Nordic

Hiking in the Nordic countries feels different. Trails cross vast national parks with few roads and even fewer villages, and the right to roam means you can usually camp almost anywhere in Sweden and Finland, as long as you leave no trace.

The landscape changes as you head north. Dense boreal forest and mirror-like lakes give way to open fells, treeless tundra and wide river valleys, with reindeer crossing the plateaus and the occasional glacier-fed stream cutting across your route. Above the Arctic Circle the horizon feels enormous, and you can walk for days without seeing a road.

The climbs are gentler, but the conditions ask more of you: changeable weather, cold rivers to wade and long stretches between supplies. In summer, the midnight sun keeps the sky bright, allowing long days of walk.