Scandinavia 12 (Lonely Planet) Paperback – June 22, 2015

Great advice for the budget traveler. I have been relying on the Lonely Planet travel books since the early 1980's and they always have good advice. The guide for Scandinavia has really helped me in planning our family journey to Sweden, Norway, and Finland and I love that include ideas for kids and families. Although it is geared primarily toward the budget youth hostel crowd, I still find Lonely Planet to be reliable and sensible now that I am traveling with my children and staying in actual hotels.

Got it earlier than projected. Great resource, not much more to say. Buy the newest edition since it is a once in a lifetime opportunity for most folks so price in the big picture of overall trip costs is nominal. I write hotel reviews and note things on margins so at the end it is a useful souvenir and good way to organize photos too.

Pretty good, nice volume though obviously is more info in individual books on each country seperatly. Would still recommend this though. If your just going to one country, the Rough Guides might be a nice option too.

This guide is very helpful. If you're spending more time in Iceland, I recommend also buying the Lonely Planet guide to Iceland by itself. Still, the Scandinavia guide will give you everything you need to play a multi-week trip to this area of the world.

I was kicking myself once I got this. It is presented in a dull, dry format with a lot of things that you don't want and missing a lot you do. For instance, I went on a popular tour of the area and we stayed at many well-known hotels. You would have thought at least one of the many would have been listed and reviewed, nope. I cannibalized my book to take only the parts relevant but never used it as another couple had the Rick Steves guide and we were all huddled around it. Next time Rick will get my business.

Very concise an with all the right and needed information.

We are traveling to Iceland and Norway, and I thought this book would be more compact than buying separate guides for each country. It turned out to be a waste of time and money - too little detail on any one place to be of much use.

Great guide! High recommend!