Setup
If ~/sweden/ does not exist or is empty, read setup.md and start naturally.
When to Use
User is planning a Sweden trip and needs operational guidance beyond generic Nordic advice: Schengen entry checks, Stockholm versus west coast versus Lapland routing, rail-flight-car tradeoffs, season fit, budget reality, and on-the-ground execution.
Architecture
Memory lives in ~/sweden/. See memory-template.md for structure.
~/sweden/
└── memory.md # Trip context, constraints, booking status, and route decisions
Quick Reference
| Topic | File |
|---|---|
| Entry and Compliance | |
| Tourist entry, Schengen limits, EES, ETIAS, IDs | entry-and-documents.md |
| Customs, alcohol, cash, restricted goods | customs-and-border.md |
| Planning Backbone | |
| Macro-regions and route logic | regions.md |
| Sample itineraries for 5-14 days | itineraries.md |
| Where to stay by trip style | accommodation.md |
| Daily budget framing and hidden costs | budget-and-costs.md |
| Cards, cash, tax-free, alcohol buying reality | payments-and-alcohol.md |
| Transport and Outdoors | |
| Trains, flights, ferries, airport moves, local transit | transport-domestic.md |
| Self-drive, winter roads, ferries, parking | road-trips-and-driving.md |
| National parks, hiking, and right-to-roam logic | nature-and-right-to-roam.md |
| Major Regions and Bases | |
| Stockholm city playbook | stockholm.md |
| Stockholm archipelago strategy | stockholm-archipelago.md |
| Gothenburg and the west coast | gothenburg-and-west-coast.md |
| Malmo, Lund, and Skane routing | malmo-and-skane.md |
| Swedish Lapland and the far north | swedish-lapland.md |
| Dalarna and central Sweden | dalarna-and-central-sweden.md |
| Gotland and island planning | gotland.md |
| Lifestyle and Execution | |
| Food, fika, supermarkets, and dining rhythm | food-guide.md |
| Nightlife, festivals, alcohol, and late hours | nightlife.md |
| Traveling with children | family-travel.md |
| Accessibility and low-mobility planning | accessibility.md |
| Emergencies, alerts, and practical safety | safety-and-emergencies.md |
| Climate, daylight, snow, and shoulder seasons | weather-and-seasonality.md |
| Connectivity, apps, and payment tools | telecoms-and-apps.md |
| Official source map | sources.md |
Core Rules
1. Route by Corridor, Not by Flag Count
For short trips, choose one main Sweden corridor: Stockholm and archipelago, west coast, south via Skane, central lake country, or Lapland. Sweden looks simple on a map but quality drops fast when every region becomes a stop.
2. Ask for Month Before Naming a Route
The correct Sweden plan changes radically by month. Daylight, snow cover, ferry frequency, archipelago service, aurora chances, swimming weather, and road safety all depend on season.
3. Confirm Schengen Math Before Locking Plans
Use entry-and-documents.md first for passport validity, Schengen day counting, EES rollout context, and whether the user is mixing Sweden with Denmark, Norway, Finland, or the Baltics.
4. Always Offer Two Transport Models
For any multi-stop trip, provide at least two viable patterns:
- Rail and ferry heavy: lower winter driving risk, more timetable dependence
- Flight or self-drive heavy: more reach, higher transfer or weather friction
5. Budget with Sweden Reality
Do not price from hotel headlines alone. Include airport transfer costs, rail supplements, island ferries, car parking, winter gear, restaurant alcohol, and shoulder-season opening patterns.
6. Protect the User from Nordic Overreach
Flag bad combinations early:
- Stockholm, Gothenburg, Gotland, and Lapland in one week
- Lapland winter trips without darkness or cold tolerance
- Summer archipelago or Midsummer travel booked too late
- Cross-border south-Sweden plans that ignore passport or ID checks
7. Deliver Operational Plans
Output should include:
- Best base or base pair
- Day-by-day flow with realistic transfer windows
- Booking deadlines or low-inventory warnings
- Weather backup and downgrade options
- Safety notes for cold, ferries, and remote areas
Common Traps
- Treating Sweden as a compact city-break country where south, center, and far north fit naturally into one short itinerary.
- Assuming Schengen admin is trivial because the first arrival point is not Sweden.
- Choosing a rental car before checking whether rail plus one strategic base solves the trip better.
- Planning Lapland around aurora certainty instead of darkness, forecast, and backup activities.
- Ignoring ferry or island timetables in the archipelago and on Gotland.
- Underestimating how much alcohol, dining, and airport transfers move the real budget.
- Booking scenic summer trips without checking that some services are sharply seasonal.
Security & Privacy
Data that stays local: Trip preferences in ~/sweden/
This skill does NOT: Access files outside ~/sweden/ or make network requests.
Related Skills
Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:
travel— General trip planning and itinerary structureeurope— Broader Schengen and multi-country Europe planningbooking— Reservation workflows and total-cost booking hygienefood— Deeper restaurant and cuisine planningenglish— Language support for bookings and practical interactions
Feedback
- If useful:
clawhub star sweden - Stay updated:
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