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Tourism in Sweden made up a relatively small part of the Swedish economy in 2011 at 2.9% of the country's GDP; at this time, tourism brought in 264 billion Swedish Krona, 98.8 billion of which was foreign visitor expenditure in Sweden. 7.1% of Swedish household income is spent on domestic tourism. Sweden is mostly visited by tourists from neighbouring countries such as Denmark, Norway and Finland; other source countries include Germany and the United Kingdom. Sweden's tourist sites include the Vasa Museum, the Millesgarden, and the World Heritage Site Drottningholm Palace Theatre; other tourist attractions include Sweden's art, literature, modernism and music (e.g., ABBA). Many tourists visit Sweden during summer when the temperatures are higher. Especially Skåne and the central/south coasts of Sweden with its sandy beaches. Gotland as well gets many visitors summertime with charter flights from Germany to Visby airport. One tourist route is via train from southern to northern Sweden, viewing historical, natural and cultural attractions. This route is particularly popular among German tourists. According to the CIA World Factbook, Sweden was the 21st most visited country in the world, with 7,627,000 arrivals in 2006. == Swedish culture == (詳細はWorld Heritage Sites, which are popular as tourist destinations. These include: * The agricultural landscape of the island of Öland, visited for its geological and geographical features * Birka and Hovgården on the islands Björkö and Adelsö in Mälaren near Stockholm * The church village of Gammelstad, Luleå, in northern Sweden * Drottningholm Palace, Theatre, and the royal domain * Engelsberg Ironworks * The Hanseatic town of Visby * The "High Coast" of Ångermanland * Laponian area, Swedish Lapland, in northern Sweden * The mining area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun * The naval port of Karlskrona * Rock carvings in Tanumshede * Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm Swedish horse racing is an unusual attraction, in that many races are actually trotting races. The horses are not allowed to gallop; they pull a small vehicle ridden by the human racer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tourism in Sweden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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