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19 - Time
differences
There are no time differences with France.
20 -
Telecommunications
Telephone :
To phone Sweden from France
dial : 00 46. (+8 pour Stockholm)
To phone France from Sweden : 009 33 +
21 -
Airports
The Arlanda airport is 43 kms out of Stockholm, tel
(8) 797 3030.
An airport bus to town costs 60 SEK, a taxi costs
350 SEK or more.
There are other local airports in the bigger
towns.
22 -
Car rental
Avis has agencies all
over Sweden.
The central reservation office telephone number is
0910 733330
Some towns:
Gothenburg : 031 947330
Helsingborg : 042 157080
Malmo : 040 77830, airport 040 500515
Stockholm : 08 202060, airport 08 7979970
All Avis cars are completely
equipped, have done less than 15,000 kms and have
an average age of 3 months. The vehicles are
carefully prepared and checked between each rental
using a procedure containing 7 obligatory control
points. The cars are rented with a full tank.
Renting from Avis automatically means that the car
passengers, renter and/or driver are covered by a
third party insurance as well as an insurance
covering repatriation and the immobilization of the
vehicule in case of an accident.
You can reserve a car :
- from your travel agent
- from the international reservation centre at 0
820 05 05 05
- or from any Avis agency
Avis has an interactive network worldwide, a client
can reserve a car instantly from anywhere in the
world.
We recommend that you pay
your rental using your accredited Avis card or with
another credit card accepted by Avis : American
Express, Visa, Mastercard, Diners.
Through a simple free membership system, Avis gives
identity and/or payment cards, which are a real
help for a rapid and efficient service.
You need to have your driving licence and your
passport.
REASSURING : No on-line
payment, you can pay Avis directly at the agency
when you return the car
RAPID : Avis has the quickest car rental
reservation service on the web
ECONOMICAL : The cheapest rates on the market are
available on the Avis microsite
COMPLETE : You can rent a car anywhere in the
world.
The Avis network : 5000 agencies in 172 countries,
is now on-line!
EFFICIENT : Find your town (you don't have to fill
in the country), enter the date and click on
estimate
PRACTICAL : You only have to fill in 4 boxes and
you will receive an e-mail confirming the
reservation.
You can even rent a vehicle at the last minute just
round the corner or ... on the other side of the
world.
24 -
Your suitcase
Light clothing for
summer, with a jacket or sweater for evenings (and
a raincoat just in case).
Very warm clothing, boots etc for winter and ski
outfits for cross country hikes
25 -
Information
In Stockholm :
Places to visit :
- The house of
August Strindberg
- the Town Hall (only with a guide)
- the Royal Castle of Kungliga Slottet, which is in
an ancient fortress. Transformed several times,
there are 600 rooms.
- Vasamuseet : the museum of the Vasa sailing
ship
- Nordiska Museet
- leaving from the Gamla Stan, a boat goes round
all the inhabitated island, good for a
mini-cruise
- shopping : wooden folklore subjects :
Handelsgarten, crystal : Svenskt Glas
When you arrive get a
Stockholm card which is valid from 1 to 3 days and
which lets you into all the museums (70), gives
unlimited travel on public transport and access to
parkings in the centre of town. It costs 200 SEK
for one day and 500 SEK for 3 days. For sale at the
Kulturhuset and in some underground
stations.
Events :
- the Waterfestival, one week in August with free
concerts, fireworks, shows in the streets etc
- international antique fair in March
- the Stockholm marathon in May
- the tennis tournament in September
- a jazz and blues festival in June
In Malmö
:
- Shopping in the pedestrian
streets
- relax in the Folkets Park, an amusement park
- stroll in the Pildammsparken park, where the
ponds are covered with birds
In Lapland
:
- visit the biggest iron mine
in the world near Kiruna
- visit the log cabin villages, where dog-sledge
excursions leave with Lapp guides
- fish in a hole in the ice
- play golf in summer 24 hours a day
Public holidays :
(the National Day is celebrated on the 6th June,
but is not a public holiday)
24th June : Saint Jean
Day
1st November : All Saints' Day
24th, 25th and 26th December : Christmas
1st January : New Year's Day
2nd January : Epiphany
April : Good Friday
April : Easter Monday
1st May : Labour Day
1st June : Ascension Day
June : Whitsuntide
Cost of living :
In Stockholm : a hotel room : from 1 000 FF
a meal (without drinks) : from 200 FF
Office opening times
:
Mondays to Fridays 8am to 5pm
and 8am to 4pm in summer
Meals :
Swedes don't eat much at lunch time, eating rather
in the morning and in the evening.
The evening meal is taken at around 6pm.
Tips are included in hotel and restaurant bills,
but it is the 'done thing' to round off the
amount.
26 -
Banks
Several French banks have branches or
representatives in Sweden.
Banks are open from Monday to Friday from 9.30am to
3pm, and up to 6pm in the main towns.
27 -
Schools
(See the list of schools in the Useful Addresses
).
28 -
Guides
Some Guides :
(in French)
- Petite Planète
- Guide Michelin
- Guide Bleu
- Le Grand Guide de la Suède
(Bibliothèque du voyageur, Gallimard)
- En Suède (guide Visa, Hachette)
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