The Via Suecia – The Swedish Trail
The National Scenic Trail between Smygehuk and Treriksröset.
Friends!
We are happy to present a new Trail Angel! It is Lena who welcomes registered hikers to her farm just outside Mossbystrand in the South of Sweden. Here you can rest after your hike or recharge before the start. You email us beforehand and we will pick you up/drop you off. Easy-peasy!
Guys, please welcome Mr Peter Bergström, the first one to register this year.
Peter is a seasoned long distance hiker with many serious trails under his belt:
The “Triple Crown” in the US (PCT, AT and CDT), Te Araroa in New Zeeland besides many other trails in Sweden. An update on when he starts will come later. Happy trails, Peter!
In 2026, The Via Suecia celebrates FIVE YEARS! Yes! We are so happy to be a part of the hiking comunity, sharing experiences and giving back.
There is a lot going on this year, so let’s start with our brand new Support Package!
At Via Suecia, we pride ourselves to help hikers enjoy the journey through Sweden. It doesn’t matter if you’re from Säffle or Paris, we’ll be here for you, regardless. Coming into our fifth year in 2026, we will celebrate it by introducing The Support Package. We understand how important your quest is so we’ll have your back.
Via Suecia doesn’t charge you as we believe in the Hiker Ethos: we care about you and not your money. The Support Package is only given to registered hikers following the Via Suecia exclusively, we are sure you understand that.
This means, to be clear, that you can’t use our free support and resources while at the same time be paying commercial private companies to “hike”. It’s not fair and against our core values and ethos. See you out there!
As of January 10 our registration for the Class of 2026 will be open. Please send us an email to info@viasuecia.com and wait for confirmation.
For those of you planning to ski the longest ski trail in Sweden – The Via Suecia Winter, we have news! We will supply you with one Lungplus 1. It’s a mouth worn humidity- and heat exchanger. Good for asthmatics, at colds, cough or throat pains, and in protecting purposes.
Lungplus is part of our extensive Safety Package – because we care.
Read more about the Safety Package here. Certain conditions will apply, more about this later.
We take your safety seriously.
Apart from issuing our hikers with a Deltronic CO7BD Carbon monoxide detector we will also provide you with a Garmin inReach® Messenger personal locator beacon, also free of charge* (but you will need a personal subscription).
You can read more about the Garmin device here.
*Certain conditions will apply, more about this later.
From the season 2026, every registered hiker will be issued with a Deltronic CO7BD Carbon monoxide detector – free of charge*. You can read more about this device here.
*Certain conditions will apply, more about this later.
Friends! This year we invite all followers to be part of our Advent Calender. Between December 1st to December 24th we will publish a photo from you guys on our FB!
Send your best pic to info at viasuecia.com and remember to add where and when it was taken plus your name and address. If your pic is published you will have a small Xmas gift sent to you.
Happy trails!
For several years, our signature flag has been seen from Smygehuk to Treriksröset. In 2026, The Via Suecia is celebrating its 5th anniversary and every registered hiker will be issued The Flag. It started one winter to make people driving snowmobiles aware of skiers and since then it has followed whenever our crew is hiking The Trail.
The Flag also acts like a real ice-breaker – people you meet will ask about you and The Trail so its a great way of connecting. It’s also a bit shnazzy having The Flag on a stick in front of your tent.
And it’s also a great motivator when the going gets tough and the goal seems far away. So welcome to Via Suecia – The Swedish trail, looking forward hearing from you soon.
It is with great pleasure I can inform you guys that the whole of The Via Suecia has been filmed. In the last week of August 2025 the final section from Abisko to Treriksröset was filmed. A total of 10 parts, from hut to hut, so you can prepare yourself.
This final section takes you through Norway to Pältsastugan and Treriksröset. You’ll be able to access the films on YouTube, here is part 10: