Sweeden in general

February can be cold. That depends on where you go. Stockholm will probably be sub zero or around zero. If you want to trek in mountains I suggest you go to Östersund and from there to Storulvån Fjällstation. That is one of the best and most well equipped mountain lodges. From there you can do walks of all kind of difficulties. With or without guides. Contact STF (ww.stf.se) who runs that lodge. But you will have to rent skis or snowshoes since it will be at least 2 meters of snow!

Around Stockholm it is nicer to skate on the ice than walk in the forests, in wintertime that is. So if you are up for an adventure- try ice-skates. There are tons of places renting skates, and all Stockolmpeople skate (The ones that loves nature and outdoor sports at least...)

If you stay for just one week, there will be shortage of time to go to Östersund and the mountains (one day up and one day down just travelling). The cities close to Stockholm are not the prettiest (except from Stockholm it self) but check out the university city of Uppsala maybe. Otherwise I would go for smaller villages and special attractions like castles or nature reserves instead.

1) It's of course the coldest time of year. No problem, but you will need good clothes. The southernmost coast of sweden will have 0°C, while the mountains, inland and the north can have -30°C.
2) The popular trekking areas in the mountain will have snow, so you'll be skiing, not trekking as such.
Svenska Turistforeningen http://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/en/ has a large network of marked tracks in these areas, and sometimes guided tours, start there for longer trips. Many areas also has private guides/tours by dogsleighing, reindeersleighing in the north, snowmobile or getting pulled on skis by dogs, snowmobile/whatever.
3) Personally I find it nice to visit some of the smaller/older towns like Karlstad or Östersund (there are many such). These places are not packed with activities, but a day or two is nice. Also Uppsala is both the traditional heart of Sweden and somewhat lively, and close to Stockholm.

I have only been to Goteborg and that was in April.....

I think February and if you want to go trekking can be extremely cold.....places like Lapland etc will probably be like minus 20 or something!

How about going in May? Maybe a city trip should be allright in February, like to Goteborg and Stockholm, but I i think trekking in the mountains will be very cold at that time ...especially if u plan to go to the Arctic region

Martin, to be honest we want to live the experience of trekking in ice conditions, but up to a certain difficulty..
steinarh, thanks for the website and for the advise.. We want to go to a place during wintertime that will combine adventure with beautiful scenery and things to do in general, so i think Sweden its the ideal destination..
ifpw22ae, i cant get into the stf website :)

Correct link is http://www.stfturist.se/

Note that trekking in snow (guess that is what you mean by ice" - or do you want to cross glaciers? - or walk on sea and lake-ice?) is diffecult. If nor track you need skies or snowshoes, and even with a track tramped since last snowfall you proceed rater slowly.

basically i mean snow or ice it depends.. i know we'll need equipment and the difficulties that will occur but we would like to do it at least once for the experience.. and ofcourse due to the increased difficulty we will hire somebody to guide us.. i guess is something that i will have to search for when we finalise where exactly we want to go..

Just remember its like down to MINUS 20 in parts of Sweden such as Kiruna

lol maybe colder in other parts

Goteborg should be okay but i guess the tram isnt as attractive as trekking hehe

http://svenskaturistforeningen.se/storulvan
That is the address to Storulvån Station. They arrange the kind of experience you want. Note that they open for the season 15 February. (Before that it is too dark and cold) I recommend going a little later if that is possible. Your experience will be more pleasant (but it will still be an adventure) The Jämtland Region (where Östersund and Storulvån are located) is best for winter touring in April. A lot of sun and the snow is still thick. Perfect for going to mountaintops with "stighudar" (don’t know the English word... the skin like textile you put under your skis while touring to be able to walk up and then take away when going down...)

A good idea is to call STF or Storulvån (unfortunately they have closed from now until February, but maybe the have redirected the phone or still answer E-mail) And explain your wishes. I am sure you will get good help.

This is from the webpage:

Öppettider (Dates they are open)
11/2-09 - 3/5-09
18/6-09 - 4/10-09
15/2-10 - 2/5-10
18/6-10 - 26/9-10
Telefon (telephone)
Reception: 0647-722 00
Fax: 0647-740 26
E-post (E-mail)
storulvan@stfturist.se

Good luck. I hope you do go through with your plan. The Scandinavian mountains are very beautiful- especially in wintertime.