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Food & camping gas
There is no need to send packages before you go unles you need special food/diet etc. The cost of sending will be much higher than buying along the way plus you support the local shops.

Besides, and from my own experience, you must take in consideration the waste of time it will take to fetch packages/wait for people to get it for you. Some places will even charge you for handling it.

Besides #2: even when you sat at home and counted on what you eventually would need it´s not sure that will be the case once you end up in the mountains.

There will be “real” shops along the way – exept between Kvikkjokk and Abisko and Abisko – Treriksröset. From Kvikkjokk Via Suecia follows the Padjelanta Trail where there are STF and BDL (Badjelannda Laponia Turism) huts along the way. You can buy food in these huts and thus support these organisations. Please remember to bring cash.

Guys, last year meant rooting for Ukraine. I still do, but this year I will be able to have the trailsupport back up and running. Please use the telephonenumber for support, or emal.

No task is too small or silly. So if you need advice, have gear sent to you etc. just hit me.
Happy trails!

Guys, thanks to a sponsor there will be no fee this year too! We know long-distance hiking comes with a pricetag. This trail won’t charge you. So enjoy your free hike as much as we do! Happy trails!

If you are visiting Sweden from abroad, having a good telephone connection is essential while on trail. The best cover, even in the *mountains, is by far Telia. You can buy a prepaid “cash card” and refill it if and when you need. This means you’ll also get a new number.

If you need any help, whatsover, don’t hesitate to get in touch: info (at) viasuecia.com.

*Nota bene: there might be places far up in the North where the reception will be bad or even non-existing. Being proactive with your phone can help.

Dear fellow hikers! I hope you had a wonderful 2023 full of new experiences and friendships.

As for 2024, there will be some minor changes due to new landowners not in favour of having a trail on their land and also some huts in the mountains that will be closed or with limited access (STF).

With that said, enjoy the holidays and see you in 2024!

Thanks to an external sponsor, there will be no charge for hiking the Via Suecia from January 1^st 2023. At the same time, the Trail Pass and stamps will be scrapped. The support function will be cancelled at the same time in favour of support to Ukraina.
Happy trails!

Constantin Hauzeneder hiked the trail last year, but due to the pandemic was forced to stop in Abisko. This year he came back to finish it. He reached Treriksröset in good order and kept on hiking to Nordkap which he reached on the 10^th of September. Congrats!

At last, the authorities gave a green light to start socializing again after the pandemic was declared over (sort of). So many of us had waited for this! There have been even more hikers trying on the longest trail in Sweden than before, both paying thru-hikers and section hikers and a few hiking for themselves.

The Trail was revisited by the founder at the beginning of the year, and there will be some minor changes later. A film shoving the complete trail is under construction and is planned to be released in the spring of 2023 on the YouTube channel. Happy trails!

We welcome Rudolf Danielsson from Åkersberga, Sweden who has decided to take on the Via Suecia three year challenge. We wish you all the best and happy trails!