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Visit Fodors.com's Norway Travel Guide to get information on hotels, restaurants, and things to do during your trip.
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Visit Fodors.com's Denmark Travel Guide to get information on hotels, restaurants, and things to do during your trip.
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Be a Fodor’s Correspondent ............ 3
What’s Where ............ 6
Quintessential Scandinavia ............ 8
Great Itineraries ............ 10
If You Like ............ 18
About This Book ............ 21

Chapter 1: Cruising in Scandinavia ............ 23
Choosing Your Cruise ............ 24
Cruise Lines ............ 30
Coming Ashore ............ 50

Chapter 2: Denmark ............ 53
Orientation and Planning ............ 55
Copenhagen ............ 64
Side Trips from Copenhagen ............ 117
Zealand ............ 123
Funen and the Central Islands ............ 139
Jutland ............ 154

Chapter 3: Finland ........... 179
Orientation and Planning ............ 181
Helsinki ............ 190
Side Trips from Helsinki ............ 222
Southwestern Coast and the Ålands ............ 226
The Lakelands............ 238
Lapland ............ 252

Chapter 4: Norway ............ 263
Orientation and Planning............ 265
Oslo ............ 276
Side Trips from Oslo............ 316
Southern Norway ............ 321
Bergen............ 339
The West Coast ............ 361
Central Norway............ 374
Trondheim to the North Cape ............ 391

Chapter 5: Sweden ............ 407
Orientation and Planning ............ 409
Stockholm ............ 419
Side Trips from Stockholm ............ 461
Göteborg (Gothenburg) ............ 476
Bohuslän ............ 491
Swedish Riviera ............ 496
The South and the Kingdom of Glass............ 501
Dalarna: The Folklore District ............ 523

Understanding Scandinavia ............ 531
Danish Vocabulary ............ 532
Finnish Vocabulary ............ 535
Swedish Vocabulary ............ 538
Norwegian Vocabulary............ 541

Index ............ 544

About Our Writers ............ 560

Maps
What’s Where............ 7
Common Scandinavian Ports of Call ............ 26
Denmark............ 56
Exploring Copenhagen ............ 70
Where to Eat & Stay in Copenhagen ............ 98—99
Side Trips from Copenhagen ............ 118
Zealand............ 124
Funen & the Central Islands ............ 140
Jutland ............ 155
Finland ............ 182
Exploring Helsinki............ 196—197
Where to Stay & Eat in Helsinki ............ 212—213
Southwestern Coast and the Åland Islands ............ 228
The Lakelands ............ 240
Lapland............ 255
Norway ............ 266
Exploring Oslo ............ 282—283
Where to Eat in Oslo ............ 296—297
Where to Stay in Oslo ............ 304—305
Side Trips from Oslo ............ 319
Southern Norway ............ 323
Exploring Bergen ............ 341
Where to Eat in Bergen ............ 351
Where to Stay in Bergen ............ 354
The West Coast ............ 363
Central Norway ............ 376
Trondheim to the North Cape ............ 393
Sweden ............ 420
Exploring Stockholm ............ 426—427
Where to Stay & Eat in Northern Stockholm ............ 438—439
Where to Stay & Eat in Södermalm ............ 442—443
Side Trips from Stockholm ............ 463
Göteborg ............ 481
Where to Stay & Eat in Göteborg ............ 486
Bohuslän & the Swedish Riviera ............ 497
The South & the Kingdom of Glass ............ 503
Dalarna ............ 524

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