Welcome to season two of the Sweden Sessions podcast.

In this first episode we're exploring city breaks in Gothenburg, now the world's most sustainable destination for six years on a row! Along with Petra Gamerdinger of Göteborg & Co and Emilie Lundberg Boon of Universeum, one of Gothenburg's top experiences, we'll journey through Universeum and show you how it slots perfectly into any break to the city, no matter what time of year it is. We'll also explore what's next for Gothenburg with all of the new hotel and experience openings taking place over the next 12 months.

Listen along with us!

More information on Universeum

Website: https://universeum.se  

For any booking questions:

bokning@universeum.se 

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/universeum-ab/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/universeum/

Facebook: https://facebook.com/Universeum

Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@universeumse

More information on Göteborg & Co

Website: https://goteborg.com/en

For any questions: info@goteborg.com

Linkedin: https:/linkedin.com/company/goteborgco

Insagram: https://instagram.com/goteborgcom

Facebook: https://facebook.com/goteborgcom

More information on Visit Sweden

Website: https://traveltrade.visitsweden.com

Insagram: https://instagram.com/visitsweden

Facebook: https://facebook.com/VisitSweden

Image credit:  Sofia Sabel/imagebank.sweden.se

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In this edition, Gabriel meets with Fredrik Lindén and Marie Linde, CEO and Deputy CEO of West Sweden Tourism to talk about their ethos of Stepping Up Sustainability. Stepping Up Sustainability is based upon four pillars of working toward a greener, more cohesive, locally focused, wholistic approach to a sustainable tourism industry. Fredrik and Marie offer insights on how the company's sustainable way of life came about, its successes, challenges and what's next for Stepping Up Sustainability.

Gabriel then chats to three tourism businesses, Gunnebo House and Gardens, a heritage experience based just outside Gothenburg, which recently won a West Sweden award for its sustainable working practices; Swedish Country Living, a unique place to stay in Dalsland, the northern part of the region, which won a 360 degree Eat Guide Award for its sustainability work; and Pathfinders a local tour company providing sustainable trips around West Sweden.

Take a listen and let us know what you think!

West Sweden, Stepping up Sustainability - https://hallbarhetsklivet.se/en/

West Sweden main site - https://www.vastsverige.com/en/

Gunnebo House and Gardens - https://gunneboslott.se/en/

Swedish Country Living - https://www.swedishcountryliving.com

Pathfinders - https://pathfindertravels.eu/trip/the-gota-leden-trail-west-sweden/

Visit Sweden consumer site - https://visitsweden.com

Visit Sweden for travel professionals - https://traveltrade.visitsweden.com

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A whiff of gingerbread and mulled wine in the air. Snow softly falling, if you're lucky. Friends, family and colleagues gathering at Christmas markets, for Lucia processions and around Jul Bords,... it must be Christmas in Sweden.

Like most traditions in Sweden, Christmas combines great company with great food and the wondrous outdoors but there are subtle regional differences. From a travel professional's point of view there are many things to consider such as locations of Christmas markets, how many family attractions, where Santa may reside, are in the vicinity and of course unique places to eat, drink, be merry and sleep. Well, let this podcast be your guide!

In this episode, Gabriel chats to Petra Gamerdinger of Göteborg & Co about the holiday season in the self proclaimed 'Christmas City' of Gothenburg. He then moves east to Stockholm and the island of Royal Djurgården, home to ABBA The Museum, The Vasa Museum, Spritmuseum of drinks, Rosendahl's Garden and Skansen, where a traditional Swedish Christmas can be observed every day throughout December. We finish our sleigh ride through Sweden in Dalarna to talk about midwinter breaks, skiing and the man himself...

For more information on the destinations covered, visit:

Göteborg & Co

https://www.goteborg.com/en/guides/christmas-in-gothenburg/

Royal Djurgården

https://royaldjurgarden.se/en/

https://sustainable.royaldjurgarden.se/en/home-en/

https://professionals.visitstockholm.com

Visit Dalarna

https://www.visitdalarna.se/en

Tomteland, Mora:

https://www.tomteland.se/?lang=en

For for more general information visit https://traveltrade.visitsweden.com

images: https://imagebank.sweden.se

Music (C) Epidemic Sounds

All for Christmas - The Noel

Christmas Snowman - Speedy the Spider

Santa's Sleigh Ride - Returning Visitors

Nordic Shine - Savvun

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