A DAY ON THE ICE – GUIDED TOUR

We start early (08:00) so as to make the most of the daylight hours. Your experienced guide briefs you on the tour and safety equipment before taking you to the day’s best ice in Stockholm’s outstandingly beautiful natural surroundings. This tour takes a higher tempo and focuses on ice skating a good distance. Depending on the weather and ice conditions, your group could cover up to 70 km during the day.

Your guide is happy to offer tips and coaching in order to perfect the ice skating skills you already possess so that you evolve as a Nordic skater and get a sense of achievement throughout the day.

The tour is 7 – hours long, with approx. 5 hours of skating on natural ice either in the Stockholm archipelago or on one of Stockholm’s big lakes. During the tour, you make a stop somewhere sheltered and scenic for a well-earned picnic lunch. There is a cozy open fire, our classic outdoor lunch with grilled hotdogs and hot drinks on offer. Hopefully, there’s some good banter and laughter with your new skating buddies too! Once lunch is finished, there is plenty more time to enjoy the ice with renewed energy before heading back to the city.

If one-day ice skating doesn’t sound long enough for you, take a look at our three-day Swedish Skating Adventure!

We offer open/scheduled departures and private departures.

• Further your ice skating techniques.
• Experience the thrill of ice skating on natural ice.
• Ice skate either on a small lake, Lake Mälaren (the fifth-largest lake in Europe) or the Baltic Sea in Stockholm’s Archipelago.
• Spend the day surrounded by breathtaking scenery.
• Knowledgeable and experienced English-speaking guides.
• Top-quality equipment.
• Small groups; minimum 2 participants / max. 10 participants per guide.
• Delicious classic outdoor lunch and grilled sausages around a cozy open fire.
• Transportation to the ice from our location (within walking distance of Central Station) and back included.
• Free of charge photo-memories of your tour made by your guide. This is not a photo tour experience, the pictures made by your guide are just an extra add-on.

• CHECK IN time is 15 minutes prior to tour departure. Arriving at departure time or afterwards will likely result in you missing your tour.
• Early start (08:00) to make the most of the daylight hours.
• This tour is designed for people who are comfortable skaters with previous ice skating experience. If you are a beginner or need a refresher, take a look at our Introduction to Ice Skating Tour. If in doubt, please contact us at [email protected]
• You should be able to ice skate at minimum of 10km/h pace comfortably. You can check your pace by going to a 400m oval rink and being able to do 10-12 loops in 20 minutes.
• If the guide considers that you cannot keep up with the experience and the pace of the group you will be ask to step aside.
• We plan every ice skating tour carefully with our expert local knowledge and the most up-to-date ice reports to ensure we skate on the best natural ice for the day. This means that, depending on the weather conditions, the location of our adventure and the skating conditions may vary. We could go to a small lake, to Lake Mälaren (the fifth-largest lake in Europe) or to the Baltic Sea in Stockholm’s archipelago — we won’t know until that day. One thing we do know for sure is it’ll be a great experience!
• The safety equipment you skate with weighs approximately 8 kg.
• Guided language: English.
• Included meal: classic outdoor lunch and open fire with sausages.
• Minimum age (open tour only): 18 years old.
• No minimum age on private tours.
• Maximum weight: 130 kg.
• The transport to the starting point will either be by private minivan or by public transport depending on the size of the group and the ice/weather conditions.
• When you book, you will receive a list of suggestions on how to dress for the day.
• If we do not meet the minimum number required for the tour, we will offer you an alternative date or tour, or a full refund.

Whether you’ve never been ice skating before or you’re quite the pro at Nordicskating, why not get your own private guide so you can tour at your own pace?!

Whatever your level or your objectives, we can tailor this tour to suit your desires, wishes and ability, and your expert guide will endeavour to make it a truly unforgettable experience!

We will provide you with skates, boots, helmets, poles, seat mat, backpacks (including safety equipment), drinks, classic outdoor lunch including hot dogs over a fire and transport to/from the ice (we offer pick up and drop off at your accommodation if it is within 40km radius of downtown Stockholm).

It’s always the ice, the weather conditions and the participants in the group that set the pace. The time estimates are dependant on what tour option you have chosen:

An Introduction to Ice Skating Tour: 5 – 30 km
A Day on the Ice Guided Tour: 20 – 70 km
Skate with Friends – Private Ice Skating Tour: 5 – 70 km / you decide
Swedish Skating Adventures: 30 – 70 km (we split into smaller groups to fulfil different skating requirements)

We offer ice skating on the best natural ice for the day. If there is great ice in the archipelago then we are absolutely skating there! Similarly, if there is great ice on some of the lakes, then that’s where we’ll be.

Our number one priority is to make sure our tours are as safe as possible by choosing the safest and best ice for the day. To ensure this, we provide our customers with very experienced guides and all necessary safety equipment. We will make sure that all gear is put on properly and that you understand how to use it before heading out on your tour.

Yes, you can, as long as you are able to take the actual skate blade off and walk with your boots.  If in doubt, please contact us. There is no price difference if you bring your own skates. We do not allow hockey or figure skates on our open tours (if you want to use them please contact us to discuss it and we can potentially offer you a private guided tour and use your hockey or figure skates then). Below you can see the boots with rubber sole and skates with Rottefella bindings from Lundhags that we use for our tours and rentals.

No. To ensure our customers’ safety, we always use our own equipment. Everything is packed and ready for you when you arrive to start your tour. You can choose to use your own Nordic/tour/trip skates as long as you are able to take the actual skate off and walk with your boots. If in doubt, please contact us. There is no price difference if you bring your own skates.

The tour will take place in all weathers unless the guide believes it to be unsafe. We are an outdoor company offering outdoor tours. We know that the weather is changeable and we plan accordingly. Our number one priority at all times is safety and if our guide believes it to be safe then we skate! In the unlikely event our guide believes it be unsafe to skate, then you will be offered an alternative tour or date, or a full refund.

We receive this question even from people living in Stockholm. We are out skating nearly every day and feel very confident that we can find ice to skate on thanks to our local knowledge and an extensive network of sources we trust. Temperature is only one parameter to know whether there is good ice or not. Follow and “like” our Social Media (Instagram and Facebook) page and you will see photos and videos of our latest tours. You can also check the tour photos (by clicking the top banner!) to see the most updated photos of our tours.

Only personal clothing for being outside in the winter. We supply the rest. (As you make the booking, you will receive a list of suggestions on how to dress for a winter activity.)

If you miss or forgot to bring something — a glove, shell pants, etc. — please contact us beforehand and we will do our best to help.