Map & how to get here

WildSweden is located in Skinnskatteberg in central Sweden just a couple of hours out of Stockholm. Most of our tours depart from Skinnskatteberg, a small town in the Bergslagen forest. You can travel by own car or easily use public transport.

This map shows the various starting points for our tours as well as our partner guesthouses and airports.

The places marked out on the map shown below are all mentioned in our tour descriptions. To find out where your tour begins please read the detailed information for each tour.

 

Which airport?

There are three airports to choose from in the Stockholm region:

Stockholm-Arlanda airport (ARN): The main airport with Worldwide connections. Located 20 minutes from Stockholm City, 2 hours from Skinnskatteberg, 4-5 hours from the Brown Bear lodges.

Stockholm-Västerås airport (VST): A small airport with RyanAir budget airline connections to London Stanstead. Located 1 hour from Stockholm, 45 minutes from Skinnskatteberg, 4-5 hours from the Brown Bear lodges.

Stockholm-Skavsta airport (NYO): A small airport with RyanAir and WizzAir budget airline connections to many European cities. Located 1,5 hours from Stockholm, 3 hours from Skinnskatteberg, 5-6 hours from the Brown Bear lodges.

The airports are marked out on the map above.

Travel by car

Your most flexible choice is to travel by car. Rental cars (Sixt, Hertz, Avis) are available in most towns and airports. Roads are safe and in good condition and there is not much traffic. You will find that driving in Sweden is easy!

Driving to Skinnskatteberg: Skinnskatteberg is a 2 hours drive from Stockholm, 2 hours from Stockholm-Arlanda airport, 45 minutes from Stockholm-Västerås Airport and 3 hours from Stockholm-Skavsta airport. We can help you with detailed driving directions at the time of booking.

Driving to our Brown Bear lodges: Our Brown Bear lodges are located in two different areas in Hälsingland, a 4-5 hours drive from Skinnskatteberg or Stockholm, 4-5 hour from Stockholm-Arlanda airport, 4-5 hours from Stockholm-Västerås airport and 5-6 hours from Stockholm-Skavsta airport. We will give you detailed directions at the time of booking.

Travel by train and bus

To Skinnskatteberg: You can easily travel by train and bus to Skinnskatteberg from Stockholm (2,5 hour), Stockholm Arlanda Airport (2,5 hours), Stockholm Skavsta Airport (3,5 hours) and Stockholm Västerås Airport (1,5 hour). There are connections to Skinnskatteberg by public transport nearly every hour from most airports and nearby towns.

From Stockholm to Skinnskatteberg: Trains run from Stockholm Central Station to Köping (1 hour, 20 minutes), where a public bus (number 550) will take you to Skinnskatteberg (50 minutes). We pick you up in Skinnskatteberg for the 10 minute transfer to your guesthouse. Total travel time from Stockholm to Skinnskatteberg is about 2,5 hours.

Tickets: For connections and tickets, please visit the website link below. Tickets for the whole journey may be purchased at any train station in Sweden or even on the train, but you will save money if you buy your tickets on-line in advance.

>> Swedish Railways – Train and bus tickets

Positions

Kolarbyn Ecolodge

WGS 84: N 59° 48.311′, E 15° 43.718′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.80519, 15.72864

RT90: 6631741, 1495706

SWEREF99 TM: 6629941, 540880

Udden Guesthouse

WGS 84: N 59° 53.415′, E 15° 37.549′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.89025, 15.62581

RT90: 6641229, 1489961

SWEREF99 TM: 6639354, 535022

Skinnskatteberg, train/bus station

WGS 84: N 59° 49.946′, E 15° 41.558′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.83244, 15.69263

RT90: 6634780, 1493690

SWEREF99 TM: 6632954, 538828

Beaver Safari at Karmansbo smith 

WGS 84: N 59° 41.686′, E 15° 44.939′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.69476, 15.74898

RT90: 6619437, 1496837

SWEREF99 TM: 6617656, 542160

Grimsö wildlife research station 

WGS 84: N 59° 43.715′, E 15° 28.312′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.72859, 15.47187

RT90: 6623252, 1481252

SWEREF99 TM: 6621280, 526535

Guesthouse Färna Herrgård

WGS 84: N 59° 46.809′, E 15° 51.937′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.78014, 15.86562

RT90: 6628950, 1503397

SWEREF99 TM: 6627244, 548602

Guesthouse Färnas Hjärta

WGS 84: N 59° 46.938′, E 15° 51.698′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.78229, 15.86163

RT90: 6629189, 1503173

SWEREF99 TM: 6627480, 548374

Guesthouse Karmansbo

WGS 84: N 59° 41.752′, E 15° 44.619′

WGS 84 decimal: 59.69587, 15.74366

RT90: 6619561, 1496538

SWEREF99 TM: 6617777, 541859

Bear hide #1 

WGS 84: N 61° 12.817′, E 16° 4.148′

WGS 84 decimal: 61.21362, 16.06913

RT90: 6788696, 1514190

SWEREF99 TM: 6787051, 557434

Bear hide #2

WGS 84: N 62° 3.967′, E 15° 47.109′

WGS 84 decimal: 62.06611, 15.78516

RT90: 6883670, 1498960

SWEREF99 TM: 6881794, 541035