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Sweden is a developed post-industrial society with an advanced welfare state. The standard of living and life expectancy rank among the highest in the world. Sweden joined the European Union in 1995, but decided by a referendum in 2003 not to commit to the European Monetary Union and the euro currency. Leadership of Sweden has for the larger part of the 20th century been dominated by the Social Democratic cheap car rental in perpignan france Party, which started out at the end of the 19th century as a labor movement. Since the 2006 election, a coalition of center-right liberal/conservative parties hold the power.
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Norrland the sparsely populated, northern part of the country (It spans more than half of the country's total area), with nine provinces. Lots of wilderness, with forests, lakes, big rivers, enormous marshes and high mountains along the border to Norway. Great for hiking and winter sports. cheap car rental in perpignan france Largest cities are Gävle , Sundsvall , Umeå and Luleå .
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Only the nationals of the following non-EU/EFTA countries do not need a visa for entry into the Schengen Area: Albania *, Andorra , Antigua and Barbuda , Argentina , Australia , Bahamas , Barbados , Bosnia and Herzegovina *, Brazil , Brunei , Canada cheap car rental in perpignan france , Chile , Costa Rica , Croatia , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Israel , Japan , Macedonia *, Malaysia , Mauritius , Mexico , Monaco , Montenegro *, New Zealand , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay , Saint Kitts and Nevis , San Marino , Serbia */**, Seychelles , Singapore , South Korea , Taiwan *** (Republic of China), United States , Uruguay , Vatican City , Venezuela , additionally persons holding British National (Overseas), Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR passports.
These non-EU/EFTA visa-free visitors may not stay more than 90 days in a 180 day period in the Schengen Area as a whole and, in general, may not work during their stay (although some Schengen countries do allow certain nationalities to work - see below). The counter begins once you enter any country in the Schengen Area and is not reset by leaving a specific Schengen country for another Schengen country, or vice-versa. However, New Zealand citizens may be able to stay for more than 90 days if they only visit particular Schengen countries - see [3] for the New Zealand Government's explanation.
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Copenhagen Kastrup (Denmark) ( IATA : CPH ) ( ICAO : EKCH ) [7] - serves most major airlines. Located on an island between Copenhagen and Malmö and is ideal for travelling in southern Sweden. Train connections leave from the airport to both cities.
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Denmark : Trains depart Copenhagen and Copenhagen's airport for Malmö every 20 minutes, and cost only about SEK 100 ("Öresundståg / Øresundstog" regional trains). The train goes over the magnificent Öresund Bridge to get to Sweden in less than 30 minutes. Furthermore direct trains (X2000) cheap car rental in perpignan france leave from Copenhagen to Stockholm cheap car rental in perpignan france . The Elsinore - Helsingborg connection, known as one of the busiest ferry routes in Europe, might also be used (change to ship).
Germany : Berlin to Malmö with "Berlin Night Express". There are also several trains per day from Hamburg to Copenhagen, and night trains from München, Basel, Köln and Amsterdam to Copenhagen. See Denmark section about how to get from Copenhagen to Sweden.
"Our level of drunkenness was normal for a cruise of this kind." The managing director of shipping company cheap car rental in perpignan france Tallink gave an interesting quote after his and the entire board's drunken rampage on one of Tallink's cruise ships in 2006. (The accusations against the VIP's included sexual harassment against female staff, beating up a bartender and causing a fire by putting a fish in a toaster.) The director's cheap car rental in perpignan france explanation clearly shows the main PR problem about the cruise ships on the Baltic Sea: they have a reputation as trashy booze boats, far from the glamor of other international cruises. This is largely due to the fact that the tickets can be dirt cheap - sometimes less than 50 SEK - and that tax-free cheap car rental in perpignan france alcohol shopping is among the main attractions. Still, some of the new ships are really pretty, and it is an easy and cheap way to get a glimpse of a country on the other side of the Baltic cheap car rental in perpignan france Sea. Also, not all cruises include obnoxious drunks trying to toast fish. Stockholm is the main port in Sweden for the cruises, and the main destinations are Helsinki , Åland and Turku in Finland , Tallinn in Estonia and Riga in Latvia . Ships are operated by Silja Line [20] , Viking Line [21] , Birka Cruises [22] and, of course, Tallink [23] , MSC cruises [24] . To get the cheapest tickets, try to go on a weekday in low season, share a four-bed cabin wi
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