Ice to meet you, Luleå: How to spend 48 hours in Swedish Lapland

Luleå is the largest city in Swedish Lapland, which is situated in the northern part of Sweden (Picture: Stuart Price)Swedish Lapland isn’t just for Christmas.
That’s what I discover in the middle of February, where in Luleå, its largest city, there are no signs of this winter wonderland melting away.
As I step out onto a frozen patch of the Baltic sea, in the small Island of Gråsjälören, I’m greeted with a frosty hello, it’s -17C and the ice i