Jönköping County
An inland county around the southern end of Lake Vättern, where lake and forest scenery mixes with handicraft towns.
Jönköping County lies in the southern Swedish highlands, bordered to the north by Lake Vättern, Sweden's second-largest lake. The capital, Jönköping, sits at the lake's southern end and is known for its match-making industry, with a Match Museum. The lakeside town of Gränna is famous for its red-and-white striped polkagris candy canes, and you can take a boat from there to the island of Visingsö. The county is full of forests and lakes, ideal for driving, hiking and boating, and places such as Gislaved in the southwest also have a glass-craft tradition. The best season is May–Sep. The E4 motorway runs through the county, Jönköping has an airport, and trains connect to Stockholm and Gothenburg.