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documented qualifications DIRECTORY
equivalent to the Swedish
skipper’s certificate “förarintyg” General Information
are required for taking out Friluftsfrämjandet
larger boats. Tel 08-447 44 40.
There are great opportunities ∑ friluftsframjandet.se
for canoeing, with almost
20,000 km (12,500 miles) of trails Naturvårdsverket
on inland waters and around Tel 010-698 10 00.
the archipelagos. The website ∑ naturvardsverket.se
for Kanotleder i Sverige lists
400 tours in Canadian canoes Svenska Turistföreningen
and kayaks, along with canoeing (STF)
centres and rental sites across Tel 08-463 21 00.
the country. For more advanced Rod fishing, often free along Sweden’s ∑ svenskaturistforeningen.se
canoeists, there are plenty of lengthy coastline
opportunities to try sea kayaks Cycling
in the outer archipelagos and most extensive fishing waters Svenska Cykelsällskapet
white-water canoeing on the in Europe. There are more than
Norrland rivers. White-water 200 species of saltwater fish on Sweden’s cycle trails.
rides are also possible, heading the west coast, some of which ∑ svenska-cykelsallskapet.se
down the rapids in large rubber also venture into the brackish
rafts or up on jetskis. water of the Baltic Sea. Added Winter Activities
to this are around 40 species Skistar
of freshwater fish in the lakes
Hunting and Fishing Central reservations for ski resorts
and rivers. of Sälen, Vemdalen and Åre.
Sweden has more than 300,000 Rod fishing in coastal waters
hunters and during the elk is often free. In other waters, ∑ skistar.com
hunting season some forest the necessary fishing permit SLAO
villages are packed. Around can be purchased locally. The Swedish ski lifts.
100,000 elks are shot every year. Sveafiskekortet permit is a ∑ slao.se
As a guest of land owners and nationwide option offered by
hunting teams, foreign hunters Sveaskog, which administers Golf
can take part in small game the national forests and land
and elk hunts. However, in the covering a fifth of the country. Svenska Golfförbundet
latter case, a special elk Sweden’s leading and most Tel 08-622 1500.
shooting test is required as well traditional salmon fishing ∑ sgf.golf.se
as a hunting permit. Taking your waters in Blekinge’s Mörrum
own weapon requires a great (see p191) are also state-owned. Boating, Canoeing
deal of bureaucracy, so hiring Salmon and sea trout can
a weapon is recommended. even be fished in the heart of Kanotleder i Sverige
Details about conditions, Stockholm, where Strömmen Canoe trails and canoe hire.
hunting times and hunt has unusually clean water for ∑ kanot.com
organizers are available from a city of a million people. Maringuiden
Svenska Jägareförbundet. Fishing trips by boat are Tel 031-93 26 00.
A third of all Swedes go offered widely. Sportfiskarna ∑ maringuiden.se
fishing at least once a year, and provides information about
no wonder with access to the sport fishing. Svenska Kryssarklubben
Tel 08-448 2880.
∑ sxk.se
Hunting, Fishing
Sportfiskarna
Tel 08-410 806 00.
∑ sportfiskarna.se
Sveafiskekortet
info@sveaskog.se
Svenska Jägarförbundet
Tel 077-183 03 00.
∑ jagareforbundet.se
Experiencing the Swedish countryside by canoe

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