{"id":66735,"date":"2018-03-13T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T05:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=66735"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:11:49","slug":"explore-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/03\/explore-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore 2018 - outdoor life and adventure at Stockholmsm\u00e4ssan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore 2018 was organised at Stockholmsm\u00e4ssan in \u00c4lvsj\u00f6 this weekend, and of course we took the opportunity to drop by. It's the former \"Vildmarksm\u00e4ssan\" that has upped its name a bit. So the question was whether the fair itself had also become hotter?<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad813adc3a65\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad813adc3a65\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/03\/explore-2018\/#Mycket_folk\" >A lot of people<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/03\/explore-2018\/#Morakniv_och_Kvinnliga_aventyrare\" >Morakniv and Female adventurers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/03\/explore-2018\/#Resmal_och_researrangorer\" >Destinations and tour operators<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/03\/explore-2018\/#Vad_fanns_mer_pa_Explore_2018\" >What else was at Explore 2018?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/03\/explore-2018\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mycket-folk\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mycket_folk\"><\/span>A lot of people<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrived by car on Saturday and at first it was <em>very<\/em> difficult to find a parking space. We had to circle around a few times before we managed to squeeze our little car into half a space. So there were a lot of people at the three fairs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore 2018 was not a very big fair, and it was definitely to the fair's advantage that it was organised together with Fotom\u00e4ssan and Allt f\u00f6r sj\u00f6n. When the fairs are organised together, it makes a visit here worthwhile in a different way!<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3173872941\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-1652706797 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-902483660\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-772988058\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider1652706797 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-1652706797\" );$freedslider1652706797.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider1652706797.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider1652706797.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider1652706797.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider1652706797.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/R\u00f6r-ej-djuren.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00f6r ej djuren\" class=\"wp-image-66745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/R\u00f6r-ej-djuren.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/R\u00f6r-ej-djuren-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/R\u00f6r-ej-djuren-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/R\u00f6r-ej-djuren-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/R\u00f6r-ej-djuren-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Note! 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You might remember that we did a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/05\/veckans-gast-angeliqa-mejstedt-vandrare\/\">interview with Angeliqa<\/a> a few years ago? In this booth you could carve wooden figures, and if you wanted to listen to Angeliqa, she gave a lecture every morning on \"Hikefulness: On hiking prejudices, achievement culture and finding your own Everest\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morakniv.jpg\" alt=\"Morakniv\" class=\"wp-image-66736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morakniv.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morakniv-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morakniv-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morakniv-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morakniv-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Popular to hang in the stand of Morakniv and Female Adventurers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resmal-och-researrangorer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resmal_och_researrangorer\"><\/span>Destinations and tour operators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was an unusually high number of destinations and tour operators at the fair this year. Portugal took centre stage and showcased many of its destinations. The reason they want to showcase themselves at this particular fair is because they want to show that Portugal is an excellent destination for hiking and cycling, among other things.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2614358129\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3860572318 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2518174868\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1391511736\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider3860572318 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-3860572318\" );$freedslider3860572318.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3860572318.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3860572318.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3860572318.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3860572318.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also talked for a while with the company Gr\u00f6nlandsresor. Their trips to Greenland, Svalbard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/restips\/europa\/norden\/island\/\">Iceland<\/a>, the Faroe Islands and Antarctica look very appealing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr\u00f6nlandsresor.jpg\" alt=\"Gr\u00f6nlandsresor\" class=\"wp-image-66737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr\u00f6nlandsresor.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr\u00f6nlandsresor-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr\u00f6nlandsresor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr\u00f6nlandsresor-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gr\u00f6nlandsresor-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenland Travel on its stand at Explore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vad-fanns-mer-pa-explore-2018\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vad_fanns_mer_pa_Explore_2018\"><\/span>What else was at Explore 2018?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the fair, visitors could find various four-wheel drive vehicles, kayaks, inflatable boats and outdoor clothing. As last year, there were also a lot of activities to try, such as diving, climbing and slacklining. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1902863972\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1474716675\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time, we were content to stroll around the fair in peace and quiet, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2017\/03\/7-aktiviteter-pa-vildmarksmassan-och-batmassan\/\">last year we tested almost everything<\/a>. Did you visit any of the three fairs this weekend? 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