The Southeast Trail

Växjö cathedral is one of Småland's most visited places every year. The church is from the 12th century. The cathedral is located close to the shore of Lake Växjö. The imposing twin steeples can be seen over virtually the whole town. The cathedral is full of Småland studio art glass and a wander around the building takes us through several of the bible's narratives. The triptych altar screen, sculptured by world-famous glass artist Bertil Vallien, forms the tree of life: from death to life.

Culture Park Småland accommodates several different cultural sights that displays Småland culture up close. In the "museum park", in central Växjö, lies Småland's Museum, the Swedish Glass museum and The House of Emigrants. The Swedish Glass Museum shows the magical world of glass from different periods Småland Museum opened in its own building in 1885. In the permanent exhibitions, you can find everything from Neolithic objects, a silver treasure from the Viking Age and opera singer Christina Nilsson’s emerald jewelry. The museum contains both a café and a shop.

Växjö Lakers won the Swedish Hockey League in 2015, 2018 and 2021. The team has played in the highest Swedish division since 2011. At their home arena, Vida Arena, you can let the hockey match become an evening’s entertainment with dinner and a really festive atmosphere. Vida Arena holds 5 700 spectators.

Åsnen was made a national park in March 2018, which means that the nature in the surroundings is unique and of international interest. The national park is about 1,868 hectares large, and 75% of the area is water. The main entrance is situated by the bridge Sunnabron near the narrow that leads to the largest island in Åsnen, Sirkön. Hiking paths leads to Bjurkärr. Bjurkärr has one of Sweden’s most valuable broad-leaved deciduous forests, since it is very rich in species. The bird life is rich and you can find unusual insects, moss and lichen here. The other entrance to the national park is situated by the left shore of Åsnen and near the mountain Trollberget. Here you can find leaflets about the national park and also both broad-leaved deciduous trees and conifer trees such as pine and fir trees. Additionally, there is a shore by the lake and wetland forest, all in the same small area. Some places in the national park have toilets, fire places and resting places. Some have paths marked with different colours and a wooden deck near the lake where you can unpack your basket with Swedish fika and just enjoy the view of Åsnen, with all its lakes and water.

Cycling is popular in Växjö. We have many excellent cycling tours to discove: everything from the "Växjö eight" of 8 km to Sydostleden of 270 km. You can also cycle "Växjö runt" (around Växjö) – just over 40 km. Click on the weblink to see all cycling tours in Växjö.

Växjö swimming baths & Aqua Mera has exciting adventure pools. This family swimming and keep-fit facility also contains a 25 metres pool with diving boards, a multi-pool for teaching, swimming school, gym, group training, solarium and cafeteria.

Huseby Bruk is a manor and a living reflection of Swedish industrial history. The environments consists of manor house, kitchen garden and orchards, several museums, naturum, craftsmen, pleasure boat and much more. Huseby shows exhibitions, provide guided tours and have a café and a restaurant. Every November, Huseby Manor also provides one of the biggest Christmas Fairs in the Nordic countries.

The skaterpark in Växjö is situated together with the parkour park and is a meeting place for both performers and bystanders. The park is located close to Växjö city center and it´s shops, cafés and restaurants. The skatepark contains stairs, banks, manual pads, curbs, a pyramid and a classic bowl with poolcoping. The goal in parkour is to get from A to B, as fast and flexible as possible. The park contains about 30 obstacle such as ropes, banks, benches and fences.