Tourism in Sweden
Tourism in Sweden made up a relatively small part of the
Swedish economy in 2011 at 2.9% of the country's
GDP; at this time, tourism brought in 264 billion
Swedish krona,
98.8 billion of which was foreign visitor expenditure in Sweden. 7.1%
of Swedish household income is spent on domestic tourism.
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Sweden is mostly visited by tourists from neighbouring countries such as
Denmark,
Norway and
Finland; other source countries include
Germany and the
United Kingdom. Sweden's tourist sites include the
Vasa Museum, the
Millesgarden, and the World Heritage Site
Drottningholm Palace Theatre; other tourist attractions include Sweden's art, literature, modernism and music (e.g.,
ABBA).
Many tourists visit Sweden during summer when the temperatures are
higher. Especially Skåne and the central/south coasts of Sweden with its
sandy beaches.
Gotland as well gets many visitors summertime with charter flights from Germany to Visby airport.
One tourist route is via train from southern to northern Sweden,
viewing historical, natural and cultural attractions. This route is
particularly popular among German tourists.
According to the
CIA World Factbook, Sweden was the 21st most visited country in the world, with 7,627,000 arrivals in 2006.