Nordic Healthcare in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

From Stockholm's Nobel Museum to Vilnius's CRISPR labs, this tour traces the story of modern medicine across Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States.

Explore radically different healthcare models — Sweden's patient-choice system, Finland's digital health villages, Estonia's world-leading e-health infrastructure — alongside cutting-edge work in AI pathology, dementia prevention and gene editing.

Beyond the clinic, discover medieval old towns, Art Nouveau Riga and Alvar Aalto's modernist Helsinki, cross the Stockholm archipelago by overnight cruise, and unwind in a seafront Finnish sauna. A journey of science, history and Nordic-Baltic culture in equal measure.

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Price (room to yourself)

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At a glance

What you need to know

Type of tour

Cultural

Profession

Medicine

Nights

Countries

Tour grade

Gentle

Remaining places

Dates and places

Itinerary at a glance

Stockholm

Saturday

June

Arrive in Stockholm, the graceful capital of Sweden, and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy a local dinner at the hotel with the group.

Stockholm

Sunday

June

Enjoy a guided tour of the Nobel Prize Museum, focusing on the laureates in Medicine. Take a city tour through medieval Gamla Stan before continuing to the UNESCO-listed Drottningholm Palace. Enjoy a drink at the Icebar, sculpted entirely from river ice and kept at –5°C, with your drink served in a glass made of ice. This is followed by a welcome dinner featuring classic Swedish cuisine.

Stockholm

Monday

June

Visit a public vårdcentral to see Swedish primary care and the patient-choice model in practice. Learn how a tax-funded system provides patients with genuine choice without requiring them to go private. Take a ride in the SkyView glass gondolas up the Ericsson Globe for panoramic city views. At leisure, with the option to visit the ABBA Museum.

Stockholm / at sea

Tuesday

June

Visit the FINGERS Brain Health Institute on the Karolinska campus, renowned for its world-leading work on preventing cognitive decline. Explore the Vasa Museum, home to an intact 17th-century warship raised from the harbour. Board the overnight cruise to Finland, sailing through the Stockholm archipelago at sunset, with a Scandinavian buffet dinner on board.

Helsink

Wednesday

June

Arrive in Helsinki, Finland’s maritime capital, and transfer to the hotel. Attend a briefing at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the national institute steering Finland’s landmark 2023 health reform. Enjoy a guided introduction to Helsinki, followed by a dinner featuring Finnish cuisine.

Helsink

Thursday

July

Attend a session at MIELI on Finland’s renowned approach to mental health and suicide prevention. Explore Alvar Aalto’s Helsinki on a guided architectural walk past several of the celebrated architect’s most prominent buildings, including Finlandia Hall and his studio, and discover how Finnish modernism shaped the city. Enjoy a traditional Finnish sauna at the seafront Löyly.

Helsinki

Friday

July

Visit Aiforia to see AI-driven pathology in action, a “virtual microscope” reading tissue on screen. Explore the Rock Church, hewn from solid granite.

Helsinki / Tallinn

Saturday

July

Transfer to the port and take the short cruise across the Gulf of Finland to Tallinn, Estonia, then check in at the hotel. Enjoy a walking tour of the medieval Old Town, including the Town Hall Pharmacy, which has been operating since 1422.

Tallinn

Sunday

July

A free day to explore Tallinn, or take an optional excursion along the Estonian coast.

Tallinn

Monday

July

Visit the e-Estonia Briefing Centre and learn how Estonia built one of the world’s most digitalised health systems.

Tallinn / Riga

Tuesday

July

Travel to Riga and meet with the Longevity Alliance Baltic. Enjoy an evening walk through the city’s Art Nouveau district, followed by dinner.

Riga / Jūrmala

Wednesday

July

Visit the Jūrmala coast, including the Vaivari Rehabilitation Centre and an introduction to Latvia’s sanatorium tradition. Visit the Open-Air Fishing Museum, the Ķemeri Bog Boardwalk, the sanatorium park and a 1930s Art Deco hotel, followed by a guided walk through central Jūrmala’s timber cottages and along the seaside. Return to Riga via the Medical History Museum.

Riga / Vilnius

Thursday

July

Drive to Vilnius and experience a walking tour through one of Europe's grandest baroque old towns. At leisure.

Vilnius

Friday

July

For the finale, visit the Life Sciences Center and discover the story of CRISPR gene editing, told where it was written, completing the arc begun at Stockholm’s Nobel Museum. Take an excursion to the lakeside island castle of Trakai before a farewell dinner.

Vilnius

Saturday

July

Depart the hotel after breakfast.

What to expect

Tour highlights

Explore the graceful capital of Sweden

Stockholm

Enjoy a guided tour of the Nobel Prize Museum, the medieval Gamla Stan, and on to the UNESCO-listed Drottningholm Palace.

Overnight cruise to Finland's maritime capital

Helsinki

Learn about Finland's approach to mental health and suicide prevention at MIELI. Tour Alvar Aalto's most prominent designs and enjoy a traditional Finnish sauna.