweden on November

    by Bjoern 03 September 2011

    Where in Sweden is your starting point and where will you end. Distances are big and proposal for a trip of only 2-3 days starting/ending…

  6. paul88888 avatar

    RE: Have you ever experienced the following?

    by paul88888 27 August 2011

    I've done Oslo to Bodo via Trondheim; and I've done Narvik to Stockholm, although it was in multiple hops, via Lund, Umea and Uppsala,…

  7. OzEurovisionFan avatar

    RE: Christmas in Scandinavia 2011

    by OzEurovisionFan 28 July 2011

    Hi briseis, Thanks for getting back to me. I'm coming from Australia so distances in Scandinavia don't seem to big compared to going…

  8. voxclan avatar

    Re: Advice on weekend excursion tips? - Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia

    by voxclan 03 April 2011

    Dear all, sorry for the very late reply. I have been busy with exams and stuff. Thanks a lot for the reply. Really appreciate it. I…

  9. sajjad_roy avatar

    Travel tips for Route (Sweden-->Denmark-->Germany-->Holland-->Spain/Italy)

    by sajjad_roy 19 March 2011

    Dear All, I am planing a visit to europe. My trip would be mainly visit my friends, spending some time with old memories of university…

  10. blazius avatar

    RE: Car rental to cross to Norway and Finland

    by blazius 26 August 2010

    Most international car rental companies will let you take a car between Sweden, Finland and Norway without a surcharge (as long as you…

  11. iiiniii avatar

    Car rental to cross to Norway and Finland

    by iiiniii 25 August 2010

    Hello everyone! I am planning a trip from Umea to Jokkmokk, Kiruna, Narvik, Tromso and Rovaniemi. I have been looking for a car rental…

  12. stezbot avatar

    Interesting places Northern Sweden

    by stezbot 19 May 2010

    My plans so far for my solitary trip to Sweden sometime at the start of August include Malmö, Ystad, perhaps Jönköping, Stockholm and…

  13. kra avatar

    Lapplandtrip (Finland-Norway-Sweden)

    by kra 05 December 2009

    Hej hej! We, two german girls, studying in Umea, are planning to go on a Lapplandtrip around Christmas. We want to go up the swedish…

  14. lpman avatar

    Scandanavia mini-trip difficulties

    by lpman 01 September 2009

    Hi Folks, trying to plan a mini trip and having real difficulties to decide so help me PLEASE...especially with some local knowledge.…

  15. Scand1 avatar

    RE: Cycling tour in Scandinavia

    by Scand1 23 July 2009

    October in the southern parts of these countries (all of Denmark) expect around 10 degrees daytime (usually more than 5 definitely) though…

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    RE: The second hand bicycle, Umeå

    by Scand1 21 July 2009

    Probably the easiest thing is using local noticeboards. For a half-decent bike 20 or 30 years old with new tyres and good brakes you shouldn…

  17. SeaverQin avatar

    The second hand bicycle, Umeå

    by SeaverQin 17 July 2009

    I will arrive Umeå at about 19th Aug. I wanna get a second hand bicycle in Umeå is there anyone can tell me where I should go for it …

  18. Scand1 avatar

    Re: help with trip plan norway-sweden

    by Scand1 27 June 2009

    Trondheim is quite nice. For midnight sun you'll need to travel further north in Norway (eg somewhere north of Mo i Rana, around Bodo,…

  19. mitzilla avatar

    Re: Night train from Stockholm to Oslo (and return) with children

    by mitzilla 23 June 2009

    Hi, Since the distance is short there is no night train. only these destinations:- Göteborg-Sundsvall, Östersund, Åre och Storlien via…

  20. mitzilla avatar

    RE: Night train from Stockholm to Oslo (and return) with children

    by mitzilla 23 June 2009

    Hi, Since the distance is short there is no night train. only these destinations:- Göteborg-Sundsvall, Östersund, Åre och Storlien via…

  21. Scand1 avatar

    Re: Delays on train Oslo/Göteborg to Malmö/Copenhagen July/August

    by Scand1 16 June 2009

    Thanks for informing. (The faster trains of X2000-type seem to go via Hassleholm-Halmstad, ie no problem (?), but others will require…

  22. goKyoto avatar

    RE: How to get to ferry terminal in Umea?

    by goKyoto 10 June 2009

    I finally decided to take the taxi and paid 37 Euro.

  23. goKyoto avatar

    Re: How to get to ferry terminal in Umea?

    by goKyoto 22 April 2009

    Thank you - this has been extremely helpful!

  24. Scand1 avatar

    Re: How to get to ferry terminal in Umea?

    by Scand1 21 April 2009

    The terminal is in the nearby town of Holmsund, which has a few thousand inhabitants and is some 18 km from Umea town centre and about…

  25. bmta avatar

    RE: How to get to ferry terminal in Umea?

    by bmta 21 April 2009

    I ahve used that ferry-but really along, long time ago. In the FI side there were citybsues waiting-only a complete blind would miss them.…

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