SAS, the largest airline company in Scandinavia - offers cheap international flight tickets to Kalmar.
Our city guide will help you to find out what's up and the best tips are from SAS crew and passengers. Kalmar a historical city with well preserved heritage, close to sights as the land of author Astrid Lindgren as well as the Kingdom of Crystal.
What's up in Kalmar
Öland
Take a ferry or the 6 km long bridge to the
second-largest island in Sweden.
Land of Pippi Longstocking
Visit the
world of Astrid Lindgren in her hometown.
Town Park
Bring the picnic basket and enjoy the soothing environment of
Kalmar town park.
Crew tip Kalmar Castle
www.kalmarslott.kalmar.se
Kalmar town is well preserved and a lot of work has been put into restoring the town's old buildings. Kalmar Castle and nearby Old Town are perfect examples. /Jessica, air purser
Passenger tip
Kalmar County Museum
Skeppsbrogatan 51
Tel.: +46 480 45 13 00
www.regalskeppetkronan.se
The museum's main attraction is the Royal Ship Kronan, which sank in the Baltic Sea in the 17th century. It's a well built exhibition with dioramas, models, movies, reconstructed underwater environments and a large number of artefacts from the site. /Frank
Passenger tip
Kingdom of Crystal
www.glasriket.se
Only 45 minutes from Kalmar, you'll find the kingdom of crystal, Glasriket. It's a geographical area today containing a total of 15 glassworks. The larger ones have museums and are open for visitors to see the glassblowing hall. You can buy all sorts of glass products such as glasses, vases and unique glass ornaments.The most famous are Orrefors Glasbruk and Kosta Boda. /Marianne