How to get to Sweden by car. Traveling by car in central Sweden. To Sweden by car: ferry

The Kingdom of Sweden, or as we simply call it Sweden, is an amazing and fabulous country, the largest on the Scandinavian Peninsula. Probably everyone would like to make a trip to Sweden, but they find many reasons to put this idea aside only in their dreams. And even more so a trip by car to one of the northern countries of Europe, but still, we go on a trip to Sweden.

There are two ways to get to Sweden - this is to drive on the roads through Finland or take a ferry to Stockholm. I won’t describe the route of the road trip to Stockholm, I don’t think that anyone travels this route, it’s a very long time. But the ferry is another matter. There are two options to get there by ferry. The first is to drive to Helsinki by car and take a ferry there, and the second is from St. Petersburg directly to Stockholm.

From St. Petersburg to Stockholm, you need to choose a ferry, for example, the St. Peter Line company operates a direct flight. This is a Russian company where all the staff on the ferry speak Russian. It is also convenient to start traveling on such a ferry the day before the visa is opened, for example, take the ferry on the second day, and Schengen will open only on the third. While on the ferry, you are on the territory of the Russian Federation. The ferry travel time is almost a day. Departure time and arrival time are almost the same, but two hours are lost during the journey. If the ferry departed from St. Petersburg at 18:00, then it will arrive in Stockholm at 18:00 the next day, and the time in Stockholm is 2 hours behind Moscow. Check-in for the ferry starts approximately four hours before departure. You can register for one person, it is not necessary for everyone to go. Customs goes through quickly, declarations from tourists, as a rule, are not asked, and the car is inspected symbolically. During the trip, the cars are closed, so do not forget the things that are needed during the trip on the ferry.

When booking ferry tickets, you must take an auto package for the car plus a cabin for the driver and passengers. If you are returning back by ferry, then immediately take care of the reservation and on the way back. Usually a buffet is included in the ticket price. The cabin has a shower, toilet, table, chair and bunk bed. The ferry has a children's room, a concert hall. Here you can listen to live music, have a cup of tea overlooking the sea.

The customs clearance time on the Swedish side takes 10-15 minutes. The customs officer himself takes the passports and stamps them. That's all. Welcome to Sweden!

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I continue to share with you my impressions of my summer trip to Scandinavia by car, I have already told you about Finland, about the crossing on the Silja line cruise liner too, it is the turn to tell you my impressions of Stockholm and its environs.

So, Stockholm. The windy capital of Sweden, a country that is associated with cheese, watches, wealth and ... machines that almost everyone has or had (oh, those Swedish walls)))).

By itself, this city is quite pleasant, it even falls short of 4 stars for me (and in terms of travel reviews, I am always a strict critic of countries, cities and villages because I have traveled a lot, fortunately, I have seen a lot and the plan is high

♠♠♠ Prices biting in Stockholm. Very biting. Everything is expensive: food, clothing, gasoline, parking. Therefore, you need to go here with a rather big supply of money. and be ready all them there and leave

But I would not say that it is much more expensive there than in Helsinki, but compared to Copenhagen .... the second one wins a lot in terms of profitability, but more on that in the next, final, review

Gastronomy To be honest, I wasn't impressed either.

A lot of red fish, but I ate it back in Finland. Insipid and boring, I won't even paint

In almost every European town there is a concept " Old city", The Swedes have gone a little further and are pushing almost all of Stockholm under the borders of the "old city". I know this because I talked there with a woman - a longtime acquaintance of the family - who migrated to Sweden that way twenty years ago.

But there's more" old old town", it is separated by a river with a railway:

Most of all I have photos from this angle, as this is the most beautiful view that you can find in Stockholm. So let's have some more pics.

Phew, I'll stop there anyway.

❖❖❖ So let's get to the question transport.

❖ Public transport damn expensive. Once, having walked far, far from the hotel, we became too lazy to walk back and decided to take the subway, fortunately, only three stops in a straight line. And how much did 1 ticket for 1 trip cost us? 200 rubles, Karl!. That is 400 rubles for two. Horror.

❖Taxi it’s also very expensive, the metro is still cheaper, but I don’t remember the exact prices.

❖ own car. Of course, it is most convenient to move around in your own car. But here, too, there are difficulties.

A bit of trouble◄

The same misfortune happened to me in Stockholm.

On the day when we had to leave for Denmark, I went to take some things to the car. * Bale-bale * and the car does not open. Blocked. It won't open with the key either. Shock, panic, sadness.

It turned out that dead battery. I come from Moscow to Stockholm and my battery runs out, it’s just happiness came down. But I was lucky - some guy passed by with a full cart of wires. I won’t retell the long dialogue, but the bottom line was that he offered help, helped open the car and offered to light it up. One problem, there are no "crocodiles" to light up the battery.

Great. Challenge accepted.

At the end of this giant parking lot, I found a motorcycle service. I know English well, but automotive terminology is not mine. ( You should have seen the man's face when I told him I need crocodiles and made a duck with my hands )

As a result, these unfortunate wires were lent to me on parole, I “lit a cigarette” from the car of this peasant with a cart of wires and drove off safely. To say that I was wildly lucky is an understatement.

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So, something I really went deep into the automotive issue.

In the modern part of the city, this view made the greatest impression on me. This is a shopping street, but I would not say that it is replete with interesting shops.

My favorite purchase in Stockholm - hat. Almost everyone wears them and I couldn't resist.

Attention, if you are a blonde, and even in such a hat - be prepared for the fact that they will take you for a local and will constantly try to communicate with you in Swedish

Because he doesn't remember anything. He, with your permission, is absolutely trivial. Yes, there are nice houses, some sights, but somehow this city did not hook me with anything.

Plus weather. She's terrible. Cold, wind, then rain, then sun. It seems to be July, but I'm cold in a leather jacket. Sad.

And in the end I will talk a little about local roads. They simply awesome. You can accelerate on them at any speed, I have never met a single "DPS officer".

On the way to Denmark, some stunning views are constantly opening up. Endless lakes, forests, steppes, to admire everything is a pleasure.

Country: Sweden
Duration: 13 days
Season: New Year
Number of hotels: 2
Car rental: own car
Car run: 4000 km

Sweden is the heart of Scandinavia. She was able to maintain neutrality with an eye on Germany in two world wars and did not fail - in Sweden, all the architecture remained intact, during the wars there was an economic boom, and the country followed its own, democratic "Swedish path" of development. In addition to beautiful architectural monuments, truly safe European roads, carefully protected nature, there are also ski resorts in Sweden. The largest of them - Ore (or Are in Swedish spelling) is located in the center of Sweden, 635 km from Stockholm.

Preparing for the trip from Moscow to Ore

The trip to Are took place during the New Year holidays of 2012, preparations for the route began 2 months before.

If you want a cultural program along the way, then the most interesting cities are Turku (the former capital of Finland), Stockholm (the capital of Sweden) and Uppsala (the former capital of Sweden). It is pleasant to just walk in them, as well as go to museums, cathedrals, eat national food in restaurants and buy souvenirs. The center of Turku is 3 km from the port (from where the ferry departs), the center of Stockholm - Gamla Stan - 2 km from the port, and Uppsala and Old Uppsala - just on the road from Stockholm to Åre. You need to be prepared that parking in the city center will always be paid, you can pay by card.

Are ski resort

The Ore ski resort is 100 km of slopes with a maximum height loss of 900 meters. In Are there are 4 ski areas between which a free ski-bass runs every half an hour (the price is included in the ski passes). The resort has drag and chair lifts and cabins. Most lifts open at 9:30 am and close at 3:00 pm.

The queues for the lifts are small. During the New Year holidays in 2012, the maximum waiting time was 5-10 minutes, and there were no queues at all on the drag lifts.

There are restaurants on the slopes and below, there are grocery stores near the railway station and in Duvede.

Since sunset in Sweden comes early in winter, après-ski, a rest after skiing, comes first. Entertainment around Ore is rather scarce, so if you come with a large company and you have a cottage with a sauna, the best thing to do is to have evening gatherings with periodic diving into a snowdrift.

If this type of recreation does not appeal, then near Åre there is an Elk Farm and the largest waterfall in Sweden, Tannfossen, which can be reached by car. In Åre itself, you can ride dogs and visit a glass-blowing and chocolate factory. If you have an extra day, you can go by car or train to Östersund (95 km) or Trondheim in Norway (165 km).

Feelings of the trip

In general, both the resort and the road through Sweden and Finland give a lot of positive emotions. Of course, Ore is not the Alps, there you don’t feel that you really conquer the peaks and slopes, but you can’t call the Swedish resort Scandinavian Sorochany either. It is very important that in Are there are no traditional New Year's queues and there is snow. For 6 hours of light, you quite have time to get tired and ride enough, and after skiing you are happy to go not to your apartment or hotel room, but to your own cottage with a sauna. Goodbye Ore, see you later!

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The routes of most of my trips to Europe, I almost always lay through Finland - my personal experience of crossing the Belarus-Poland border (spent time, queues, nit-picking Polish and Belarusian customs officers) is quite negative. And if you get through Finland to Stockholm, in one day you can reach both central Europe and Scandinavia.
But there is one link in this route that causes some confusion and anxiety among our autotourists - this is a ferry crossing from Finland to Sweden (and back). I judge this by the questions that our auto travelers quite often ask me at the sites before registering for the ferry. In this note, I will try to generalize and answer them.
So, between Finland and Sweden there are 3 ferry lines: Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki, Turku-Stockholm-Turku and Vaasa-Umea-Vaasa. The last line is rather specific and we will not consider it.

For trips to Sweden and further within a radius of 500-600 km from Stockholm, Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki ferries are most suitable, but if you need to go further, then I prefer Turku-Stockholm-Turku and here's why.
Ferries from Helsinki depart at 17-17.30 and arrive in Stockholm at 9-9.30 in the morning. This allows you to slowly explore the ferry, explore the shops, have dinner - in general, relax, and in the morning get enough sleep and have a leisurely breakfast before arriving at the port.
If there is still quite a long way ahead, then I prefer the Turku-Stockholm-Turku line: ferries leave at 20-20.40 (there are only 160 km between Helsinki and Turku and the traffic schedule by car is basically the same) and arrive in Stockholm- at 6-6.30. These "won" three hours in the morning come in very handy. And the cost of tickets for the ferry of this route is less.

These two ferry lines (Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki and Turku-Stockholm-Turku) are operated by two competing companies - Vikilng Line and Silja Line: every day there is a morning and evening flight. Every day, the competition between them is so fierce that an agreement was made at the state level that ferries run every 30-40 minutes on each line. The ferry Silja Line leaves first, followed by the Viking Line.

If we compare the cost of tickets (autopackage car + cabin 4 seats), then on the Turku-Stockholm-Turku line, Viking Line prices are slightly lower. In addition, on the ferries of this company there are very cheap cabins on the deck under the engine room, although there is a toilet and shower in the corridor.

Terminals in Turku.
Viking terminals ( GPS N60°26" 6.94" E022°13" 54.87" and Silja ( GPS N60°26.035" E022°13.185"(indicated GPS-to coordinates of registration sites with cars) are almost nearby, but you need to drive up to them from different directions and orientate yourself, especially in the dark, is not easy. Here is the layout of the terminals and entrances for the registration of cars with passengers.

• There is no access to cars during the voyage. Therefore, everything you need to take with you immediately. But we must keep in mind that the cabins are very small, everything is "back to back" and with large bags in them it is not very convenient. I always prepare a separate small bag with the essentials, and with it I go up to the cabin

• It is necessary to remember the deck number where the car is and which side to go to, and also, having climbed onto your cabin deck, it’s good to look around and rememberon which of the elevators you climbed - then on it (or the stairs near it) it’s better to go down so as not to crawl between the cars - they are quite tight, you can get dirty.

• Do not put the car on an alarm so that it does not "burst" in the sea from rolling and does not land the battery - just close it with a key.

But breakfast is best in this largest buffet restaurant. The set of dishes there is standard for breakfast in a restaurant of a 3-4 star hotel. But the restaurant hall is located at the bow of the ferry on the 8th deck, and if you take a table at the panoramic windows facing forward, the breakfast will turn out to be very beautiful despite the earlier time (the breakfast is raised an hour and a half before mooring, at 5 am Swedish time).
However, even in the morning you can’t get to the “buffet” at the peak “tourist” time, so I always pay for breakfast immediately when buying tickets (the cost of 1 breakfast is 15 euros, it’s cheaper for children).
But if something didn’t work out, then there is still the opportunity to have breakfast in an a la carte restaurant or in that same cafe.
On the ferries on the Turku-Stockholm-Turku route, when leaving for breakfast, please note that while you are in the restaurant, the employees can already start cleaning the cabins - take off the linen (the ferry on this route has very short stops). Therefore, handbags, purses, etc. it is better to take it with you. There is no such rush on the Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki route and no one will climb into your cabin during breakfast.

Shop Duty Free
The duty-free shop on board is open in the evening and a little in the morning. The choice of perfume, alcohol, cigarettes, confectionery is not bad. Prices are higher than in the Duty Free of our airports, but not much. But they are much lower than on earth (in the EU). Therefore, we usually do not violate the norm for carrying drinks when entering Finland, but replenish stocks on the ferry :)

Unloading
Access to cars opens 40 minutes before mooring. This is announced on the radio, including in Russian. But there is no need to rush. It is quite enough to start descending to the car deck 20 minutes before arriving at the port. And I don’t advise you to wait for the elevators - the whole huge tourist party on foot will rush on the elevators to the 5th deck, from where there is a pedestrian exit. Going down the stairs 3-4 flights with a small bag (remember the bags?) is not difficult.

Andrewblake 02-08-2010 17:33

The final destination of the trip is the city of Gothenburg, the second city in Sweden after Stockholm.
The trip starts on July 8 at 18-30 from a city near Moscow, since it has been hot for quite a long time, we will try to take a bit to the Swedes as well. There are four of us - Tolik and Lena, the owners of a two-year-old Lancer, and my wife and I. We spend the first night at their dacha in the Tver region, from where we start on the morning of the 9th.
A little background: Veta and Volodya (our former compatriots who made an invitation visa for Lena) and their four children of different ages live in Gothenburg. We have three Finnish visas, for which we had to book hotels in two Finnish cities.
The journey began with a small misunderstanding, instead of Novaya Riga we turn to Leningradka (largely thanks to the striped sticks dealer), which we planned to taxi to only tomorrow, and we get into the notorious traffic jam on the repaired (which, however, is absolutely invisible) overpass, which, by the way , rapidly dissipated. We thought that anyway we would cut somewhere and spend the night in the right place. “Somewhere” turns out to be a concrete road, already at the entrance to which the navigator stops offering to turn back and drive through New Riga. On the way, we saw an interesting phenomenon in the atmosphere, when on both sides of the Sun in the sky, either small and bright pieces of a rainbow, or an imitation of the mentioned luminary. The last time I saw this was almost 20 years ago. After a while we are at the place, the evening is spoiled only by furious mosquitoes.

Phenomenon
In the morning we get up quite early, but swimming in the river and a long breakfast postpone the departure until 11-30.
After spending the night at the cottage
We start, driving horseflies out of the cabin, and admiring the local nature. In an hour or so we get out on a straight line to St. Petersburg. The road is quite free, the quality of the coverage varies depending on the subject of the Federation, respectively, and the speed of movement too (we go along the highway as a standard, trying not to exceed the restrictions by more than 10 km / h).
The first stop takes place in the Leningrad region, we eat at a cafe where our driver already ate on the last similar trip. Fairly tolerable and not expensive by Moscow standards. We go further, the next stops are only on demand.
Before Peter gets into a viscous traffic jam, the only thing that soothes is that the traffic jam in the opposite direction is a hundred times worse. Taxiing to the ring road, we decide that we will go through Sestroretsk, because according to radio stations, something is on fire on the Vyborg highway, and there are severe difficulties. I don’t know what difficulties there are, but in Sestroretsk we get into such a traffic jam that we begin to fear for the time of arrival at the Finnish border (one in the morning in Moscow or 00-00 in Finnish - the beginning of our visa). If not for the air conditioning, we would have already died or turned back. Finally, the cork is more or less dissolving, and the speed of approach to Finland increases. Moving north, I begin to understand what white nights are, although they are no longer as pronounced as a month before.

And here it is, the border. The country says goodbye to us with a huge pothole on the road (they say that it has been here for many years). We go through our customs quickly, and taxi into duty-free. We buy everything we need , and drive towards the Finns, having previously driven out about a hundred mosquitoes from the car. At passport control, we introduce a representative of Finland into a state of shock. He cannot understand what can be done in his country for 10 days, but he gives back his passports.
border
We have already booked rooms at the Villa Vanessa hotel near Kotka. The hotel, which is positioned as an "inexpensive cozy hotel", turns out to be more like a cheap motel, in addition, the cost of rooms turns out to be higher than stated on the phone. It is the fact that they speak Russian that played a big role in choosing this place. But I didn’t go there any more - since we arrived there quite late, there was a high probability of oversleeping breakfast, which the employee warned us about almost in an ultimatum tone. We asked to wake her up at 7 am, which was not done, but the alarm clock insured this oversight. Breakfast is tolerable, except for the four of us, no one is present at it. While we were getting ready, I turned on the TV, which, it turns out, also receives the RTR planet, however, after 10 minutes of work, he passed out on his own.
Okay, let's go to Helsinki! The number of rocks and boulders made of red granite amazes us, accustomed to the landscapes near Moscow. Even under Peter this was not. Along the roads there is a mesh from animals (or from people), at one of the parking lots along the road we decide to take pictures on a boulder. Three companies that have arrived before us and speak non-Russian are rapidly hiding in their vehicles. We could not understand the reason.
The road is fenced with a grid
Granite rocks
Then we move in the right direction without stopping, admiring the scenery and prices at gas stations. An hour and a half later, we are on the spot, driving through the city, in which hundreds of people run and ride bicycles, which is difficult to imagine in Moscow. I shoot everything interesting through glass all the time. Here we are in the port, where, having suffered a little with the parking machine, we leave the car. We go into the Viking Line building, on whose ferry we have booked a place to visit one institution paid in other places. Taking a map of the city, we go for a walk. Senate Square, Assumption Cathedral (where we watched the wedding of a Finnish couple for a bit), the embankment with its cafes, Market Square, where we buy souvenirs, strawberries, and eat almost real tom yum, remembering Thailand (the girls in the cafe are not secretly, but rather Laos, they didn’t even take an ear to our “kapun cap”). From the market square we go to the boulevard, where, not far from the magnificent pavilion with edibles, we sit down on the grass, which smells strongly of horse manure. We drink local beer Nikolai Sinebryukhov (which turned out to be non-alcoholic), and local residents and guests of the capital (Finland) scurry past, Asians climb into garbage cans in search of bottles and cans, grandfather, with a long gray beard, twists the barrel organ, a mime with a white face, then freezes, then sticks to passers-by, scaring a Korean boy to wet pants. In the city museum, the zoo and the Sveaborg fortress we decide not to twitch, because. we won’t have time to really inspect anything before the ferry. However, we were able to see Sveaborg well from the ferry. We go to the car.



From the parking lot we see that the line of cars for the ferry is already standing. We are attached to the tail, and after a while we are already absorbed by the inside of the ship. Cars are parked tightly, we take things and go to look for our cabin. We have a tourist class, four-seater, without a porthole, on the fifth deck. There are 11 residential decks in total, plus pleasure decks. That is where we are going. The view from the 13th floor is amazing. I try to shoot everything interesting, while simultaneously looking at other passengers. Here the young Finns have taken beer and have already begun to thump with might and main (there is a duty-free shop on the ferry, where alcohol is much cheaper than on the shore), behaving worse than the Chinese; here are gypsies in wide skirts of black velvet, with clusters of red hair in their ears, but quite pretty girls (probably Swedish). By the way, about the gypsies - they move in small herds, and only women are dressed in national costumes, but they will soon change into a "citizen". There is a strong suspicion that this masquerade serves to transport something prohibited.
Nearby is the competitor's ferry Silja line, which has just started, even larger than ours. After waiting a bit, we give chase.

Andrewblake 02-08-2010 20:24

To be continued

natalia_vw 03-08-2010 09:26

come on, interesting

russkit 03-08-2010 19:54

To be continued

Andrewblake 03-08-2010 21:38

At some point, Lake Vättern appears on the right in the direction of travel. It has an elongated shape, and the road, going around it, stretches along the lake for about forty kilometers. We stop near a beautiful old building on a high slope. Most likely, this is a hotel, but there is also a cafe right there. The main building is covered with red tiles, the small outbuildings have earthen roofs with reddish grass. We go out onto the terrace, where I shoot a view of the lake.


By the way, on the way we pass settlements with names familiar to the Russian ear - Gislaved, Husqvarna, Salem (for King lovers).
After some time, we drive into the suburbs of Gothenburg. We have already covered 500 kilometers in Sweden. We call up the host, Volodya tries to explain how to get to the street where we will live. His data is not consistent with the opinion of the navigator, as a result, we make a sightseeing tour of the city. It turns out that the already confusing junctions are constantly being rebuilt, so the navigator knows nothing about them. The roads here are generally constantly put in order, new tunnels appear, punched in the rocks. Their length can be several kilometers (based on the fact that there is only one granite around, this inspires respect). One of the tunnels in the city center, which runs under several canals, is highlighted in blue in places where there is water above your head.
Soon we meet with Volodya, and we go to our house. This is not a separate building, but something like our townhouses. His owners went on vacation to Denmark, for those 8 days that we live here, we have to justify their monthly housing costs. The house has two full floors and a room in the attic. The area is small by Swedish standards - less than 120 squares. On the ground floor, there are several areas that flow into each other: a small entrance hall with a built-in wardrobe and a pantry, where there is a washing machine and all sorts of stray things for drying clothes, all this goes into the kitchen with a large island desk, a computer table by the window, another pantry and a bathroom . Next comes the living room with a large dining table, sofa and TV chair. From the living room there is access to a small garden, most of which is covered with a board in a deck way, there is also a small composition of stones with illumination, all sorts of bushes, a table with candles. Under the plexiglass canopy there is also a table and a gas grill.


On the second floor there are three small bedrooms and a bathroom. The attic has a music studio, a bunch of instruments and amps. We were asked to be in this room as little as possible. We go to the store to buy some food. It is very close if you are on wheels, but we are not talking about “walking distance”, moreover, it only works until 20 or 21 hours, convenience stores are only at gas stations. Food prices are higher than ours, although not for everything. We don't have crowns, so I pay by card. In general, cards are accepted for payment everywhere, even if it's a grandmother selling seeds (it's a joke - you almost don't see seeds here). After dinner I watch the World Cup final. I don’t understand anything other than the names, well, okay. Our (Spaniards) are winning. We go to bed, my wife and I got the master bedroom.

Ace_Odinn 04-08-2010 08:57

Cool!
And we are planning next year to Norway, through Finland ... not by ferry

Andrewblake 04-08-2010 09:10

Cool!
And we are planning next year to Norway, through Finland ... not by ferry

Ace_Odinn 04-08-2010 09:29

quote: Originally posted by Andrewblake:

Norway and Denmark were in possible plans (from Gothenburg 300 km to them), but - did not grow together.

Andrewblake 04-08-2010 10:25

quote: Originally posted by Ace_Odinn:

We calculated about 2400 km from St. Petersburg to Oslo.
I really want to see the fjords.

And then Finland is already tired (firstly, my second homeland, and secondly, Peter is a border town, we go to this land almost every week)

To be honest, I envy the people of St. Petersburg - the Finns are much closer than Moscow.
By the time we got to Peter, we were already pretty tired. Both in Finland and in Sweden (Stockholm) they saw only cars with St. Petersburg numbers. In Gothenburg, cars with Russian numbers were not seen at all.

ASv 04-08-2010 12:31

Interesting trip. And what did they do in Sweden, where did they go, what did they watch?

Andrewblake 04-08-2010 12:43

quote: Originally posted by ASv:
Interesting trip. And what did they do in Sweden, where did they go, what did they watch?

This time only our child went to Finca to visit relatives, we will probably go in the winter, closer to the deer.

Andrew, I write slowly. I will publish soon.

Andrewblake 04-08-2010 17:46

It makes no sense to describe every day, so I'll tell you about the most important thing.
What to visit: There are not as many attractions in Gothenburg as in Stockholm, however, this does not mean that there is nothing to see. You need to start from the city center, which is not only rich in remarkable architectural structures, but is also the starting point for many excursions.
On the waterfront you can visit a wooden sailboat, a more modern huge sailboat with a steel hull, on board of which there is a restaurant,

the Gothenburg Opera (for those who are interested), an office center with an observation deck at a height of 86 meters,
ferris wheel (medium diameter, so make four turns, during which the inhabitants of some booths will change).
Also from the embankment you can go on a trip on a steamship manufactured in 1914, which will make a circle around the skerries with a short exit to the open sea.
This excursion lasts several hours, and, as we could see, it is very popular with Swedish (and not so) pensioners who drink heavily on board.
Other excursions may include trips to various historical monuments, we visited an 18th century fort on an island near the exit to the open sea.
The last tour does not include the theatrical performance in the fort!!! We have seen this from our own experience. You can also go on a trip through the canals of the city on flat-bottomed boats, with access to the bay. It's funny to watch people swim on them under bridges, bending down in three deaths.
Further, you can visit the museum, which includes several ships: the largest of them is a missile cruiser, a submarine, a bulk carrier, a fire ship, etc. ladders are thrown between them and you can move from one to another. But after the first two (we spent more than an hour on them), there was no particular desire to watch the others.

I want to pay special attention: in tourist centers you can buy a subscription to most excursions (Goteborg pass). It includes visiting about thirty objects, however, its duration is limited to 24 or 48 hours. For 24 hours, a subscription costs 245 kroons (1000 rubles), for 48 hours, like 390 kroons. At the same time, the total cost of excursions included in it is more than 1000 kroons. A percentage discount has been introduced on some excursions. It also includes travel on urban modes of transport, and free parking in most parking lots (for the period of validity of the subscription). I must say right away that it is impossible to visit all excursions in a day (especially since the maximum working time of most is from 10 to 20 hours, and some close earlier). Therefore, you need to beat off the most expensive and located next to each other. We returned ours after visiting the aforementioned fort and a visit to the Universum Museum, which deserves a separate discussion. But we did not have time to visit the Aviation Museum or the Volvo Museum (also, by the way, located in Gothenburg). Also, in addition to the subscription, we received four books with coupons for discounts (both in monetary and percentage terms) operating in the shopping center where we bought the subscription and on the streets adjacent to it. It included stores selling clothes and shoes, as well as various catering establishments, including McDonald's and Burger King. The total number of such establishments and shops is about a hundred.

Andrewblake 04-08-2010 17:46

Universum: This museum is located near the city center in a large modern building, closely adjacent to the rock. On an inclined elevator, we climbed to the very top, where we began to get acquainted with the flora and fauna of Sweden.
In many ways, it is similar to ours, but everything is presented really interesting: aquariums with freshwater and marine fish, terrariums, plants, birds, and even bees feel quite relaxed in front of the audience.