and the Baltic states. Many of the Vikings, sometimes called Varangians, built settlements in this area and integrated with the local populations. Along with their language and customs ...

especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off the southeast coast of the mainland, surrounded by the Baltic Sea. It was at one time known for the Borgholm Castle ...

A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses ...

The MS Viking Grace which serves the area from Stockholm to the Turku archipelago and the Baltic Sea, offers 880 cabins. However the restaurant and shopping facilities have been curtailed during ...