Summer vacation doesn't always mean returning to everyday life fully rested. Almost every other Swede, 46 percent, at least sometimes feels like they need extra recovery after their vacation, according to a new international survey from Visit Sweden and YouGov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a smaller but significant group, the feeling is recurring. 18 percent of Swedes say they often or always need a \u201dvacation from the vacation\u201d to regain energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The result is in line with developments in the other eight countries included in the survey. Denmark tops the list, where around 24 percent regularly experience a need for extra time off after the holidays. This is followed by France and the US at around 20 percent each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sweden is in the middle of the nine countries surveyed with 18 percent, about the same level as Norway. The lowest share is in Germany, where around 14 percent state that they often or always need to recover after the holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The survey also points out several factors that can make the holiday itself less relaxing. Among the biggest stressors are crowded attractions and experiences, noisy environments and overcrowded public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The results thus indicate that time off in itself does not necessarily equate to recovery. In all countries surveyed, there is a significant group of travelers who feel the need for additional rest when the vacation is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The survey was conducted by YouGov on behalf of Visit Sweden between June 26 and July 6, 2026. A total of 9,212 people over the age of 18 participated in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Swedish part included 1,017 respondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sommarsemestern inneb\u00e4r inte alltid att man \u00e5terv\u00e4nder till vardagen fullt utvilad. N\u00e4stan varannan svensk, 46 procent, k\u00e4nner \u00e5tminstone ibland att de beh\u00f6ver extra \u00e5terh\u00e4mtning efter ledigheten, enligt en ny internationell unders\u00f6kning fr\u00e5n Visit Sweden och YouGov. F\u00f6r en mindre men betydande grupp \u00e4r k\u00e4nslan \u00e5terkommande. 18 procent av svenskarna uppger att de ofta eller alltid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":304727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[9402,8355,9403,118,5360,9405,117,120,8638,2863,2322,1242,7785,9401,155,8758,9400,9404,4172],"class_list":["post-304725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-turism","tag-arbetsliv","tag-aterhamtning","tag-balans","tag-halsa","tag-ledighet","tag-post-semester","tag-resa","tag-semester","tag-semesterstress","tag-stress","tag-svensk","tag-svenskar","tag-travel-report","tag-trotthet","tag-turism","tag-valmaende","tag-vardagsstart","tag-vila","tag-vist-sweden"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n