Södermanland, calls itself also Sörmland, is a region in eastern Sweden. The name means the land of the southern people. The southern people where the population South of the lake Mälaren. The region has 8388 km² and a population of 1,2 million.

The region borders to Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. The eastern side is the Baltic sea. The beautiful nature that we love so much is full of luscious fields, that often reach to the side of one of our many lakes and enormous forests full of game, mushrooms and berries. Our lakes are a year round playground on which you can fish paddle, water-ski and long distance ice skate. It’s a perfect blend of open agricultural landscape and forests with scenic small country roads.

The region is also famous for its many castles and mansions. Especially in the summer many of those serve light lunches and delicious fresh cakes and pastries and have also often classical concerts or may be some Jazz in their amazing parks. Some of the best known are Slott Gripsholm or Nyköpingshus but also Julita herrgård.

Sörmland is even full of historic sites dating back to the stone age. You can find mines from the bronze and iron ages.

The very active holiday maker has the opportunity to walk parts or even the whole Sörmlandsleden. This is an approximate 1000km long walking track circling round in Södermanland. Always a possibility to drive to one or another position of the track and hike and picnic for the day.

• Castles:
More than 400 castles and mansions – most can be visited on a 145km round trip- the best know being Slot Gripsholm (also Tucholsky’s Roman) in Mariafred, a pictoresque village by the Mälaren

• Fine food:
Many good Restaurants in mansions and castles and also the surrounding townships. Coffe and cake is a Swedish habit, so you find nice small Cafés and bakeries everywhere you may drive

• Stockholm:
easy accessible for a day trip via fast train in 55 minutes from Katarineholm or with the regional train in 1hr15min from Flen

• Home of the “Inga Lindström” Tv Series

• Christmas markets:
Many to be found in the region in the season

• Concerts:
in one of the castles or nearby towns especially in summer outdoors

• Theater in the old mine of Hällesfortsnäs

• Local festivals in most townships