If the Northern Lights aren’t your priority, we suggest you visit this fascinating country when the Midnight Sun rules the skies. Instead of snow, you’ll find the countryside covered in a medley of lush green meadows, bursting with in fragile wildflowers. You’ll see rolling hills and walk through fragrant pine forests. You’ll take boating trips on vast, reflective lakes and visit traditional manor houses and tiny, clapboard local churches.

We also recommend a city break in Stockholm, where the old town of Gamla Stan will take you back to the 13th century, and from where you can explore the charming islands of the Stockholm archipelago.