Sweden

Temperate in the south, sub-arctic in the north with long, cold winters and mild summers. Boreal forest and lake-studded lowlands give way to fells and glaciers above the Arctic Circle. Classic sports: long-distance cross-country skiing and tour skating, summer hut-to-hut trekking on the Kungsleden, Baltic archipelago sea-kayak touring, gravel and forest-single-track riding, plus ice-climbing and ski-mountaineering in the Kebnekaise massif.