• Sweden Guide

  • Introduction to Sweden
  • Things not to miss
  • Weather
  • Money
  • Getting Around
  • Public Holidays

• Explore Sweden

  • Stockholm
  • Around Stockholm
  • Gothenburg
  • Around Gothenburg
  • The southwest
  • The southeast
  • The Bothnian coast
  • Central and northern Sweden

• Cities

  • Gävle
    
  • Gothenburg
    
  • Stockholm
    
  • Umeå
    
  • Ystad
    

Sweden Guide

Around Stockholm

Uppsala

• Accommodation
• Cafés and restaurants
• Nightlife

First impressions as the train pulls into UPPSALA, less than an hour north of Stockholm, are encouraging. The red-washed castle looms up behind the railway sidings, while the cathedral dominates the foreground. A sort of Swedish Oxford, Uppsala clings to the past through a succession of striking buildings connected with and scattered about its cathedral and university. Regarded as the historical and religious centre of the country, it serves as a tranquil daytime alternative to Stockholm – with an active student-oriented nightlife.